Virginia VASILEVA

• Country : BULGARIA
• virginia@vizicomp.com
• Occupation : Psychologist
• EUROPHAMILI Training centre : Rennes - France
• Promotion : 2005

Background

My name is Virzhiniya (Virginia) Atanasova Vasileva. I am from Bulgaria and I was born in 1975.



I graduated the Medical University of Varna - Prof. Paraskev Stoyanov in 1999 with a Master\'s Degree in Health Care Management. Since 2003 and on going I have been specializing in Health Care Management and Medical Informatics, I am also a part-time student in Master Programme of Public Health at the Medical University of Varna.



Since 2003 I work at the Department Social Medicine, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Varna as an Assistant Professor in Public Health Informatics, Public Health Management and Biostatistics. My major responsibility is training students of Health Care Management, Medicine and Nursing to apply modern information technologies in the field of Public Health.



My special fields of interest are the Health and Medical Information System and Health Care Management, and by taking part in EUROPHAMILI training programme I will exchange ideas, knowledge and experience in the field of Health Care Management on European level.



My participation in EUROPHAMILI training session would be a great opportunity to establish contacts with professionals from different countries and backgrounds and to acquire relevant international experience. This would highly contribute to my professional career and to development of transnational collaboration in the field of Health Care Management.

Publication(s)

Key success factors in implementing electronic medical records in University Hospital of Rennes

An electronic Medical Record (EMR) is not just the future of Health care; it is the solution for high efficiency Health care today. Evidence suggests that implementation and adoption of EMR in the health care organizations are considered prerequisites for the efficient delivery of high quality health care in hospitals, and a positive return on investment for the practice. Study Objectives: To describe the existent situation and experiences on EMRs in the world and in CHU Rennes; To identify the key success factors for the implementation of EMR in CHU Rennes; To make recommendations for a successful EMR implementation. Purpose of the study: To describe the existent situation regarding the initial steps for implementation of a common Electronic Patient Information System in University Hospital of Rennes, to identify the main challenges, and to recommend activities to be developed during the process of implementation of the project. Design and method: This professional study has employed a qualitative approach. It is based on collection of available data concerning implementation of EMR and critical analysis of semi-structured interviews with different health professionals. The method we used is a descriptive analysis of published literature and reports, and critical analysis of interviews. Conclusions: The benefits of implementation of an EMR system in CHU Rennes are obvious both for patients and health professionals. Access to the information, increased safety and quality of care are the main positive aspects of EMR from the prospective of patient health. With the implementation of an EMR the health professionals from CHU Rennes will gain from the possibility to share health information regarding the patient among departments and sites. Elimination of order duplication and implementation of electronic remainders will make health care provided more efficient and cost effective. Availability of data will help clinical researchers, quality assurance and clinic managers, as well as financial managers, in their activities, making their work more efficient and resources allocation more consistent with clinical decision.