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Table 4 Views on EMR system contributions to Service improvement at Ayder Hospital

From: Implementation challenges and perception of care providers on Electronic Medical Records at St. Paul’s and Ayder Hospitals, Ethiopia

Items

Respondents Ins

Ayder Hospital

Freq

%

Service turnaround time improved/ decreased by using EMR system

 Yes

88

88.0%

 No

12

12.0%

By how much the time improved for the patient?

 By 30 min

39

39.0%

 By 1 h

36

36.0%

 By 2 h

8

8.0%

 By More than 2 h

7

7.0%

 Not applicable

10

10.0%

System down time affects clinical practice?

 Very minimum effect

12

12.0%

 High effect

45

45.0%

 Serious effect

35

35.0%

 No effect at all

8

8.0%

EMR system effect on patients waiting time?

 Noted reduction of patient waiting time

67

67.0%

 Increased patient waiting time

25

25.0%

 No change

8

8.0%