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Hamilton RA, Williams N, Ashton C, Gilani SAD, Hussain S, Jamieson C, Razaq S, Jenkins A. Nurses' attitudes, behaviours, and enablers of intravenous to oral switching (IVOS) of antibiotics: a mixed-methods survey of nursing staff in secondary care hospitals across the Midlands region of England. J Hosp Infect 2024; 150:9-16. [PMID: 38782054 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intravenous (IV) antibiotic use in secondary care in England is widespread. Timely appropriate intravenous to oral switch (IVOS) has the potential to deliver significant clinical and operational benefits. To date, antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts around IVOS have not focused on the nursing staff who administer antibiotics, which represents a significant gap in AMS programmes. AIM To determine the involvement of bedside nurses in acute trusts in the Midlands region of England in IVOS in their organizations and describe their views regarding how to improve IVOS. METHODS An anonymous self-administered mixed-methods online survey was developed and distributed to nursing staff in acute trusts via antimicrobial stewardship networks between March and May 2023. Quantitative data was analysed to describe participant demographics and behaviours, whereas barriers and enablers to IVOS were explored through thematic content analysis of responses to open-ended questions. FINDINGS A total of 545 nursing staff responded to the survey. The majority (65.3%) routinely suggested IVOS to clinicians, despite only 50.6% being aware of local IVOS policies. One-third (34.7%) did not suggest IVOS, relying on doctors, believing their patients needed IV treatment, or lacked knowledge and skills to request IVOS. Content analysis of suggestions for improving the rate of IVOS proposed three major themes (People, Process, System) and identified that education and training, improved confidence and interprofessional relationships, and prompts were important drivers. CONCLUSION Nursing staff suggest IVOS to other clinicians, but more education and resources are needed to enable and empower them in this role.
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- R A Hamilton
- School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Pharmacy Department, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Pharmacy Department, Dudley Group Hospitals NHS Trust, Dudley, UK
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- Pharmacy Department, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Medical Directorate, NHS England (Midlands), Birmingham, UK
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- Pharmacy Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Pharmacy Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Cresswell K, Anderson S, Montgomery C, Weir CJ, Atter M, Williams R. Evaluation of Digitalisation in Healthcare and the Quantification of the "Unmeasurable". J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:3610-3615. [PMID: 37715095 PMCID: PMC10713954 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08405-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Evaluating healthcare digitalisation, where technology implementation and adoption transforms existing socio-organisational processes, presents various challenges for outcome assessments. Populations are diverse, interventions are complex and evolving over time, meaningful comparisons are difficult as outcomes vary between settings, and outcomes take a long time to materialise and stabilise. Digitalisation may also have unanticipated impacts. We here discuss the limitations of evaluating the digitalisation of healthcare, and describe how qualitative and quantitative approaches can complement each other to facilitate investment and implementation decisions. In doing so, we argue how existing approaches have focused on measuring what is easily measurable and elevating poorly chosen values to inform investment decisions. Limited attention has been paid to understanding processes that are not easily measured even though these can have significant implications for contextual transferability, sustainability and scale-up of interventions. We use what is commonly known as the McNamara Fallacy to structure our discussions. We conclude with recommendations on how we envisage the development of mixed methods approaches going forward in order to address shortcomings.
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- School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Kearney L, Craswell A, Cole R, Hadland M, Smyth W, Nagle C. Woman-centred care and integrated electronic medical records within Australian maternity settings: Point prevalence audit and observational study. Midwifery 2023; 123:103718. [PMID: 37201377 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Transition to paperless records brings new challenges to midwifery practice across the continuum of woman-centred care. There is limited and conflicting evidence on the relative benefits of electronic medical records in maternity settings. This article aims to inform the use of integrative electronic medical records within the maternity services' environment with attention to the midwife-woman relationship. DESIGN This descriptive two-part study includes 1) an audit of electronic records in the early period following implementation (2-time points); and 2) an observational study to observe midwives' practice relating to electronic record use. SETTING Two regional tertiary public hospitals PARTICIPANTS: Midwives providing care for childbearing women across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal areas. FINDINGS 400 integrated electronic medical records were audited for completeness. Most fields had high levels of complete data in the correct location. However, between time 1 (T1) and time 2 (T2), persistent missing data (foetal heart rate documented 30 minutely T1 36%; T2 42%), and incomplete or incorrectly located data (pathology results T1:63%; T2 54%; perineal repair T1 60%; T2 46%) were identified. Observationally, midwives were actively engaged with the integrative electronic medical record between 23% to 68% (median 46%; IQR 16) of the time. CONCLUSION Midwives spent a significant amount of time completing documentation during clinical episodes of care. Largely, this documentation was found to be accurate, yet exceptions to data completeness, precision and location remained, indicating some concerns with software usability. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Time-intensive monitoring and documentation may hinder woman-centred midwifery care.
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- Lauren Kearney
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556 Australia; Sunshine Coast Health Institute, 4 Doherty Street, Birtinya, Queensland 4575, Australia
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- University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, QLD 4556 Australia; Sunshine Coast Health Institute, 4 Doherty Street, Birtinya, Queensland 4575, Australia.
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- Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, 4 Doherty Street, Birtinya, Queensland 4575, Australia
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- Institute of Health Research and Innovation, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia
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- Institute of Health Research and Innovation, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia; Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia
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- Institute of Health Research and Innovation, Townsville Hospital and Health Service, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia; Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Research, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Douglas, Queensland 4814, Australia
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Rohani N, Yusof MM. Unintended consequences of pharmacy information systems: A case study. Int J Med Inform 2023; 170:104958. [PMID: 36608630 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pharmacy information systems (PhIS) can cause medication errors that pharmacists may overlook due to their increased workload and lack of understanding of maintaining information quality. This study seeks to identify factors influencing unintended consequences of PhIS and how they affect the information quality, which can pose a risk to patient safety. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative, explanatory case study evaluated PhIS in ambulatory pharmacies in a hospital and a clinic. Data were collected through observations, interviews, and document analysis. We applied the socio-technical interactive analysis (ISTA) framework to investigate the socio-technical interactions of pharmacy information systems that lead to unintended consequences. We then adopted the human-organization-process-technology-fit (HOPT-fit) framework to identify their contributing and dominant factors, misfits, and mitigation measures. RESULTS We identified 28 unintended consequences of PhIS, their key contributing factors, and their interrelations with the systems. The primary causes of unintended consequences include system rigidity and complexity, unclear knowledge, understanding, skills, and purpose of using the system, use of hybrid paper and electronic documentation, unclear and confusing transitions, additions and duplication of tasks and roles in the workflow, and time pressure, causing cognitive overload and workarounds. Recommended mitigating mechanisms include human factor principles in system design, data quality improvement for PhIS in terms of effective use of workspace, training, PhIS master data management, and communication by standardizing workarounds. CONCLUSION Threats to information quality emerge in PhIS because of its poor design, a failure to coordinate its functions and clinical tasks, and pharmacists' lack of understanding of the system use. Therefore, safe system design, fostering awareness in maintaining the information quality of PhIS and cultivating its safe use in organizations is essential to ensure patient safety. The proposed evaluation approach facilitates the evaluator to identify complex socio-technical interactions and unintended consequences factors, impact, and mitigation mechanisms.
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- Nurkhadija Rohani
- Pharmaceutical Policy & Strategic Planning Division, Pharmaceutical Information Technology & Informatics Branch, Pharmacy Service Program, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Center for Software Technology & Management, Faculty of Information Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Heeney C, Malden S, Sheikh A. Finding the 'sweet spot' between customisation and workflows when optimising ePrescribing systems: a multisite qualitative study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e062391. [PMID: 36576184 PMCID: PMC9723895 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The introduction of ePrescribing systems offers the potential to improve the safety, quality and efficiency of prescribing, medication management decisions and patient care. However, an ePrescribing system will require some customisation and configuration to capture a range of workflows in particular hospital settings. This can be part of an optimisation strategy, which aims at avoiding workarounds that lessen anticipated safety and efficiency benefits. This paper aims to identify ePrescribing optimisation strategies that can be translated into hospitals in different national settings. We will explore the views of professionals on the impact of configuration and customisation on workflow. DESIGN This paper draws on 54 qualitative interviews with clinicians, pharmacists and informatics professionals with experience of optimising ePrescribing systems in eight hospital sites and one health system, in four different countries. Interview transcripts were analysed using an inductive thematic analysis. SETTING Secondary and tertiary care hospitals in the UK, USA and mainland Europe. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-four healthcare workers with expertise in clinical informatics. RESULTS Five identified themes following thematic analysis showed that optimisation of ePrescribing systems can involve configuration and/or customisation. This can be a strategy to combat workarounds and to respond to local policy, safety protocols and workflows for particular patient populations. However, it can result in sites taking on responsibility for training and missing out on vendor updates. Working closely with vendors and other users can mitigate the need for extensive system modification and produce better outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Modifying an ePrescribing system remains key to enhancing patient safety, and better captured workflow remains key to optimisation. However, we found evidence of an increasingly cautious approach to both customisation and configuration among system users. This has led to users seeking to make less changes to the system.
