This study investigated the existence and accessibility to electronic medical records in health care. This is a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study, held in Montes Claros - Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected from October 2010 to March 2011. The analysis was performed using the Statistical Software Statistical Package for Social Science The PASW ® 17.0. We interviewed doctors, nurses and dentists of Family Health Teams. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research of Montes Claros State University, the consolidated nº.2011/2010. The results showed the lack of electronic medical records.
Electronic Medical Records; Primary Health Care; Medical Informatics; Family Health; Unified Health System