An Introduction to Electronic Medical Records

HIBBs Detailed Specifications

  1. Identifier (system generated):
  2. Title: An Introduction to Electronic Medical Records
  3. Creators/Contributors: Mr. Yashik Singh, Department of TeleHealth, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, and School of Information Systems and Technology, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
  4. Content Creation Date: 2011
  5. Publisher: GHIP
  6. HIBB Repository Publication Date (system generated):July 2011
  7. Financial Support for Development of HIBB Provided by: Rockefeller Foundation. HIBB developed as part of a pilot project for the Health Informatics Building Block Program
  8. Language of HIBB: English
  9. Topic Area: Health Information Systems
  10. Subject:

1. Electronic medical records introduction

2. Examples of electronic medical records

3. Need for electronic medical records

4. Importance of electronic medical records

  1. Description of HIBB:

This HIBB presentation is an introduction to electronic medical records. It deals with what electronic medical records are, the disadvantages of paper-based records, examples of electronic medical record systems and how to assess the benefit of a computer-based record system.

  1. Learning Objectives:
  • Define electronic medical records
  • Explain what electronic medical records encompass
  • Understand why electronic medical records are important
  • List examples of electronic medical record applications
  1. Keywords Describing HIBB:

1. Electronic medical records

2. Change management

3. Technology intervention

4. Paper charts

5. Data entry

  1. Intended Audience: Students that require an introduction to electronic medical records
  2. Competencies/Skills that HIBB Addresses: This is an introduction module
  3. Related HIBB(s). Not applicable:
  4. Level of Computer/Health Informatics Knowledge Needed to Understand Content of HIBB:

Novice: “I have never done this”

18. Format of HIBB Components. List all Components and Files included in the HIBB Module in Table 1

Table 1: HIBB Components and Files (See example below.)

Component Type / File Name / Type of File / Size of File / Duration/length of component
Slides with instructor notes / Introduction to electronic medical records.ppt / Microsoft PowerPoint / 1.7mb / 16 slides
Audio / Introduction to electronic medical records.wav / wav / 339.72mb / 47 min
Videos that form part of the presentation / VideoOne.mp4, VideoTwo.mp4, / Mp4 / 42mb / 10min
Slides with synchronized lecture / Authorgen Folder / Compressed files / 492mb / 47min
Detailed Specifications / Introduction to EMR spec sheet.doc / Word / 930kb / 2 pages

19. Use of HIBB Content in Prior Training. Provide the following information about the HIBB:

  1. Training venue(s): University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pilot)
  2. Type of training: Masters of Medical Science in Medical Informatics, Post graduate diploma in Medical Informatics, BCom- Information systems and technology (Hons)
  3. Year most recently offered in training: 2011
  4. Number of times offered in training: 4times
  5. Approximate number of individuals trained: 37
  6. Type of individuals trained: university students
  7. Content not used before: n/a

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