Opportunities of Electronic Health Record Implementation in Isfahan

Introduction: With the many advances in information technology over the past 20 years, particularly in healthcare, a number of different forms of electronic health records have been discussed, developed, and implemented. The vision of the EHR is not fixed. This is both its challenge and its strength in different communities. In this paper we present the opportunities of EHR implementation in Isfahan. Methods: This is a qualitative study and we used the method of phenomenology, a in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 of Physicians, Managers and Clear Sighted persons who had experiences regarding with electronic health record. Conclusion: Based on the comments made by interviewees, the researcher divided the Opportunities into two categories of clinical including Continuous access to the record,24 hours a day. Prevention of medication error, ongoing education for healthcare professionals, timely and effective care and financial including reduce waiting time for admission and discharge and release the required information for timely reimbursement. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the Guest Editor.