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- Catherine Heeney
- Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Advanced Care Research Centre, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Community Health Sciences, Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Validity and Reliability Testing of an Instrument Measuring Nurses' Experiences With Electronic Medical Record-Related Unintended Adverse Consequences and Statistical Interpretations of Exploratory Factor Analysis Outputs. J Nurs Meas 2022; 30:683-706. [PMID: 35725029 DOI: 10.1891/jnm-d-21-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Background and Purpose: Nurses frequently experience unintended consequences of health information technology implementation. The study aimed to test the validity and reliability of a new instrument to measure nurses' experiences with the unintended adverse consequences of electronic medical record use. Methods: The psychometric properties of the developed 21 items were examined using a convenience purposive sample of 287 nurses from eight hospitals. Results: The content validity index was 1.00. The sample was adequate to proceed with exploratory factor analysis. Four factors were clustered with factor loadings between 0.43 and 0.82. The variance explanatory proportion was 63.1%. Cronbach's alpha was .93. Conclusions: The psychometric testing results indicated that the instrument was valid and reliable. The instrument can serve as an indicator of unintended consequences of health information technology implementation.
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A Systematic Review of Nursing Practice Workarounds. Dimens Crit Care Nurs 2022; 41:347-356. [PMID: 36179314 DOI: 10.1097/dcc.0000000000000549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nursing practice workarounds (NPWs) are a significant problem for health care organizations. Identified NPWs serve as a catalyst for innovation to improve efficiency, patient safety, and system design. To date, a systematic review of NPW literature has not been performed. OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence of NPW definitions, context, and prevention strategies, utilizing previous research to develop a framework that examines the current state of this phenomenon and implications for clinical practice, while highlighting the need for future research. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was conducted using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Academic Search, Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and Google Scholar databases were reviewed for eligible studies from 2013 to 2020. Results were further screened and sorted by relevance and scored for quality. RESULTS Thirteen studies were included. Studies lacked the use of theory, and NPW definitions were varied. Nursing workarounds occurred most frequently when implementing new technology (46%) and when administering medications (31%). Contributing factors were workplace stressors and obstructions in workflow environment. Workaround prevention strategies include open communication and a proactive approach addressing conditions, situations, and processes. Overall study quality was low. DISCUSSION This systematic review provides valuable information for critical care nurses and administrators regarding NPW. Implications for practice include the need for proactive and open communication between nurses and administrators when new technology and/or patient care processes require NPW. Administrative considerations include process and environmental improvement strategies to remove perceived workflow barriers. Future research to examine causes and consequences of NPW is needed to identify interventions for NPW prevention. Specific nursing considerations include workload, staffing and time constraints, and impacts of work-related stress levels. Critical care nursing processes should be examined for common NPW challenges. Interventions developed to address these challenges should then be tested to further advance evidence-based critical care nursing care.
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Value Alignment's Role in Mitigating Resistance to IT Use: The Case of Physicians'Resistance to Electronic Health Record Systems. INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2022.103702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kinlay M, Yi Zheng W, Burke R, Juraskova I, Ho LMR, Turton H, Trinh J, Baysari M. Stakeholder perspectives of system-related errors: Types, contributing factors, and consequences. Int J Med Inform 2022; 165:104821. [PMID: 35738163 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite growing evidence of the benefits of electronic medication management systems (EMMS), research has also identified a range of new safety risks linked with their use. There is limited qualitative research focusing on system-related errors that result from use of EMMS. The aim of this study was to explore in-depth stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of system-related errors. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with EMMS users and other relevant staff (e.g. supporting roles in EMMS) across a local health district in Sydney, Australia. Analysis was conducted iteratively using a general inductive approach, and then mapped to Reason's accident causation model, where codes were categorized as 1) unsafe acts (i.e. what error occurred), 2) latent conditions (i.e. what factors contributed to errors), and 3) consequences resulting from the error. RESULTS Twenty-five participants were interviewed between September 2020 and May 2021. Participants most frequently described omission errors (e.g. failure to check for duplicate orders) as unsafe acts, although commission errors and workarounds were also reported. Poor EMMS design was reported to be a significant workplace factor contributing to system-related errors, however participants also described user factors, such as an overreliance on the system, and organizational factors, such as system downtime, as contributing to errors. Reported consequences of system-related errors included medication errors, but also impacts to the EMMS and on workers. CONCLUSIONS EMMS design is a significant contributor to system-related errors, but this research showed that user and organizational factors are also at play. As these factors are not independent, minimizing system-related errors requires a multi-faceted approach, where mitigation strategies target not only the EMMS, but also the context in which the system has been implemented.
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- Madaline Kinlay
- Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Pharmacy Services, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Pharmacy Services, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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- Pharmacy Services, Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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- Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Baysari MT, Wells J, Ekpo E, Makeham M, Penm J, Alexander N, Holden A, Ubeja R, McAllister S. An Exploratory Study of Allied Health Students' Experiences of Electronic Medical Records During Placements. Appl Clin Inform 2022; 13:410-418. [PMID: 35388446 PMCID: PMC8986461 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Allowing students to access and document in electronic medical records (eMRs) during clinical placements is viewed as critical for ensuring that graduates have a high level of digital proficiency prior to entering the workforce. Limited studies have explored student access to eMRs in health disciplines outside of medicine and nursing. OBJECTIVE Our main objective was to examine allied health students' experiences and perceptions of the opportunity to develop eMR competencies during their placement, across a range of allied health disciplines and placement settings. METHODS An explanatory sequential design was used, comprising a quantitative survey (n = 102) followed by qualitative semi-structured interviews (n = 6) with senior allied health students to explore their experiences and perceptions of eMR access during placements. RESULTS Of the 93 students who responded to the question about their placement eMR, nine (10%) reported their placement site did not use an eMR and four students reported that they were not allowed to access the eMR during their placement. Most students (64%, 54 out of 84) accessed the system using their own credentials, but 31% (26 out of 84) used someone else's log-in and password. Students were satisfied with the eMR training and support received while on placement, but there was significant variability across sites on the level of training and support provided. All students believed that eMR access was beneficial for learning and preparation for work, improved delivery of care, taking ownership of work, and feeling responsible for patient care. CONCLUSION Providing students with access to eMRs during placements is fundamental to the development of a student's professional identity and to recognizing their role in the delivery of interprofessional patient care. For graduates to be equipped to effectively contribute to multi-disciplinary care in a digital health environment, universities need to work with practice partners to standardize and formalize eMR access, registration, training, and support, and to provide students with early exposure and training on eMRs in university courses.
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- Melissa Therese Baysari
- Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health, School of Medical Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Medical Image Optimisation and Perception Group (MIOPeG), Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Pharmacy, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Governance Unit, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Sydney Dental School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Work Integrated Learning, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Blijleven V, Hoxha F, Jaspers M. Workarounds in Electronic Health Record Systems and the Revised Sociotechnical Electronic Health Record Workaround Analysis Framework: Scoping Review. J Med Internet Res 2022; 24:e33046. [PMID: 35289752 PMCID: PMC8965666 DOI: 10.2196/33046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Electronic health record (EHR) system users devise workarounds to cope with mismatches between workflows designed in the EHR and preferred workflows in practice. Although workarounds appear beneficial at first sight, they frequently jeopardize patient safety, the quality of care, and the efficiency of care. OBJECTIVE This review aims to aid in identifying, analyzing, and resolving EHR workarounds; the Sociotechnical EHR Workaround Analysis (SEWA) framework was published in 2019. Although the framework was based on a large case study, the framework still required theoretical validation, refinement, and enrichment. METHODS A scoping literature review was performed on studies related to EHR workarounds published between 2010 and 2021 in the MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane, or IEEE databases. A total of 737 studies were retrieved, of which 62 (8.4%) were included in the final analysis. Using an analytic framework, the included studies were investigated to uncover the rationales that EHR users have for workarounds, attributes characterizing workarounds, possible scopes, and types of perceived impacts of workarounds. RESULTS The SEWA framework was theoretically validated and extended based on the scoping review. Extensive support for the pre-existing rationales, attributes, possible scopes, and types of impact was found in the included studies. Moreover, 7 new rationales, 4 new attributes, and 3 new types of impact were incorporated. Similarly, the descriptions of multiple pre-existing rationales for workarounds were refined to describe each rationale more accurately. CONCLUSIONS SEWA is now grounded in the existing body of peer-reviewed empirical evidence on EHR workarounds and, as such, provides a theoretically validated and more complete synthesis of EHR workaround rationales, attributes, possible scopes, and types of impact. The revised SEWA framework can aid researchers and practitioners in a wider range of health care settings to identify, analyze, and resolve workarounds. This will improve user-centered EHR design and redesign, ultimately leading to improved patient safety, quality of care, and efficiency of care.
