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ArticleSaudi medical journal2026

Challenges of Electronic Medical Record Implementation From the Perspective of Hospital Leaders in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Public Hospitals:

Atheer A Alghamdi, Samiha H Sayed

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Article in Saudi medical journal, 2026. 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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Atheer A AlghamdiGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Product Manager, Hikma Pharmaceutical Company, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Samiha H SayedPublic Health Department, College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0556-5778

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Abstract

Objectives: To assesses the challenges of implementing electronic medical records (EMR) from the leaders' perspective in public hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and explores their suggestions for improvement. Methods: A concurrent mixed research approach using a purposive sample of all hospital leaders (61) involved in EMR in 5 randomly selected public hospitals utilizing EMR in Riyadh. The researchers deployed a semi-structured interview schedule to collect the data. They used descriptive statistics and ordinal regression analysis for quantitative data, and thematic analysis for qualitative data. Results: Indicate that 80.3% of the hospital leaders had a good perception of EMR implementation. They also reported a high level of staff perception (88.5%). The ordinal regression analysis shows that sufficient infrastructure ( Conclusion: Hospital leaders play a critical role in EMR implementation and adoption, a topic underrepresented in the existing literature. It highlights the need for collaboration among IT professionals, healthcare staff, and policymakers to address ongoing challenges.

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Electronic Health RecordsHospital AdministratorsHospitals, PublicLeadershipAttitude of Health PersonnelFemaleHumansMaleSaudi ArabiaChallengesElectronic medical recordLeadersPerceptionPublic hospitalsSaudi Arabia

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