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In this paper it is describe a SWOT analysis of an Electronic Heath Record (EHR) implemented in a Portuguese hospital. As the EHR is a core part of a hospital information system, it is extremely important to ensure that it offers the best functionalities and that users are satisfied. With this analysis it is intended to gather information about the system, in order to improve the EHR implemented in the hospital. In the end, and appending to the results of a usability evaluation done in previous works, the evaluation team had enough knowledge about are the strengths and weaknesses of the EHR, as well as what opportunities can be taken and the threats that have to be avoided.
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Pereira, R., Salazar, M., Abelha, A., Machado, J. (2013). SWOT Analysis of a Portuguese Electronic Health Record. In: Douligeris, C., Polemi, N., Karantjias, A., Lamersdorf, W. (eds) Collaborative, Trusted and Privacy-Aware e/m-Services. I3E 2013. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 399. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37437-1_14
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