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- Vincent Blijleven
- Center for Marketing & Supply Chain Management, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Breukelen, Netherlands
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- Center for Human Factors Engineering of Health Information Technology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Human Factors Engineering of Health Information Technology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Cresswell K, Hinder S, Sheikh A, Pontefract S, Watson N, Price D, Heed A, Coleman J, Ennis H, Beggs J, Chuter A, Williams R. ePrescribing-based antimicrobial stewardship practices in an English National Health service hospital: a qualitative interview study (Preprint). JMIR Form Res 2022. [DOI: 10.2196/37863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lowane MP, Lebese RT. Missing appointments by patients on antiretroviral therapy: Professional nurses’ perspective. Curationis 2022; 45:e1-e7. [PMID: 35144432 PMCID: PMC8831935 DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v45i1.2213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Background: Missed appointments for medicine pick-ups are regarded as a predictor of poor adherence, and should trigger immediate questions about issues that may affect follow-up visits to healthcare settings.Objectives: The study explored and described professional nurses’ perspectives about the factors that contribute to missing appointments by people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLWHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at Mopani and Vhembe district in Limpopo Province.Method: A qualitative explorative contextual approach was used for the study. Non-probability, purposive sampling was used to select 14 professional nurses who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected through face-to-face unstructured interviews. One central question was asked and probing questions were based on the participants’ responses to the central question. Thematic analysis of the findings was carried out. Trustworthiness was ensured through intercoder agreement, audio recording, triangulation, bracketing, and member checking. Required permission, approval, and ethical clearance were also ensured.Results: Organisational health system and management of the healthcare facility were found to be the barriers that negatively impacted on the ability of the PLWHIV on ART to maintain clinic visits appointments. Lack of patient involvement, stereotyped appointment dates selection, poor patient-provider relationships, errors of recording appointment dates and long waiting times came up as sub-themes derived from the main theme.Conclusion: The results suggest that there is a need to increase and improve mutual trust in patient-provider relationships, improve nurses working conditions, develop proper booking systems and reduce clinic waiting hours.
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- Mygirl P Lowane
- Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria.
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Lafferty M, Harrod M, Krein S, Manojlovich M. It's like sending a message in a bottle: A qualitative study of the consequences of one-way communication technologies in hospitals. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021; 28:2601-2607. [PMID: 34569593 PMCID: PMC8763228 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We examine how physicians and nurses use available communication technologies and identify the implications for communication and patient care based on the theory of workarounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a qualitative study at 4 U.S. hospitals during 2017. Researchers spent 2 weeks at each hospital conducting unit-based observation, shadowing, interviews, and focus groups with nurses and physicians. Using an iterative process, we inductively coded and thematically analyzed data to derive preliminary themes. The theory of workarounds provides an organizational lens on workarounds, consisting of 5 components: antecedents, types, effects, managerial stance, and organizational challenges of workarounds. The first 3 components of the theory helped us to organize and explain our findings. RESULTS Communication technologies consisted of pagers and telephones. Antecedents to workarounds included one-way information flow, differential access related to differences in technology types, and technology mismatch. Types of workarounds included bypassing a variety of obstacles and substituting for unavailable resources. Direct effects of workarounds included pager fatigue, interruptions in patient care, and potential errors. DISCUSSION One-way communication technologies created an environment where workarounds could flourish. By placing results within the context of the theory of workarounds, we extend what we know about why and how workarounds develop, and offer strategies to minimize workarounds' adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS Through the theory of workarounds, we see that there is a trajectory to workarounds with potential consequences for clinicians and patients. Two-way communication technologies could minimize workarounds and gaps in information exchange, and reduce unnecessary interruptions and the potential for adverse events.
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- Megan Lafferty
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- School of Nursing, Department of Systems, Populations, and Leadership, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Corresponding Author: Milisa Manojlovich, PhD, RN, Department of Systems, Populations, and Leadership, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 400 N. Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA;
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Boulding H, Hinrichs-Krapels S. Factors influencing procurement behaviour and decision-making: an exploratory qualitative study in a UK healthcare provider. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:1087. [PMID: 34645449 PMCID: PMC8512597 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-07065-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background In 2016 the UK Department of Health and Social Care published the results of a comprehensive review of efficiency in hospitals, identifying “unwarranted variation” in procurement (or purchasing) practices for materials, supplies and devices. Addressing this variation in materials and supplies procurement practice has been identified as particularly important for creating efficiencies in health service delivery. However, little is known about the behaviour and experiences of front-line individuals who make these procurement decisions, which has implications for the development of strategies to improve efficiency. The objective of this study is to improve understanding of the factors influencing procurement behaviour and decisions among requisitioners who use an internal electronic procurement portal for medical supplies and equipment, and identify areas where efficiency could be improved. Methods Qualitative semi-structured individual interview study, following approximately 70 h of exploratory observations on site. The study context was a large London National Health Service (NHS) healthcare provider (the Trust), where we focussed primarily on purchases managed by a large hospital. Participants were drawn from requisitioners from multiple directorates across the Trust (n = 15; of these n = 2 clinical staff members, n = 13 non-clinical). Results Four factors stood out in our analysis as directly affecting procurement decisions: (1) a high level of variation in electronic purchasing and inventory management procedures throughout the Trust, (ii) an inaccurate and cumbersome search facility on the internal electronic procurement platform, exacerbated by poor IT skills training and support (iii) an inefficient purchase approvals system and (iv) multiple working sites and cluttered environments. We observed that these factors led requisitioners to employ a variety of strategies or so-called ‘workarounds’ to overcome the challenges they encountered, including stockpiling, relying on internal and supplier relationships, by-passing procedures to save time, purchasing outside existing agreements to save cost, and (re) delegating purchasing responsibilities among requisitioner staff - which both addressed and created difficulties. Conclusions Working with the assumption that staff ‘workarounds’ indicate where main issues lie, we offer four possible explanations to why they occur: (a) to maintain services and prepare for future care requirements, (b) to save on costs for the organisation, (c) to develop skills and development in purchasing and (d) to break silos and work collaboratively. These four explanations help provide initial starting points for improving efficiencies in health supplies’ procurement processes. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-021-07065-0.
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- King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, England.,Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628, Delft, BX, Netherlands
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Westbrook JI, Sunderland NS, Woods A, Raban MZ, Gates P, Li L. Changes in medication administration error rates associated with the introduction of electronic medication systems in hospitals: a multisite controlled before and after study. BMJ Health Care Inform 2021; 27:bmjhci-2020-100170. [PMID: 32796084 PMCID: PMC7430327 DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2020-100170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Electronic medication systems (EMS) have been highly effective in reducing prescribing errors, but little research has investigated their effects on medication administration errors (MAEs). Objective To assess changes in MAE rates and types associated with EMS implementation. Methods This was a controlled before and after study (three intervention and three control wards) at two adult teaching hospitals. Intervention wards used an EMS with no bar-coding. Independent, trained observers shadowed nurses and recorded medications administered and compliance with 10 safety procedures. Observational data were compared against medication charts to identify errors (eg, wrong dose). Potential error severity was classified on a 5-point scale, with those scoring ≥3 identified as serious. Changes in MAE rates preintervention and postintervention by study group, accounting for differences at baseline, were calculated. Results 7451 administrations were observed (4176 pre-EMS and 3275 post-EMS). At baseline, 30.2% of administrations contained ≥1 MAE, with wrong intravenous rate, timing, volume and dose the most frequent. Post-EMS, MAEs decreased on intervention wards relative to control wards by 4.2 errors per 100 administrations (95% CI 0.2 to 8.3; p=0.04). Wrong timing errors alone decreased by 3.4 per 100 administrations (95% CI 0.01 to 6.7; p<0.05). EMS use was associated with an absolute decline in potentially serious MAEs by 2.4% (95% CI 0.8 to 3.9; p=0.003), a 56% reduction in the proportion of potentially serious MAEs. At baseline, 74.1% of administrations were non-compliant with ≥1 of 10 procedures and this rate did not significantly improve post-EMS. Conclusions Implementation of EMS was associated with a modest, but significant, reduction in overall MAE rate, but halved the proportion of MAEs rated as potentially serious.
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- Johanna I Westbrook
- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Macquarie University Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Lee S. Measuring Nurses' Experiences With Unintended Adverse Consequences in EMR Use in Acute Care Settings. Comput Inform Nurs 2021; 39:747-754. [PMID: 34238833 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Adverse effects of EMR use have been rarely reported in South Korea. This study examined nurses' experiences with unintended adverse consequences associated with EMR implementation. The participants were 155 nurses using the EMR for patient care in three public hospitals. The statistically tested 21-item instrument and the same 21 open-ended questions were used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and two-way analysis of variance, and the descriptions were grouped by meaning. The participants frequently experienced unintended adverse consequences that resulted from EMR use, and their experiences were organized into 11 subgroups under four dimensions of the unintended consequences instrument including the malfunction and inefficient design of EMR screens dimension (two groups), extra work from EMR implementation dimension (three groups), EMR incompatibility and changes in the prescription pattern dimension (three groups), and patient safety and EMR dependence (three groups). Successful implementation of EMRs is possible when unintended adverse consequences identified by the users are corrected and EMRs are tailored to user needs. Healthcare organizations should provide administrative support, timely technical remedy, and user training to increase user acceptance on a system.
