TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing an Appropriate EPR System for the Greek Primary Care Setting
AU - Kounalakis, Dimitris K.
AU - Lionis, Christos
AU - Okkes, Inge
AU - Lamberts, Henk
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - The creation of an electronic patient record (EPR) system with a user-friendly interface based on the concept of the episode of care was considered an urgent priority in the present Greek context, where a Health Care Reform program is in progress. This paper reports the procedures of developing an EPR system, and outlines some of its essentials and key issues. We performed a systematic review and analyzed the perceptions and patterns of use of existing EPR systems among Greek general practitioners. On the basis of this analysis, Transhis was selected using defined criteria for appropriateness, efficiency, and feasibility for general practice as a prototype, for creating a Windows-based EPR system using the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) as classifications. The new EPR system seems appropriate for use within the current Greek primary care setting. Further studies are required for its evaluation.
AB - The creation of an electronic patient record (EPR) system with a user-friendly interface based on the concept of the episode of care was considered an urgent priority in the present Greek context, where a Health Care Reform program is in progress. This paper reports the procedures of developing an EPR system, and outlines some of its essentials and key issues. We performed a systematic review and analyzed the perceptions and patterns of use of existing EPR systems among Greek general practitioners. On the basis of this analysis, Transhis was selected using defined criteria for appropriateness, efficiency, and feasibility for general practice as a prototype, for creating a Windows-based EPR system using the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) as classifications. The new EPR system seems appropriate for use within the current Greek primary care setting. Further studies are required for its evaluation.
KW - Electronic patient records system
KW - EPR
KW - ICPC
KW - Primary care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0037823367&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1023/A:1022571211109
DO - 10.1023/A:1022571211109
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12705456
AN - SCOPUS:0037823367
SN - 0148-5598
VL - 27
SP - 239
EP - 246
JO - Journal of Medical Systems
JF - Journal of Medical Systems
IS - 3
ER -