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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">JOHS</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Journ of Health Scien</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Journal of HealthCare Sciences</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Journ of Health Scien</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn>
      <issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">85</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">http://dx.doi.org/10.52533/JOHS.2022.2906  </article-id>
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      <article-categories>
        <subj-group subj-group-type="heading">
          <subject>Family Medicine</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Satisfaction of Primary Health Care Physicians Towards Electronic Health Information System (WAHED) in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia 2022&#13;
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      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Alqadheeb</surname>
            <given-names>Mohammed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Aladhab</surname>
            <given-names>Ahmed</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>AlAbdullah</surname>
            <given-names>Hani</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>AlQuwidhi</surname>
            <given-names>Abdullah</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>23</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2022</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2</volume>
      <issue>9</issue>
      <fpage>243</fpage>
      <lpage>251</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2009</copyright-year>
        <license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">
          <license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Background: The implementation and adoption of the health information systems (HIS) in hospitals has increased globally in the recent years. A physician’s perception of such systems is a crucial determinant of their successful use. In this study, we aim to explore physician satisfaction levels with the electronic health information system and to identify the main factors affecting the satisfaction level of physicians.&#13;
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Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among the primary health care (PHC) physicians in Al-Ahsa region of Saudi Arabia. Data was collected via a survey which was distributed using Google Forms. Physicians__ampersandsign#39; satisfaction levels towards HIS were explored using a validated 19-item questionnaire and analysed in different categories.&#13;
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Results: A total of 215 primary health care physicians were included in the study. Reliability showed good internal consistency (__ampersandsignalpha;?=?0.809). The aggregated satisfaction ratings for HIS based on the responses showed some variations. A total of 4 (2%) of the respondents gave an overall rating of ‘poor’ to the system, and 26 (12%) of them rated it as ‘fair’, 97 (45%) of them rated it as ‘good’, 80 (37%) of them rated it as ‘very good’ and 8 (11%) of them found the system ‘excellent’. Nationality (p=0.017), HIS training (p=0.001), and stress or burnout (p=0.001) were significant factors associated with physicians__ampersandsign#39; satisfaction levels with the HIS.&#13;
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Conclusion: Overall, physicians were moderately satisfied with the HIS, and that various aspects of the system require improvement. Continued evaluation of installed systems and feedback from users must guide future improvements in the technology. Further research is required to investigate the causes of the physician’s stress/burnout, and non-trainee physician dissatisfaction, and improve the overall satisfaction among primary health care physicians.&#13;
</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <kwd>Health information system</kwd>
        <kwd> HIS</kwd>
        <kwd> PHC</kwd>
        <kwd> physicians</kwd>
        <kwd> satisfaction</kwd>
        <kwd> WAHED</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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