Carsten Rusniok

• Master of Arts
• University of Cologne

Background The European healthcare system is reliant on its digital transformation to deal with challenges like rising expenditures or workforce shortage. The digital transformation is inevitably accompanied by the implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) and the ongoing adaptation of existing ones. Systematic reviews indicate that this p...

Purpose The European health data space promises an efficient environment for research and policy-making. However, this data space is dependent on high data quality. The implementation of electronic medical record systems has a positive impact on data quality, but improvements are not consistent across empirical studies. This study aims to analyze d...

Background Electronic medical records (EMR) are considered a key component of the health care system’s digital transformation. The implementation of an EMR promises various improvements, for example, in the availability of information, coordination of care, or patient safety, and is required for big data analytics. To ensure those possibilities, th...

Background The German healthcare system is still poorly digitized. With the Hospital Future Act, the government now mandates hospitals to implement an institutional electronic medical record (EMR). While multiple benefits are described for its adoption, knowledge on its impact on actual documentation is lacking. However, a documentation that is of...

BACKGROUND Electronic medical records (EMR) are considered a key component of the health care systems digital transformation. The implementation of an EMR promises various improvements e.g. in the availability of information, coordination of care, or patient safety and is required for big data analytics. To ensure those possibilities of an EMR, the...

The major impact on healthcare through the ongoing digital transformation and new technologies results in opportunities for improving quality of care. Electronic patient records (EPR) are a substantial part in this transformation, even though their influence on documentation remains often unclear. This review aims to answer the question of which ef...

Zitation: Bake, M., Hajji R., Gerch, N., Lange, L., Niehus, M., Rusniok C., und Mielke, K. (2017): Die Arbeitsbedingungen und die Arbeitsfähigkeit von SozialarbeiterInnen in zwei un-terschiedlichen Landesaufnahmeeinrichtungen, in: Gilde Rundbrief, 2017 (2), 48-65)

Background The need for and usage of electronic patient records within hospitals has steadily increased over the last decade for economic reasons as well as the proceeding digitalization. While there are numerous benefits from this system, the potential risks of using electronic patient records for hospitals, patients and healthcare professionals m...