ON ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES OF THE EMR-SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH OF UKRAINE

Abstract

Wide implementation of information and communication technologies combined with organizational changes in medical education will significantly increase the effectiveness and quality of medical care and education. An alternative approaches of the implementation of software applications in medical practice and education are displayed. These approaches include the proprietary software purchase, open-source software adaptation and specialized software development. A common problems and errors occurred during the process of the implementation of information systems in hospitals are presented. Examples of the open-source software development and adaption in the Ternopil State Medical University by I.Ja. Horbachevsky are also shown.