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Amy:

Kenya now has Standards and guidelines for EMR systems implementation and section 3 of this documents describes in great detail what you need to consider before, during and after implementing EMR systems especially in resource constrained settings. We have applied this guidelines several times since publication and launch of this document. You can find the document here http://www.nascop.or.ke/3d/ - navigate to Programmes menu, then find the document under the M&E section: Its titled Standards and Guidelines for Electronic Medical Record Systems. ITECH Kenya has been involved in this process since the beginning and led the process to developing this document in collaboration with other development partners under the overall leadership of Kenya's ministry of health. Let me know if you require more information.

Steven the PDFs under m&e won't open on my iPad the documents are very timely for me. Terry Hanna

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Amy,

Try accessing the same document via Scribd http://goo.gl/mV5yH that should
work on the iPad

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John Wesonga

It worked thanks

Dr Terry J. Hannan MBBS;FRACP;FACHI;FACMI
Consultant Physician
Clinical Associate Professor School of Human Health Sciences,
University of Tasmania

Department of Medicine, Launceston General Hospital
Charles Street Launceston 7250

President Australasian College of Health Informatics(2007-9)

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(Sept-Nov 2010)

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Thanks very much for sharing the materials that NASCOP developed to guide implementation of EMRs in Kenya. The implementation plan is pretty specific, including details that seem obvious but could easily be overlooked, such as fire preparedness and sensitization of staff to anticipated workflow changes.

I also found a stepwise guide for designing and implementing a health information system at the national level: http://www.who.int/healthmetrics/tools/HISStrategicPlanningProcessGuidance_20.... This tool was developed by the Health Metrics Network (HMN) at the WHO in 2009.

Does anyone else in the community have a list of pre-, during, and post-implementation decision points and to-dos? If you don't have a formulated list but do have advice or experience you'd like to share, it would be great to hear your thoughts.

Cheers,
Amy

Hi Amy,
I've created a page where I've placed 5 resources that I find valuable in EMR implementations. I would encourage anyone who has other good resources about EMR implementations to place them on that discussion.
http://www.ghdonline.org/tech/discussion/emr-implementation-guidelines-and-us...

I will be making other pages about resources for country-wide implementations, choosing mobile systems, and interoperability in the near future. Sorry for all of the emails all at once.

Joaquin

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