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- Seonah Lee
- Author Affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Lee S, Kang JS. Unintended Consequences and Workarounds of Electronic Medical Record Implementation in Clinical Nursing Practice. Comput Inform Nurs 2021; 39:898-907. [PMID: 34117159 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nurses have experienced unintended consequences and workarounds associated with health information technology implementation. However, examination of this occurrence is rare. This study aimed to examine the unintended consequences and workarounds produced by the implementation of electronic medical record systems in clinical nursing practice. A total of 143 nurses participated in a survey using statistically tested instruments. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a nonparametric test. The descriptive data were analyzed by meaning. The participants experienced unintended consequences and workarounds related to electronic medical record implementation at moderate or high levels based on the responses to questions scored on 5-point Likert scales. The unintended consequences were closely associated with workarounds. The degree of experience with unintended consequences and the use of workarounds differed significantly according to the level of education, job position, and years in nursing practice. The nursing examples of unintended consequences and workarounds were organized into four categories of unintended consequences. By presenting unintended consequences and workarounds together, this study enhances the understanding of the problems encountered in EMR implementation and the action of nurses. Nurses' needs should be considered as an important resource in developing, redesigning, or purchasing and implementing health information technology in healthcare settings.
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- Seonah Lee
- Author Affiliations : College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju (Dr Lee); and Department of Nursing, Hansei University, Gunpo, Republic of Korea (Dr Kang)
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Lee S. Exploratory Factor Analysis for a Nursing Workaround Instrument in Korean and Interpretations of Statistical Decision Points. Comput Inform Nurs 2021; 39:329-339. [PMID: 33278079 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The use of workarounds by nurses is prevalent in clinical settings. Understanding how work processes are adjusted as a result of implementing an electronic medical record is important because of its impact on patient care. The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory factor analysis of a 20-item nursing workaround instrument translated into Korean. The responses from 104 nurses were analyzed. Examinations of sample size, factorability of a correlation matrix, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value, the P value of Bartlett test of sphericity, anti-image correlation coefficients, and communality were acceptable to proceed with exploratory factor analysis. The original dimensionality of four groups was retained. However, the number of items loaded onto each group was reduced from five to three. These four factors explained 66% of the total variance between the items. Cronbach's α for the internal consistency reliability of the instrument was .70. The 12-item nursing workaround instrument was specific to an electronic medical record, which was the strongest point of the instrument. Further confirmatory factor analysis of this instrument is needed. This translated instrument is expected to contribute to the proliferation of studies examining nurses' workarounds related to the use of electronic medical records in Korean clinical settings, thereby improving clinical information systems for clinical practice.
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- Seonah Lee
- Author Affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Kweon YR, Lee S. Nurses' Electronic Medical Record Workarounds in Mental Healthcare Settings. Comput Inform Nurs 2021; 39:592-603. [PMID: 34623339 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study aimed to examine nurses' EMR workarounds in mental healthcare settings. Of the 52 nurses invited to participate in this study, 50 nurses (96.1%) completed the survey using the EMR nursing workaround instrument and open-ended questions. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's correlation coefficients. The descriptive data were grouped into four units including the cases, contributing causes, and consequences of EMR workarounds, and suggestions for improving EMR implementation. The results showed scores above an average of 3.0 in all of the EMR workaround items, indicating the considerable involvement of nurses in EMR workarounds. The workarounds related to EMR use were using the physician's login account for medication access, performing retrospective documentation, performing documentation before an expected busy situation, and seeking and entering information on external medications. The workarounds associated with colleagues unfamiliar with EMR use included waiting for, filling in for, teaching, and assisting unskilled colleagues. This study identified the problems, consequences, and suggestions associated with EMR implementation for psychiatric patient care. This study added useful information for the administrative, technical, and clinical improvement of EMR implementation in mental healthcare practice.
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- Young-Ran Kweon
- Author Affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University (Drs Kweon and Lee), Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Staras S, Tauscher JS, Rich N, Samarah E, Thompson LA, Vinson MM, Muszynski MJ, Shenkman EA. Using a Clinical Workflow Analysis to Enhance eHealth Implementation Planning: Tutorial and Case Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2021; 9:e18534. [PMID: 33626016 PMCID: PMC8047797 DOI: 10.2196/18534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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eHealth apps often fail to improve clinical outcomes due to poor integration with clinical workflow-the sequence and personnel needed to undertake a series of tasks for clinical care. Our central thesis is that eHealth interventions will be more effective if the clinical workflow is studied and taken into consideration for intervention implementation. This paper aims to provide an introductory tutorial on when and how to use a clinical workflow analysis to guide the implementation of eHealth interventions. The tutorial includes a step-by-step guide to conducting a clinical workflow analysis in planning for eHealth implementation. We began with a description of why a clinical workflow analysis is best completed before the implementation of eHealth interventions. Next, we described 4 steps needed to perform the clinical workflow analysis: the identification of discrete workflow components, workflow assessment, triangulation, and the stakeholder proposal of intervention implementation. Finally, we presented a case study of a clinical workflow analysis, which was conducted during patient visits of patients aged 11 or 12 years from 4 diverse pediatric or family medicine clinics to plan the implementation of a tablet-based app for adolescent vaccination. Investigators planning the implementation of new eHealth interventions in health care settings can use the presented steps to assess clinical workflow, thereby maximizing the match of their intervention with the clinical workflow. Conducting a prospective workflow study allows for evidence-based planning, identifying potential pitfalls, and increasing stakeholder buy-in and engagement. This tutorial should aid investigators in increasing the successful implementation of eHealth interventions.
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- Stephanie Staras
- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- College of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Orlando Regional Campus, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine Orlando Regional Campus, Orlando, FL, United States
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Institute for Child Health Policy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Lee S, Lee MS. Nurses' Electronic Medical Record Workarounds in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital. Comput Inform Nurs 2021; 39:367-374. [PMID: 33675300 DOI: 10.1097/cin.0000000000000692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The objective of this study was to identify nurses' workarounds related to the use of electronic medical records in a tertiary teaching hospital. A total of 106 nurses (84.8%) using the electronic medical records completed 10-item questionnaires scored on a Likert scale and five open-ended questions with written responses. The numerical data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and the written descriptions were categorized by meaning. The mean of the scored items ranged from 3.29 to 3.74. Approximately 38% to 50% of the participants reported (very) frequent workflow delays due to the use of the electronic medical records, and 46% to 64% reported (very) frequently using workarounds. Twenty-nine workarounds of the electronic medical records were due to electronic documentation, difficulty accessing the electronic medical records, medication administration, covering physician responsibilities, electronic communication with the physicians, respondents and physicians not skilled in using the electronic medical records, and connection failures between devices or machines and the electronic medical records. Although none of these identified workarounds were intended to be harmful, and certain workarounds were efficient for patient care and workflow, whether patient safety can be jeopardized by workarounds should be considered. This study contributes to the understanding of why and how workarounds occur in the hospital. It will be useful for achieving greater alignment between work contexts and the electronic medical record in the future.
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- Seonah Lee
- Author Affiliations: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University (Dr S. Lee); and Department of Nursing, Nambu University (Ms M-S. Lee), Gwangju, South Korea
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Sheaff R, Morando V, Chambers N, Exworthy M, Mahon A, Byng R, Mannion R. Managerial workarounds in three European DRG systems. J Health Organ Manag 2021; 34:295-311. [PMID: 32364346 PMCID: PMC7406989 DOI: 10.1108/jhom-10-2019-0295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Purpose Attempts to transform health systems have in many countries involved starting to pay healthcare providers through a DRG system, but that has involved managerial workarounds. Managerial workarounds have seldom been analysed. This paper does so by extending and modifying existing knowledge of the causes and character of clinical and IT workarounds, to produce a conceptualisation of the managerial workaround. It further develops and revises this conceptualisation by comparing the practical management, at both provider and purchaser levels, of hospital DRG payment systems in England, Germany and Italy. Design/methodology/approach We make a qualitative test of our initial assumptions about the antecedents, character and consequences of managerial workarounds by comparing them with a systematic comparison of case studies of the DRG hospital payment systems in England, Germany and Italy. The data collection through key informant interviews (
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= 111) and an action learning set, began in 2010–12, with additional data collection from key informants and administrative documents continuing in 2018–19 to supplement and update our findings. Findings Managers in all three countries developed very similar workarounds to contain healthcare costs to payers. To weaken DRG incentives to increase hospital activity, managers agreed to lower DRG payments for episodes of care above an agreed case-load ‘ceiling' and reduced payments by less than the full DRG amounts when activity fell below an agreed ‘floor' volume. Research limitations/implications Empirically this study is limited to three OECD health systems, but since our findings come from both Bismarckian (social-insurance) and Beveridge (tax-financed) systems, they are likely to be more widely applicable. In many countries, DRGs coexist with non-DRG or pre-DRG systems, so these findings may also reflect a specific, perhaps transient, stage in DRG-system development. Probably there are also other kinds of managerial workaround, yet to be researched. Doing so would doubtlessly refine and nuance the conceptualisation of the ‘managerial workaround’ still further. Practical implications In the case of DRGs, the managerial workarounds were instances of ‘constructive deviance' which enabled payers to reduce the adverse financial consequences, for them, arising from DRG incentives. The understanding of apparent failures or part-failures to transform a health system can be made more nuanced, balanced and diagnostic by using the concept of the ‘managerial workaround'. Social implications Managerial workarounds also appear outside the health sector, so the present analysis of managerial workarounds may also have application to understanding attempts to transform such sectors as education, social care and environmental protection. Originality/value So far as we are aware, no other study presents and tests the concept of a ‘managerial workaround'. Pervasive, non-trivial managerial workarounds may be symptoms of mismatched policy objectives, or that existing health system structures cannot realise current policy objectives; but the workarounds themselves may also contain solutions to these problems.
