Transforming patient care by introducing an electronic medical records initiative in a developing country.

The incorporation of an electronic medical record into patient care is a priority in developed countries, but faces significant obstacles for adoption in developing countries. The goal of our study was to define and assess the efficiency of a personalized intervention on village physicians' use of electronic medical records in rural community health services of underprivileged areas. Six towns were selected with two bordering local health stations from each town.