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An electronic information management system (EIMS) was introduced in Iran to improve coordination.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aims to assess the impact of the system on the time indicators in prehospital emergency services in Kermanshah, Iran.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this retrospective cross-sectional study conducted in 2022, time indicators were compared for 900 PCRs: 450 from the paper-based system (2016\u20132017) and 450 from the electronic PCR system (2017\u20132018). The time indicatorsincluded dispatch, filed, and hospital time indicators. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 17.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The triage time (94.1\u2009\u00b1\u200940.3\u00a0s) and delay time (111.9\u2009\u00b1\u200958.8\u00a0s) were significantly longer than the standard times (90 and 75\u00a0s, respectively). In the paper-based system, response (8.07\u2009\u00b1\u20093.6\u00a0min), scene (16.3\u2009\u00b1\u20098.2\u00a0min), and transportation times (13.07\u2009\u00b1\u20098.3\u00a0min) were shorter, than those in the EIMS: response (11.0\u2009\u00b1\u20096.3\u00a0min), scene (17.9\u2009\u00b1\u20099.3\u00a0min), and transportation (16.7\u2009\u00b1\u200912.06\u00a0min) times in EIMS (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.05). However, other times indicators were significantly shorter in the EIMS compared to the paper-based system (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Except for triage and delay indices, all time indicators in both systems were significantly lower than the standard indicators. Implementation of the EIMS may face several technical and organizational challenges. 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