Introduction:Considering the present situation, while utilizing various software programs in different hospitals, different data are inserted and stored, in the system some of which have no considerable value.

Methodology:The present research, descriptive and cross-sectional in nature, was carried out to consider the extent of utilizing the software programs of Medical Record Departments in the universities of medical sciences in Tehran whose Medical Record Departments are computerized. The data was collected by a check- list and analyzed using descriptive statistical procedures.

Results: The extent of utilizing software programs of Medical Record DepaJiments in most hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences is very low (40%) and low (40%). In most hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences it is very low (40%) and low (40%) and in all hospital of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences it is very low (30%) and low (70%) and in all hospitals in the study it is low (55%).

 Conclusion: The rate of the scant benefits of the software in Medical record departments, indicates that regret fully the available software don't have the necessary and sufficient qualification and they can't supply the requests of hospital's medical record department as desired.