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- Rod Sheaff
- School of Law, Criminology and Government, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- CERGAS Research Centre, SDA Bocconi Scuola di Direzione Aziendale, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.,GSD Healthcare, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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Bansler JP. Challenges in user-driven optimization of EHR: A case study of a large Epic implementation in Denmark. Int J Med Inform 2021; 148:104394. [PMID: 33485217 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research suggests that capturing the benefits of electronic health records (EHR) requires systematic and ongoing optimization of technology configuration and use after implementation. However, little is known about EHR optimization in a hospital context. OBJECTIVE To explore the issues and challenges involved in organizing and managing a systematic user-driven EHR optimization program. METHODS A longitudinal case study of an EHR optimization program launched in two large Danish hospital systems was undertaken. It involved interviewing 28 key managers, clinicians and IT staff, participating in formal and informal meetings, and reviewing policy documents, meeting minutes, teaching materials and other relevant documents. FINDINGS The two hospital systems are struggling to find the best way to organize and manage the optimization program. So far, the program has been a mixed success. Involving clinicians in EHR optimization poses serious dilemmas for hospital managers, who must manage two related tensions: between standardization and adaptation, and between centralized control and local autonomy. CONCLUSION The findings highlight the significant challenges in designing a successful EHR optimization program and underscore the importance of developing more sophisticated strategies for clinical standardization and innovation.
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- Jørgen P Bansler
- University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 1, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Salahuddin L, Ismail Z, Abd Ghani MK, Mohd Aboobaider B, Hasan Basari AS. Exploring the contributing factors to workarounds to the hospital information system in Malaysian hospitals. J Eval Clin Pract 2020; 26:1416-1424. [PMID: 31863517 DOI: 10.1111/jep.13326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to identify the factors influencing workarounds to the Hospital Information System (HIS) in Malaysian government hospitals. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 31 medical doctors in three Malaysian government hospitals on the implementation of the Total Hospital Information System (THIS) between March and May 2015. A thematic qualitative analysis was performed on the resultant data to deduce the relevant themes. RESULTS Five themes emerged as the factors influencing workarounds to the HIS: (a) typing skills, (b) system usability, (c) computer resources, (d) workload, and (e) time. CONCLUSIONS This study provided the key factors as to why doctors were involved in workarounds during the implementation of the HIS. It is important to understand these factors in order to help mitigate work practices that can pose a threat to patient safety.
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- Lizawati Salahuddin
- Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
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- Advanced Informatics Department, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
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- Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
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- Centre for Advanced Computing Technology (C-ACT), Fakulti Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi (FTMK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia
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Cresswell K, Williams R, Sheikh A. Developing and Applying a Formative Evaluation Framework for Health Information Technology Implementations: Qualitative Investigation. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e15068. [PMID: 32519968 PMCID: PMC7315366 DOI: 10.2196/15068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background There is currently a lack of comprehensive, intuitive, and usable formative evaluation frameworks for health information technology (HIT) implementations. We therefore sought to develop and apply such a framework. This study describes the Technology, People, Organizations, and Macroenvironmental factors (TPOM) framework we developed. Objective The aim was to develop and apply a formative evaluation framework for HIT implementations, highlighting interrelationships between identified dimensions and offering guidance for implementers. Methods We drew on an initial prototype framework developed as part of a literature review exploring factors for the effective implementation of HIT. In addition, we used qualitative data from three national formative evaluations of different HIT interventions (electronic health record, electronic prescribing, and clinical decision support functionality). The combined data set comprised 19 case studies of primarily hospital settings, and included 703 semistructured interviews, 663 hours of observations, and 864 documents gathered from a range of care settings across National Health Service (NHS) England and NHS Scotland. Data analysis took place over a period of 10 years and was guided by a framework informed by the existing evidence base. Results TPOM dimensions are intimately related and each include a number of subthemes that evaluators need to consider. Although technological functionalities are crucial in getting an initiative off the ground, system design needs to be cognizant of the accompanying social and organizational transformations required to ensure that technologies deliver the desired value for a variety of stakeholders. Wider structural changes, characterized by shifting policy landscapes and markets, influence technologies and the ways they are used by organizations and staff. Conclusions The TPOM framework supports formative evaluations of HIT implementation and digitally enabled transformation efforts. There is now a need for prospective application of the TPOM framework to determine its value.
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- Kathrin Cresswell
- Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Morquin D. [Legitimate resistance without technophobia: Analysis of electronic medical records impacts on the medical profession]. Rev Med Interne 2020; 41:617-621. [PMID: 32467002 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2020.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The objective of this short narrative literature review is to highlight the different difficulties encountered by medical doctor in the daily use of EMR. We show that these are not simple transitional phenomena related to a "resistance to change", but rather the fact of a deeper and unfinished transformation. Beyond the "perception of misfit with work processes" or the threat of a loss of autonomy, we propose to analyze this so-called "resistance" in relation to the formalization of medical work induced by EMR. Our question concerns the compatibility of the multiple objectives of EMR, the potential influence of computerization on the steps of entering and consulting medical information, the impact on the clinical reasoning, the reality of assistance to medical "performance". The question is not so much what EMRs do less well than the paper record, but to provide insights into how tomorrow's EMRs will do better than today's.
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- D Morquin
- Département des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales - CHU de Montpellier, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, 80 avenue Augustin Fliche, 34295 Montpellier, France; Délégation à l'Usage clinique du Numérique, CHU de Montpellier - Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, 80 avenue Augustin Fliche, 34295 Montpellier, France.
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van der Veen W, Taxis K, Wouters H, Vermeulen H, Bates DW, van den Bemt PMLA. Factors associated with workarounds in barcode-assisted medication administration in hospitals. J Clin Nurs 2020; 29:2239-2250. [PMID: 32043705 PMCID: PMC7328795 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 01/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Aims and objectives To identify that workarounds (defined as “informal temporary practices for handling exceptions to normal procedures or workflow”) by nurses using information technology potentially compromise medication safety. Therefore, we aimed to identify potential risk factors associated with workarounds performed by nurses in Barcode‐assisted Medication Administration in hospitals. Background Medication errors occur during the prescribing, distribution and administration of medication. Errors could harm patients and be a tragedy for both nurses and medical doctors involved. Interventions to prevent errors have been developed, including those based on information technology. To cope with shortcomings in information technology‐based interventions as Barcode‐assisted Medication Administration, nurses perform workarounds. Identification of workarounds in information technology is essential to implement better‐designed software and processes which fit the nurse workflow. Design We used the data from our previous prospective observational study, performed in four general hospitals in the Netherlands using Barcode techniques, to administer medication to inpatients. Methods Data were collected from 2014–2016. The disguised observation was used to gather information on potential risk factors and workarounds. The outcome was a medication administration with one or more workarounds. Logistic mixed models were used to determine the association between potential risk factors and workarounds. The STROBE checklist was used for reporting our data. Results We included 5,793 medication administrations among 1,230 patients given by 272 nurses. In 3,633 (62.7%) of the administrations, one or more workarounds were observed. In the multivariate analysis, factors significantly associated with workarounds were the medication round at 02 p.m.–06 p.m. (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.05–2.45) and 06 p.m.–10 p.m. (adjusted OR: 3.60, 95% CI: 2.11–6.14) versus the morning shift 06 a.m.–10 a.m., the workdays Monday (adjusted OR: 2.59, 95% CI: 1.51–4.44), Wednesday (adjusted OR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.2–3.07) and Saturday (adjusted OR: 2.24, 95% CI: 1.31–3.84) versus Sunday, the route of medication, nonoral (adjusted OR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.05–1.57) versus the oral route of drug administration, the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification‐coded medication “other” (consisting of the irregularly used Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classes [D, G, H, L, P, V, Y, Z]) (adjusted OR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.05–2.11) versus Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical class A (alimentary tract and metabolism), and the patient–nurse ratio ≥6–1 (adjusted OR: 5.61, 95% CI: 2.9–10.83) versus ≤5–1. Conclusions We identified several potential risk factors associated with workarounds performed by nurses that could be used to target future improvement efforts in Barcode‐assisted Medication Administration. Relevance to clinical practice Nurses administering medication in hospitals using Barcode‐assisted Medication Administration frequently perform workarounds, which may compromise medication safety. In particular, nurse workload and the patient–nurse ratio could be the focus for improvement measures as these are the most clearly modifiable factors identified in this study.
