DOCTOR’S PERCEPTION OF EMR

Information Technology is one of the key factors to improve quality of patient care. Hospital are using EMR to upgrade their healthcare services to international standard. EMR is a digital version of traditional paper based medical record for an individual.1EMR in OPDs make the process of patient record keeping easier, more accurate and comprehensive and more efficient2. Doctors usespecialized software, which allows them to enter information electronically immediately.3 A survey of doctor'sperception about EMR was carried out in one of the tertiary care hospital. A study was carried out in form of questioners to know their view points and opinions about this technology4. The sample size was 92 consultants. After conducting survey, analysis was done based on their tech friendliness. It was found that 36% consultants found very easy to adapt EMR technology, 39% consultants found easy, 20% found difficult and 5% found very difficult.