 This literature review summarizes empirical studies about the value of electronic medical records, EMRs, for hospital care published between 2010 and spring 2019, finding that EMRs have a clear evidence of improving quality of care, and showing an awesome majority of economic advantages. The use of secondary data studies has prevailed over primary data studies in the meantime. Future work could focus on specific aspects of electronic records to guide their implementation and operation. This article was authored by Aikid Uslu and Jürgen Stausberg.