The Environmental Impacts of Electronic Medical Records Versus Paper Records at a Large Eye Hospital in India: Life Cycle Assessment Study

• Main Authors: Cordelia Kwon (Author), Lernik Essayei (Author), Michael Spencer (Author), Tom Etheridge (Author), Rengaraj Venkatesh (Author), Natrajan Vengadesan (Author), Cassandra L Thiel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHealth care providers worldwide are rapidly adopting electronic medical record (EMR) systems, replacing paper record-keeping systems. Despite numerous benefits to EMRs, the environmental emissions associated with medical record-keeping are unknown. Given the need for urgent climate action,...