Barriers and facilitators of the electronic medical record adoption among healthcare providers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Introduction: An electronic medical record (EMR) can enhance the quality of care and patient outcomes. Ethiopia started the implementation of EMR in 2013. However, its adoption among healthcare providers has been low.

Effect of electronic records on mortality among patients in hospital and primary healthcare settings: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

Background: Electronic medical records or electronic health records, collectively called electronic records, have significantly transformed the healthcare system and service provision in our world. Despite a number of primary studies on the subject, reports are inconsistent and contradictory about the effects of electronic records on mortality. Therefore, this review examined the effect of electronic records on mortality.

Point-of-care CD4 technology invalid result rates in public health care settings across five countries.

Background: Since 2010, point-of-care (POC) CD4 testing platforms have been introduced in both urban and rural settings to expand access to testing by bringing diagnostic services closer to patients. We conducted an analysis of routinely collected CD4 testing data to determine the invalid result rates associated with POC CD4 testing.

Methods: We analyzed 981,152 CD4 testing records collected from Alere Pima Analyzers between January 2011 and December 2016 across five countries in sub-Saharan Africa.