title: [Implementation of electronic health records at a tertiary care eye hospital].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although electronic health records (EHR) were introduced into ophthalmology practices many years ago, paper-based medical records are still common in most tertiary care eye hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on the implementation of an EHR system at the university eye hospital in Münster in the time period between January and December 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Advantages of an EHR system in the setting of a university eye hospital include ubiquitous access to patient data, structurability as well as scientific interpretability. Data safety, personnel and financial investment and integration into existing hospital software systems represent the main challenges.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The EHR system will replace paper-based records in the future. In view of the high need for visualization and recording of medical findings, EHR software solutions seem promising particularly in ophthalmology.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude D15, 48149, Münster, Deutschland, maged.alnawaiseh@ukmuenster.de.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alnawaiseh
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alten
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huelsken
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rentmeister
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Claes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wente
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kreuznacht
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eter
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Roeder
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000639:trends; D005858:Germany; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*