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- Willem van der Veen
- Unit PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Unit PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- General Practitioners Research Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of IQ Healthcare, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Wiegel V, King A, Mozaffar H, Cresswell K, Williams R, Sheik A. A systematic analysis of the optimization of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems: A qualitative study in English hospitals. Health Informatics J 2019; 26:1118-1132. [PMID: 31566464 DOI: 10.1177/1460458219868650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This article analyzes the range of system optimization activities taking place over an extended period following the implementation of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems. We undertook 207 qualitative semi-structured interviews, 24 rounds of non-participant observations of meetings and system use, and collected 17 organizational documents in five hospitals over three time periods between 2011 and 2016. We developed a systematic analysis of system optimization activities with eight sub-categories grouped into three main categories. This delineates the range of system optimization activities including resolving misalignments between technology and clinical practices, enhancing the adopted system, and improving user capabilities to utilize/further optimize systems. This study highlights the optimization efforts by user organizations adopting multi-user, organization-spanning information technologies. Hospitals must continue to attend to change management for an extended period (up to 5 years post-implementation) and develop a strategy for long-term system optimization including sustained user engagement, training, and broader capability development to ensure smoother and quicker realization of benefits.
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Westbrook JI, Li L, Shah S, Lehnbom EC, Prgomet M, Schofield B, Cresswell K, Slee A, Coleman JJ, McCloughan L, Sheikh A. A cross-country time and motion study to measure the impact of electronic medication management systems on the work of hospital pharmacists in Australia and England. Int J Med Inform 2019; 129:253-259. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Baysari MT, Hardie R, Barclay P, Westbrook JI. Effects of an electronic medication management system on pharmacists’ work in a paediatric hospital. JOURNAL OF PHARMACY PRACTICE AND RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jppr.1507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Melissa T. Baysari
- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Sydney Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Sydney Australia
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- The Sydney Children's Hospital Westmead Sydney Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research Australian Institute of Health Innovation Macquarie University Sydney Australia
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Farre A, Heath G, Shaw K, Bem D, Cummins C. How do stakeholders experience the adoption of electronic prescribing systems in hospitals? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies. BMJ Qual Saf 2019; 28:1021-1031. [PMID: 31358686 PMCID: PMC6934241 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-009082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) or computerised provider/physician order entry (CPOE) systems can improve the quality and safety of health services, but the translation of this into reduced harm for patients remains unclear. This review aimed to synthesise primary qualitative research relating to how stakeholders experience the adoption of ePrescribing/CPOE systems in hospitals, to help better understand why and how healthcare organisations have not yet realised the full potential of such systems and to inform future implementations and research. Methods We systematically searched 10 bibliographic databases and additional sources for citation searching and grey literature, with no restriction on date or publication language. Qualitative studies exploring the perspectives/experiences of stakeholders with the implementation, management, use and/or optimisation of ePrescribing/CPOE systems in hospitals were included. Quality assessment combined criteria from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Checklist and the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines. Data were synthesised thematically. Results 79 articles were included. Stakeholders’ perspectives reflected a mixed set of positive and negative implications of engaging in ePrescribing/CPOE as part of their work. These were underpinned by further-reaching change processes. Impacts reported were largely practice related rather than at the organisational level. Factors affecting the implementation process and actions undertaken prior to implementation were perceived as important in understanding ePrescribing/CPOE adoption and impact. Conclusions Implementing organisations and teams should consider the breadth and depth of changes that ePrescribing/CPOE adoption can trigger rather than focus on discrete benefits/problems and favour implementation strategies that: consider the preimplementation context, are responsive to (and transparent about) organisational and stakeholder needs and agendas and which can be sustained effectively over time as implementations develop and gradually transition to routine use and system optimisation.
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- Albert Farre
- School of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Bauer M, Monteith S, Geddes J, Gitlin MJ, Grof P, Whybrow PC, Glenn T. Automation to optimise physician treatment of individual patients: examples in psychiatry. Lancet Psychiatry 2019; 6:338-349. [PMID: 30904127 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(19)30041-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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There is widespread agreement by health-care providers, medical associations, industry, and governments that automation using digital technology could improve the delivery and quality of care in psychiatry, and reduce costs. Many benefits from technology have already been realised, along with the identification of many challenges. In this Review, we discuss some of the challenges to developing effective automation for psychiatry to optimise physician treatment of individual patients. Using the perspective of automation experts in other industries, three examples of automation in the delivery of routine care are reviewed: (1) effects of electronic medical records on the patient interview; (2) effects of complex systems integration on e-prescribing; and (3) use of clinical decision support to assist with clinical decision making. An increased understanding of the experience of automation from other sectors might allow for more effective deployment of technology in psychiatry.
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- Michael Bauer
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Traverse City Campus, Traverse City, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Mood Disorders Center of Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- ChronoRecord Association, Fullerton, CA, USA
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van der Veen W, van den Bemt PMLA, Wouters H, Bates DW, Twisk JWR, de Gier JJ, Taxis K, Duyvendak M, Luttikhuis KO, Ros JJW, Vasbinder EC, Atrafi M, Brasse B, Mangelaars I. Association between workarounds and medication administration errors in bar-code-assisted medication administration in hospitals. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2019; 25:385-392. [PMID: 29025037 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocx077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objective To study the association of workarounds with medication administration errors using barcode-assisted medication administration (BCMA), and to determine the frequency and types of workarounds and medication administration errors. Materials and Methods A prospective observational study in Dutch hospitals using BCMA to administer medication. Direct observation was used to collect data. Primary outcome measure was the proportion of medication administrations with one or more medication administration errors. Secondary outcome was the frequency and types of workarounds and medication administration errors. Univariate and multivariate multilevel logistic regression analysis were used to assess the association between workarounds and medication administration errors. Descriptive statistics were used for the secondary outcomes. Results We included 5793 medication administrations for 1230 inpatients. Workarounds were associated with medication administration errors (adjusted odds ratio 3.06 [95% CI: 2.49-3.78]). Most commonly, procedural workarounds were observed, such as not scanning at all (36%), not scanning patients because they did not wear a wristband (28%), incorrect medication scanning, multiple medication scanning, and ignoring alert signals (11%). Common types of medication administration errors were omissions (78%), administration of non-ordered drugs (8.0%), and wrong doses given (6.0%). Discussion Workarounds are associated with medication administration errors in hospitals using BCMA. These data suggest that BCMA needs more post-implementation evaluation if it is to achieve the intended benefits for medication safety. Conclusion In hospitals using barcode-assisted medication administration, workarounds occurred in 66% of medication administrations and were associated with large numbers of medication administration errors.
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- Willem van der Veen
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of PharmacoTherapy, PharmacoEpidemiology and PharmaEconomics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of PharmacoTherapy, PharmacoEpidemiology and PharmaEconomics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, and the Institute of Health Science of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of PharmacoTherapy, PharmacoEpidemiology and PharmaEconomics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of PharmacoTherapy, PharmacoEpidemiology and PharmaEconomics, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Cresswell K, McKinstry B, Wolters M, Shah A, Sheikh A. Five key strategic priorities of integrating patient generated health data into United Kingdom electronic health records. JOURNAL OF INNOVATION IN HEALTH INFORMATICS 2019; 25:254-259. [PMID: 30672407 DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v25i4.1068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The integration of patient/person generated health data into clinical applications is a key strategic priority internationally. However, despite agreement on the overall direction of travel, there are still a range of challenges that inhibit progress in this area. These include technology-related factors (such as interoperability), use-related factors (such as data overload) and characteristics of the strategic environment (such as existing standards). Building on important policy deliberations from the United States that aim to navigate these challenges, we here apply emerging policy frameworks to the United Kingdom and outline five key priority areas that are intended to help policy makers make important strategic decisions in attempting to integrate patient/person generated data into electronic health records.
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- Kathrin Cresswell
- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh.
