title: Older people home care through electronic health records: functions, data elements and security needs.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The issue of home care for older people is concerned with availability of information.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare delivery of electronic health record (EHR) in home care for older people.
  
  
  METHODS
  An applied-comparative library study was conducted in 2015. The study population included Canada, Australia, England, Denmark and Taiwan. Data were extracted from literature related to EHR on home care and older people.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The main functions included collection, documentation of lab and imaging results. Common data elements were demographic information, prescriptions and nursing observations. Security needs were identified according to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act, enacted in Canada and the Privacy Act 1988 in Australia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The basic functions of EHR are determined as collection, documentation and retrieval of information. It is recommended that legislation protects access to information on personal health and implementation of a national unique identifier applicable to shared data.
authors.affiliation: a Health Information Management Research Center , Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Kashan , Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rangraz Jeddi
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biostatistics and Public Health, Faculty of Health , Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Kashan , Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: a Health Information Management Research Center , Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Kashan , Iran.
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasoli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D003219:Confidentiality; D003718:Denmark; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013624:Taiwan; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: data elements; electronic health record; home care; information; older people; security