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Sinnott C, Georgiadis A, Park J, Dixon-Woods M. Impacts of Operational Failures on Primary Care Physicians' Work: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of the Literature. Ann Fam Med 2020; 18:159-168. [PMID: 32152021 PMCID: PMC7062478 DOI: 10.1370/afm.2485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Operational failures are system-level errors in the supply of information, equipment, and materials to health care personnel. We aimed to review and synthesize the research literature to determine how operational failures in primary care affect the work of primary care physicians. METHODS We conducted a critical interpretive synthesis. We searched 7 databases for papers published in English from database inception until October 2017 for primary research of any design that addressed problems interfering with primary care physicians' work. All potentially eligible titles/abstracts were screened by 1 reviewer; 30% were subject to second screening. We conducted an iterative critique, analysis, and synthesis of included studies. RESULTS Our search retrieved 8,544 unique citations. Though no paper explicitly referred to "operational failures," we identified 95 papers that conformed to our general definition. The included studies show a gap between what physicians perceived they should be doing and what they were doing, which was strongly linked to operational failures-including those relating to technology, information, and coordination-over which physicians often had limited control. Operational failures actively configured physicians' work by requiring significant compensatory labor to deliver the goals of care. This labor was typically unaccounted for in scheduling or reward systems and had adverse consequences for physician and patient experience. CONCLUSIONS Primary care physicians' efforts to compensate for suboptimal work systems are often concealed, risking an incomplete picture of the work they do and problems they routinely face. Future research must identify which operational failures are highest impact and tractable to improvement.
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- Carol Sinnott
- THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- THIS Institute (The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute), University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- ICON Plc, The Translation & Innovation Hub Building, Imperial College London, LondonUnited Kingdom
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Variation in Physicians' Electronic Health Record Documentation and Potential Patient Harm from That Variation. J Gen Intern Med 2019; 34:2355-2367. [PMID: 31183688 PMCID: PMC6848521 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physician-to-physician variation in electronic health record (EHR) documentation not driven by patients' clinical status could be harmful. OBJECTIVE Measure variation in completion of common clinical documentation domains. Identify perceived causes and effects of variation and strategies to mitigate negative effects. DESIGN Sequential, explanatory, mixed methods using log data from a commercial EHR vendor and semi-structured interviews with outpatient primary care practices. PARTICIPANTS Quantitative: 170,332 encounters led by 809 physicians in 237 practices. Qualitative: 40 interviewees in 10 practices. MAIN MEASURES Interquartile range (IQR) of the proportion of encounters in which a physician completed documentation, for each documentation category. Multilevel linear regression measured the proportion of variation at the physician level. KEY RESULTS Five clinical documentation categories had substantial and statistically significant (p < 0.001) variation at the physician level after accounting for state, organization, and practice levels: (1) discussing results (IQR = 50.8%, proportion of variation explained by physician level = 78.1%); (2) assessment and diagnosis (IQR = 60.4%, physician-level variation = 76.0%); (3) problem list (IQR = 73.1%, physician-level variation = 70.1%); (4) review of systems (IQR = 62.3%, physician-level variation = 67.7%); and (5) social history (IQR = 53.3%, physician-level variation = 62.2%). Drivers of variation from interviews included user preferences and EHR designs with multiple places to record similar information. Variation was perceived to create documentation inefficiencies and risk patient harm due to missed or misinterpreted information. Mitigation strategies included targeted user training during EHR implementation and practice meetings focused on documentation standardization. CONCLUSIONS Physician-to-physician variation in EHR documentation impedes effective and safe use of EHRs, but there are potential strategies to mitigate negative consequences.
