Emmanuel Kusi Achampong is Professor of Health Informatics and Head of the Department of Medical Education and Information Technology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast. His research examines how digital health systems, particularly electronic health records and artificial intelligence, can be designed, implemented and evaluated to improve care in resource constrained health systems.
He teaches medical informatics and nursing and midwifery informatics at undergraduate level, and digital health and health data science on doctoral programmes. He joined the University in 2009 and was the founding Head of the Department from 2016 to 2021.
Qualifications
- PhD, Information Technology, Open University Malaysia, 2017
- MSc, Health Informatics, University of Ghana, 2007
- BSc, Chemistry, University of Cape Coast, 2004
Appointments
- Head, Department of Medical Education and Information Technology, 2026 to date (founding Head, 2016 to 2021)
- Professor, University of Cape Coast, 2024 to date
- Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast, 2019 to 2024
- Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, 2013 to 2019
- Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, 2009 to 2013
Research interests
- Electronic health record systems in low and middle income countries
- Artificial intelligence and clinical decision support in health
- Digital health competencies and informatics education
- Security, privacy and interoperability of health information systems
- Technology in medical and health professions education
Selected publications
- Dike NO, Okyere P, Kajjimu J, Achampong EK. Enhancing emergency trauma management skills through simulation: a quality improvement initiative in Ghana. Cureus. 2026;18(3):e105156. DOI
- Agyemang E, Esia-Donkoh K, Adu-Gyamfi AB, Achampong EK. Challenges associated with the use of electronic health record systems for health service delivery in Ghana. Advances in Health Information Science and Practice. 2026;2(1). DOI
- Achampong EK, Agyemang E, Esia-Donkoh K, Adu-Gyamfi AB. Health professionals’ satisfaction with the use of electronic health records system for healthcare delivery in Ghana. Advances in Health Information Science and Practice. 2025;1(1). DOI
- Car J, Ong QC, Erlikh Fox T, et al (including Achampong EK). The digital health competencies in medical education framework: an international consensus statement based on a Delphi study. JAMA Network Open. 2025;8(1):e2453131. DOI
- Agyemang E, Adu-Gyamfi AB, Achampong EK, Esia-Donkoh K. Assessing the interdependency among effectiveness, satisfaction and efficient use of the Lightwave Health Information Management System by health professionals in Ghana. BMC Health Services Research. 2024;24:1418. DOI
- Amoateng CNA, Achampong EK. Impact of the Lightwave Health Information Management Software on the dimensions of quality of healthcare data. Healthcare Informatics Research. 2024;30(1):35-41. DOI
- Agyemang E, Esia-Donkoh K, Adu-Gyamfi AB, Douri JB, Adoma PO, Achampong EK. Assessing the efficient use of the Lightwave Health Information Management System for health service delivery in Ghana. BMJ Health and Care Informatics. 2023;30(1):e100769. DOI
- Apio AL, Kissi J, Achampong EK. A systematic review of artificial intelligence based methods in healthcare. International Journal of Public Health Science. 2023;12(3):1259-1269. DOI
- Kissi J, Achampong EK, Mensah NK, Annobil C, Lamptey JN. Moving towards digitising COVID-19 vaccination certificate: a systematic review of literature. Vaccines. 2022;10(12):2040. DOI
- Achampong EK. Implementation of electronic health records system: a review. The Open Public Health Journal. 2022;15. DOI
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Contact
Department of Medical Education and Information Technology
School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast
Email: eachampong@ucc.edu.gh