Health professionals’ perceptions of electronic health records system: a mixed method study in Ghana

Table 3 Main and sub-themes on health professionals perceived benefits, challenges and suggested strategies for EHRs improvement and sustainable use

Main themes	Sub-themes
Perceived benefits of the EHRs	EHRs improves work and workflow
	EHRs improves documentation and ease access to patient information
	EHRs facilitates provision of quality care
	EHRs improves security of patient data
Perceived challenges of the EHRs	Effect of poor infrastructure on EHRs
	Unfriendly-user interface
	Privacy, confidentiality and security of patient information
Strategies for improvement and sustainable use of the EHRs	Provision of education and periodic training
	Improve privacy, confidentiality and security of patient information
	Improve internet connectivity and power supply
	Provision of a user-friendly system

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