Ankara'daki Özel Hastanelerin Dijital Hastane EMRAM Standartlarına Uygunluğunun İncelenmesi
Özet
Technological developments in the world are advancing rapidly and new technologies are
emerging that make our life, work and daily life easier every day. Of course, health systems also
take their share from these rapid developments. Concepts such as scarcity of resources in health
services, problems encountered in health service delivery, efficiency and effectiveness are among
the biggest reasons for the digitalization of health services. One of the biggest examples of this
digitalization is digital hospitals. In this context, it is aimed to determine the level of compliance
of the private hospitals in Ankara with the digital hospital criteria and the deficiencies of the
hospitals for level 7 and to determine whether the hospitals differ in terms of digital hospital
standards according to their status (training and research hospital, general hospital). The method
of the research is based on the EMRAM criteria published by HIMSS and updated in 2018. The
data were obtained face-to-face from the persons responsible for the relevant units of the hospitals
(information processing managers, administrative and financial affairs coordinators, members of
the board of directors and human resources unit managers). The research population consists of
private hospitals operating in Ankara. It was aimed to reach all hospitals without selecting the
study sample. However, 17 private hospitals accepted to participate in the study. Microsoft Excel
2016 Office program was used in the analysis of the data obtained within the scope of the research.
It is seen that 6 hospitals out of 17 private hospitals participating in the study are at level 0, 1
hospital is at level 1, 3 hospitals are at level 2, and 7 hospitals are at level 3. It was found that no
hospital could reach the level 6 and level 7 rating, which is certified by HIMSS and accepted as
a digital hospital. As a result of the study, it is seen that there are many deficiencies for the
digitalization process in the information systems of private hospitals. The reasons for these
shortcomings are thought to be the lack of investment, data protection concerns of health
institutions, the user-friendliness of the information technologies used and government policies.
The results highlight what areas private hospitals need to improve in order to raise digital hospital
levels and policies that can be implemented by the government.