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Unintended Adverse Consequences of Health IT Implementation: Workflow Issues and Their Cascading Effects. HEALTH INFORMATICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16916-9_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ahmed Z, Jani Y, Franklin BD. Qualitative study exploring the phenomenon of multiple electronic prescribing systems within single hospital organisations. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:969. [PMID: 30547779 PMCID: PMC6295095 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3750-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background A previous census of electronic prescribing (EP) systems in England showed that more than half of hospitals with EP reported more than one EP system within the same hospital. Our objectives were to describe the rationale for having multiple EP systems within a single hospital, and to explore perceptions of stakeholders about the advantages and disadvantages of multiple systems including any impact on patient safety. Methods Hospitals were selected from previous census respondents. A decision matrix was developed to achieve a maximum variation sample, and snowball sampling used to recruit stakeholders of different professional backgrounds. We then used an a priori framework to guide and analyse semi-structured interviews. Results Ten participants, comprising pharmacists and doctors and a nurse, were interviewed from four hospitals. The findings suggest that use of multiple EP systems was not strategically planned. Three co-existing models of EP systems adoption in hospitals were identified: organisation-led, clinician-led and clinical network-led, which may have contributed to multiple systems use. Although there were some perceived benefits of multiple EP systems, particularly in niche specialities, many disadvantages were described. These included issues related to access, staff training, workflow, work duplication, and system interfacing. Fragmentation of documentation of the patient’s journey was a major safety concern. Discussion The complexity of EP systems’ adoption and deficiencies in IT strategic planning may have contributed to multiple EP systems use in the NHS. In the near to mid-term, multiple EP systems may remain in place in many English hospitals, which may create challenges to quality and patient safety. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-018-3750-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zamzam Ahmed
- Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK. .,The Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Pharmacy Department, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK. .,Department of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK.
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- Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK.,Centre for Medicines Optimisation Research and Education, Pharmacy Department, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2BU, UK
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- Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AX, UK.,The Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Pharmacy Department, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK
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Bouskill K, Smith-Morris C, Bresnick G, Cuadros J, Pedersen ER. Blind spots in telemedicine: a qualitative study of staff workarounds to resolve gaps in diabetes management. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:617. [PMID: 30086743 PMCID: PMC6081904 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3427-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Novel telemedicine platforms have expanded access to critical retinal screening into primary care settings. This increased access has contributed to improved retinal screening uptake for diabetic patients, particularly those treated in Federally Qualified Health Centers (‘safety net’ clinics). The aim of this study was to understand how the implementation of telemedical screening for diabetic retinopathy within primary care settings is improving the delivery of critical preventative services, while also introducing changes into clinic workflows and creating additional tasks and responsibilities within resource-constrained clinics. Methods A qualitative approach was employed to track workflows and perspectives from a range of medical personnel involved in the telemedicine platform for diabetic retinopathy screening and subsequent follow-up treatment. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and participant observation at three geographically-dispersed Federally Qualified Health Centers in California. Qualitative analysis was performed using standard thematic analytic approaches within a qualitative data analysis software program. Results The introduction of telemedicine platforms, such as diabetic retinopathy screening, into primary care settings is creating additional strain on medical personnel across the diabetes eye care management spectrum. Central issues are related to scheduling patients, issuing referrals for follow-up care and treatment, and challenges to improving adherence to treatment and diabetes management. These issues are overcome in many cases through workarounds, or when medical staff work outside of their job descriptions, purview, and permission to move patients through the diabetes management continuum. Conclusions This study demonstrates how the implementation of a novel telemedical platform for diabetic retinopathy screening contributes to the phenomenon of workarounds that account for additional tasks and patient volume. These workarounds should not be considered a sustainable model of health care delivery, but rather as an initial step to understanding where issues are and how clinics can adapt to the inclusion of telemedicine and ultimately increase access to care. The presence of workarounds suggests that as telemedicine is expanded, adequate resources, as well as collaborative, cross-sectoral co-design of new workflows must be simultaneously provided. Systematic bolstering of resources would contribute to more consistent success of telemedicine screening platforms and improved treatment and prevention of disease-related complications. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-018-3427-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kathryn Bouskill
- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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Shojania KG. Identifying vendors in studies of electronic health records: the editor replies. BMJ Qual Saf 2018; 27:e1. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Patterson ES. Workarounds to Intended Use of Health Information Technology: A Narrative Review of the Human Factors Engineering Literature. HUMAN FACTORS 2018; 60:281-292. [PMID: 29533682 DOI: 10.1177/0018720818762546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Objective To integrate and synthesize insights from recent studies of workarounds to the intended use of health information technology (HIT) by health care professionals. Background Systems are safest when the documentation of how work is done in policies and procedures closely matches what people actually do when they are working. Proactively identifying and managing workarounds to the intended use of technology, including deviations from expected workflows, can improve system safety. Method A narrative review of studies of workarounds with HIT was conducted to identify themes in the literature. Results Three themes were identified: (1) Users circumvented new additional steps in the workflow when using HIT, (2) interdisciplinary team members communicated via HIT in text fields that were intended for other purposes, and (3) locally developed paper-based and manual whiteboard systems were used instead of HIT to support situation awareness of individuals and groups; an example of a locally developed system was handwritten notes about a patient on a piece of paper folded up and carried in a nurse's pocket. Conclusion Workarounds were employed to avoid changes to workflow, enable interdisciplinary communication, coordinate activities, and have real-time portable access to summarized and synthesized information. Application Implications for practice include providing summary overview displays, explicitly supporting role-based communication and coordination through HIT, and reducing the risk to reputation due to electronic monitoring of individual performance.
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Baysari MT, Hardie RA, Lake R, Richardson L, McCullagh C, Gardo A, Westbrook J. Longitudinal study of user experiences of a CPOE system in a pediatric hospital. Int J Med Inform 2017; 109:5-14. [PMID: 29195706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the views of nurses and doctors during the early stages of implementation of a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system in a pediatric hospital and to examine changes in perceptions and reported behaviors as use of the CPOE system became routine. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were undertaken at four time points following CPOE implementation: during week one, week three, week six and then six months following implementation. In total, 122 users were interviewed. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Emergent themes were mapped to the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (e-TAM). RESULTS Initial perceptions were driven by unfamiliarity with the system. As users became more proficient and efficient in using the CPOE system, additional safety benefits become apparent. However, accompanying increased reports of benefits were reports of usability problems and new types of errors arising from CPOE use. Reports of workarounds appeared for the first time at 6-month interviews. These workarounds were adopted to allow routine work to continue and to attenuate some of the perceived negative consequences of CPOE, including delayed medications and reduced patient interaction. CONCLUSION This study is one of the first to examine changes in perceptions of CPOE at multiple points, demonstrating the trajectory of changes in views over time. It provides new information about the time point at which workarounds begin to be embedded in practice and are potentially most receptive to identification and remediation. It suggests an adaptive implementation and support program would be beneficial, as reported difficulties and concerns change during the first six months of use.
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- Melissa T Baysari
- Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia; St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW Australia.
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- Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
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- The Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems & Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
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Pelayo S, Santos R. Trends and Progress in Human Factors and Organizational Issues in 2016: Learning from Experience. Yearb Med Inform 2017; 26:92-95. [PMID: 29063543 DOI: 10.15265/iy-2017-026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective: To summarize significant research contributions on human factors and organizational issues in medical informatics published in 2016. Methods: An extensive search using PubMed/Medline and Web of Science® was conducted to identify the scientific contributions published in 2016 that address human factors and organizational issues in medical informatics. The selection process comprised three steps: (i) 15 candidate best papers were first selected by the two section editors, (ii) external reviewers from internationally renowned research teams reviewed each candidate best paper, and (iii) the final selection of five best papers was conducted by the editorial board of the Yearbook. Results: The five selected best papers present studies with rigorous methods, properly designed and described and are, therefore, efficiently reusable for other researches. Conclusion: Human factors and ergonomics- based interventions must be tailored to the context, but meaningful ways must be simultaneously found to generate a stronger evidence base for research and to provide efficient, easy to implement, and useful methods.
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Hackl WO, Ganslandt T. Clinical Information Systems as the Backbone of a Complex Information Logistics Process: Findings from the Clinical Information Systems Perspective for 2016. Yearb Med Inform 2017; 26:103-109. [PMID: 29063547 DOI: 10.15265/iy-2017-023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective: To summarize recent research and to propose a selection of best papers published in 2016 in the field of Clinical Information Systems (CIS). Method: The query used to retrieve the articles for the CIS section of the 2016 edition of the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics was reused. It again aimed at identifying relevant publications in the field of CIS from PubMed and Web of Science and comprised search terms from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) catalog as well as additional free text search terms. The retrieved articles were categorized in a multi-pass review carried out by the two section editors. The final selection of candidate papers was then peer-reviewed by Yearbook editors and external reviewers. Based on the review results, the best papers were then chosen at the selection meeting with the IMIA Yearbook editorial board. Text mining, term co-occurrence mapping, and topic modelling techniques were used to get an overview on the content of the retrieved articles. Results: The query was carried out in mid-January 2017, yielding a consolidated result set of 2,190 articles published in 921 different journals. Out of them, 14 papers were nominated as candidate best papers and three of them were finally selected as the best papers of the CIS field. The content analysis of the articles revealed the broad spectrum of topics covered by CIS research. Conclusions: The CIS field is multi-dimensional and complex. It is hard to draw a well-defined outline between CIS and other domains or other sections of the IMIA Yearbook. The trends observed in the previous years are progressing. Clinical information systems are more than just sociotechnical systems for data collection, processing, exchange, presentation, and archiving. They are the backbone of a complex, trans-institutional information logistics process.
