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ArticleCureus2024

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of Hemodialysis Electronic Health Record Implementation.

Bassma Bennis, Ghita El Bardai, Basmat Amal Chouhani, Nadia Kabbali, Tarik Sqalli

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bassma BennisLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MAR.
Ghita El BardaiLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MAR.
Basmat Amal ChouhaniLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MAR.
Nadia KabbaliLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MAR.
Tarik SqalliLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MAR.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hassan II · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimThe Nephrology Department of Hassan II Hospital in Fez, Morocco, has implemented an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for managing patients undergoing acute hemodialysis. This initiative aims to digitize patient monitoring and enhance the management of acute dialysis within the department. Conducting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis - assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats - was crucial to identifying and understanding the internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the external opportunities and threats. This article outlines the SWOT analysis findings that may impact the project's success and shape decision-making. It also discusses strategies that could be implemented to allocate resources, mitigate risks, and capitalize on potential advantages. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study involved a multidisciplinary team, including professors, nephrologists, nephrology residents, and a healthcare information system engineer. Brainstorming sessions were held during the specification drafting phase to pinpoint both internal and external factors affecting the project. User feedback during testing further refined these factors, ensuring the project's alignment with real-world needs and challenges.

resultsThe study identifies the project's strengths as providing safe and immediate access to information, along with strong communication between the department (application users) and the project manager. The significant EMR weakness is the lack of logistical resources and the absence of a long-term maintenance plan for the application. The opportunity presented by this EMR implementation is its functionality's potential to evolve, enabling the solution to be deployed in other dialysis centers across the region. The project's threat is the potential abandonment of EMR use by future practitioners.

conclusionThese SWOT analysis findings enable the development and implementation of strategies to reduce the current deployment's vulnerabilities and ensure the success of future HIS implementations in the nephrology network of the Fez-Meknes region, Morocco.

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electronic health record (ehr)electronic medical records (emr)hospital information system (his)software as a service (saas)swot (strengths weaknesses opportunities threats) analysis

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PMID38523930
PMCPMC10960620
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