The Benefits of Integrating Electronic Medical Record Systems Between Primary and Specialist Care Institutions: Mixed Methods Cohort Study
Our study's results are among the first instances of empirical evidence to show that the integration and sharing of data between primary and specialist care institutions promote continuity in health care delivery and joint patient management in a medical neighborhood. The findings go beyond the traditional benefits of improved referral communication, as shown in prior literature.
Authors
- Jared Louis Andre D'Souza
- Kim Huat Goh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-0106)
- Adrian Yeow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1355-8540)
- Hannah Jia Hui Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2267-647X)
- Hermione Poh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-0840)
- Gamaliel Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2384-2350)
- Le Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-3177)
- Er Luen Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-5567)
- Soon Khai Wee
Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
- Singapore University of Social Sciences (SG)
- MathWorks (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/49363
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.53