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Ovretveit J, Wu A, Street R, Thimbleby H, Thilo F, Hannawa A. Using and choosing digital health technologies: a communications science perspective. J Health Organ Manag 2017; 31:28-37. [PMID: 28260405 DOI: 10.1108/jhom-07-2016-0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore a non-technical overview for leaders and researchers about how to use a communications perspective to better assess, design and use digital health technologies (DHTs) to improve healthcare performance and to encourage more research into implementation and use of these technologies. Design/methodology/approach Narrative overview, showing through examples the issues and benefits of introducing DHTs for healthcare performance and the insights that communications science brings to their design and use. Findings Communications research has revealed the many ways in which people communicate in non-verbal ways, and how this can be lost or degraded in digitally mediated forms. These losses are often not recognized, can increase risks to patients and reduce staff satisfaction. Yet digital technologies also contribute to improving healthcare performance and staff morale if skillfully designed and implemented. Research limitations/implications Researchers are provided with an introduction to the limitations of the research and to how communications science can contribute to a multidisciplinary research approach to evaluating and assisting the implementation of these technologies to improve healthcare performance. Practical implications Using this overview, managers are more able to ask questions about how the new DHTs will affect healthcare and take a stronger role in implementing these technologies to improve performance. Originality/value New insights into the use and understanding of DHTs from applying the new multidiscipline of communications science. A situated communications perspective helps to assess how a new technology can complement rather than degrade professional relationships and how safer implementation and use of these technologies can be devised.
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Communication, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Applied Research and Development in Nursing, Health Division, Bern University of Applied Sciences , Bern, Switzerland
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- Center for the Advancement of Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety (CAHQS), Faculty of Communication Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) , Lugano, Switzerland
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Sasso L, Bagnasco A, Aleo G, Catania G, Dasso N, Zanini MP, Watson R. Incorporating nursing complexity in reimbursement coding systems: the potential impact on missed care. BMJ Qual Saf 2017; 26:929-932. [PMID: 28971888 PMCID: PMC5739851 DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Loredana Sasso
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy
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- University of Hull, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK
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Baysari MT, Del Gigante J, Moran M, Sandaradura I, Li L, Richardson KL, Sandhu A, Lehnbom EC, Westbrook JI, Day RO. Redesign of computerized decision support to improve antimicrobial prescribing. A controlled before-and-after study. Appl Clin Inform 2017; 8:949-963. [PMID: 28905978 PMCID: PMC6220696 DOI: 10.4338/aci2017040069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the impact of the introduction of new pre-written orders for antimicrobials in a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system on 1) accuracy of documented indications for antimicrobials in the CPOE system, 2) appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing, and 3) compliance with the hospital's antimicrobial policy. Prescriber opinions of the new decision support were also explored to determine why the redesign was effective or ineffective in altering prescribing practices. METHODS The study comprised two parts: a controlled pre-post study and qualitative interviews. The intervention involved the redesign of pre-written orders for half the antimicrobials so that approved indications were incorporated into pre-written orders. 555 antimicrobials prescribed before (September - October, 2013) and 534 antimicrobials prescribed after (March - April, 2015) the intervention on all general wards of a hospital were audited by study pharmacists. Eleven prescribers participated in semi-structured interviews. RESULTS Redesign of computerized decision support did not result in more appropriate or compliant antimicrobial prescribing, nor did it improve accuracy of indication documentation in the CPOE system (Intervention antimicrobials: appropriateness 49% vs. 50%; compliance 44% vs. 42%; accuracy 58% vs. 38%; all p>0.05). Via our interviews with prescribers we identified five main reasons for this, primarily that indications entered into the CPOE system were not monitored or followed-up, and that the antimicrobial approval process did not align well with prescriber workflow. CONCLUSION Redesign of pre-written orders to incorporate appropriate indications did not improve antimicrobial prescribing. Workarounds are likely when compliance with hospital policy creates additional work for prescribers or when system usability is poor. Implementation of IT, in the absence of support or follow-up, is unlikely to achieve all anticipated benefits.
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- Melissa T Baysari
- Melissa T. Baysari, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Level 6 75 Talavera Rd, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 Australia, Phone +612 98502416,
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McDonald KM, Su G, Lisker S, Patterson ES, Sarkar U. Implementation science for ambulatory care safety: a novel method to develop context-sensitive interventions to reduce quality gaps in monitoring high-risk patients. Implement Sci 2017; 12:79. [PMID: 28646886 PMCID: PMC5483297 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-017-0609-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Missed evidence-based monitoring in high-risk conditions (e.g., cancer) leads to delayed diagnosis. Current technological solutions fail to close this safety gap. In response, we aim to demonstrate a novel method to identify common vulnerabilities across clinics and generate attributes for context-flexible population-level monitoring solutions for widespread implementation to improve quality. METHODS Based on interviews with staff in otolaryngology, pulmonary, urology, breast, and gastroenterology clinics at a large urban publicly funded health system, we applied journey mapping to co-develop a visual representation of how patients are monitored for high-risk conditions. Using a National Academies framework and context-sensitivity theory, we identified common systems vulnerabilities and developed preliminary concepts for improving the robustness for monitoring patients with high-risk conditions ("design seeds" for potential solutions). Finally, we conducted a face validity and prioritization assessment of the design seeds with the original interviewees. RESULTS We identified five high-risk situations for potentially consequential diagnostic delays arising from suboptimal patient monitoring. All situations related to detection of cancer (head and neck, lung, prostate, breast, and colorectal). With clinic participants we created 5 journey maps, each representing specialty clinic workflow directed at evidence-based monitoring. System vulnerabilities common to the different clinics included challenges with: data systems, communications handoffs, population-level tracking, and patient activities. Clinic staff ranked 13 design seeds (e.g., keep patient list up to date, use triggered notifications) addressing these vulnerabilities. Each design seed has unique evaluation criteria for the usefulness of potential solutions developed from the seed. CONCLUSIONS We identified and ranked 13 design seeds that characterize situations that clinicians described 'wake them up at night', and thus could reduce their anxiety, save time, and improve monitoring of high-risk patients. We anticipate that the design seed approach promotes robust and context-sensitive solutions to safety and quality problems because it provides a human-centered link between the experienced problem and various solutions that can be tested for viability. The study also demonstrates a novel integration of industrial and human factors methods (journey mapping, process tracing and design seeds) linked to implementation theory for use in designing interventions that anticipate and reduce implementation challenges.
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- Kathryn M. McDonald
- University of California Berkeley, School of Public Health, 50 University Hall, Berkeley, 94720 CA USA
- Stanford University, Center for Health Policy/Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research, 117 Encina Commons, Stanford, 94305 CA USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, 94110 CA USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, 94110 CA USA
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- Ohio State University, College of Medicine, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Health Information Management and Systems, 453 W 10th Ave, Columbus, 43210 OH USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, 94110 CA USA
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Cresswell KM, Blandford A, Sheikh A. Drawing on human factors engineering to evaluate the effectiveness of health information technology. J R Soc Med 2017; 110:309-315. [PMID: 28537105 DOI: 10.1177/0141076817712252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Kathrin M Cresswell
- 1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
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- 2 Institute of Digital Health, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- 1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
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Farre A, Bem D, Heath G, Shaw K, Cummins C. Perceptions and experiences of the implementation, management, use and optimisation of electronic prescribing systems in hospital settings: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e011858. [PMID: 27401366 PMCID: PMC4947719 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is increasing evidence that electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) or computerised provider/physician order entry (CPOE) systems can improve the quality and safety of healthcare services. However, it has also become clear that their implementation is not straightforward and may create unintended or undesired consequences once in use. In this context, qualitative approaches have been particularly useful and their interpretative synthesis could make an important and timely contribution to the field. This review will aim to identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative studies on ePrescribing/CPOE in hospital settings, with or without clinical decision support. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Data sources will include the following bibliographic databases: MEDLINE, MEDLINE In Process, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Social Policy and Practice via Ovid, CINAHL via EBSCO, The Cochrane Library (CDSR, DARE and CENTRAL databases), Nursing and Allied Health Sources, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts via ProQuest and SCOPUS. In addition, other sources will be searched for ongoing studies (ClinicalTrials.gov) and grey literature: Healthcare Management Information Consortium, Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Web of Science) and Sociological abstracts. Studies will be independently screened for eligibility by 2 reviewers. Qualitative studies, either standalone or in the context of mixed-methods designs, reporting the perspectives of any actors involved in the implementation, management and use of ePrescribing/CPOE systems in hospital-based care settings will be included. Data extraction will be conducted by 2 reviewers using a piloted form. Quality appraisal will be based on criteria from the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist and Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. Studies will not be excluded based on quality assessment. A postsynthesis sensitivity analysis will be undertaken. Data analysis will follow the thematic synthesis method. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study does not require ethical approval as primary data will not be collected. The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42016035552.
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- Albert Farre
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Research and Development, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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