Privacy and Security Concern for Electronic Medical Record Acceptance and Use: State of the Art

Abstract

Healthcare sector boosts the usage of information technology (IT) in terms of functions and utility. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is one of the major applications in the field of e-health. Applying EMR system in the real world may improve the quality of health care and reduce medical errors. However, the level of acceptance and usage of EMR systems among healthcare professionals is low due to privacy and security concerns. To increase the use of EMR, it is important for this issue to be addressed. The aim of this paper is to explore the different factors that affect the EMR acceptance and use, and provides recommendations regarding the development of EMR in the context of privacy and security