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Yehia E, Boshnak H, AbdelGaber S, Abdo A, Elzanfaly DS. Ontology-based clinical information extraction from physician's free-text notes. J Biomed Inform 2019; 98:103276. [PMID: 31473365 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2019.103276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Documenting clinical notes in electronic health records might affect physician's workflow. In this paper, an Ontology-based clinical information extraction system, OB-CIE, has been developed. OB-CIE system provides a method for extracting clinical concepts from physician's free-text notes and converts the unstructured clinical notes to structured information to be accessed in electronic health records. OB-CIE system can help physicians to document visit notes without changing their workflow. For recognizing named entities of clinical concepts, ontology concepts have been used to construct a dictionary of semantic categories, then, exact dictionary matching method has been used to match noun phrases to their semantic categories. A rule-based approach has been used to classify clinical sentences to their predefined categories. The system evaluation results have achieved an F-measure of 94.90% and 97.80% for concepts classification and sentences classification, respectively. The results have showed that OB-CIE system performed well on extracting clinical concepts compared with data mining techniques. The system can be used in another field by adapting its ontology and extraction rule set.
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- Engy Yehia
- Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt; Business Information Systems Department, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
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- General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Information Systems Department, Faculty of Computers and Information, Helwan University, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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Bei-Lei L, Yong-Xia M, Fa-Yang M, Zhen-Xiang Z, Qin C, Ming-Ming S, Yuan-Yuan F. Current status and nurses' perceptions of the electronic tabular nursing records in Henan, China. J Nurs Manag 2018; 27:616-624. [PMID: 30267617 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To survey the types of Electronic Nursing Records used and to explore nurses' perceptions in the hospitals in Henan Province, China. BACKGROUND There are few studies about status of electronic nursing documents from nurses' view. METHOD A cross-sectional study of 3,586 nurses using a web-based questionnaire was conducted. RESULTS Approximately 98% of the nurses were college graduates or had higher degrees, with 46% of the nurses managed more than nine beds per nurse each day. About 27% spent more than two hours daily writing records with a further 38% spending between 1 and 2 hr. However, only 52% realized professional nursing records should be archived and fewer than 80% knew the importance and significance of preserving fundamental nursing records. CONCLUSION Although nurses' educational level in Henan is high, the younger age of them (i.e., less experience) and heavy workload may lead to inferior quality of ENR. Nurses' awareness of the importance and legal significance of documents needs improvement. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Our results may provide detailed evidence of the time consuming as well as nurses' knowledge of, abilities in, and opinions about record-keeping in developed countries and bring potential clinical implications for the nursing managers worldwide.
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- Lin Bei-Lei
- Nursing School of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China
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- Nursing School of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China
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- Hormel Cancer Institute, Zhengzhou City, China
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- Nursing School of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China
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- Nursing School of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China
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Doctors' Attitude and Willingness to Use Electronic Medical Records at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. Online J Public Health Inform 2018; 10:e211. [PMID: 30349629 PMCID: PMC6194102 DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v10i2.8416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There have been few studies conducted on Electronic Medical Records (EMR) among medical doctors who practice in resource limited settings. This study aimed to assess the attitude to and willingness of medical doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital to use EMR and to identify the factors that are associated with the willingness to use EMR. METHODS A stratified sampling method was used to select medical doctors to participate in the study according to their experience and professional cadre. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data which were entered and analyzed using the Epi-info version 7 software. Statistically significant associations were tested using the chi-square and fishers exact tests. RESULTS There were 202 participants in the study. All (100%) had good attitude towards EMR. Nearly all of them (96.54%) were willing to use EMR. There was no significant association between age, gender and willingness to use EMR. However, there was a statistically significant association with work duration and IT skills (p< 0.05). CONCLUSION Work duration and IT skills are significant factors in determining the willingness to use EMR. There is therefore a need to include IT skills acquisition in medical training so as to increase the chance of use of EMR.
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Yu P, Qian S. Developing a theoretical model and questionnaire survey instrument to measure the success of electronic health records in residential aged care. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190749. [PMID: 29315323 PMCID: PMC5760016 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Electronic health records (EHR) are introduced into healthcare organizations worldwide to improve patient safety, healthcare quality and efficiency. A rigorous evaluation of this technology is important to reduce potential negative effects on patient and staff, to provide decision makers with accurate information for system improvement and to ensure return on investment. Therefore, this study develops a theoretical model and questionnaire survey instrument to assess the success of organizational EHR in routine use from the viewpoint of nursing staff in residential aged care homes. The proposed research model incorporates six variables in the reformulated DeLone and McLean information systems success model: system quality, information quality, service quality, use, user satisfaction and net benefits. Two variables training and self-efficacy were also incorporated into the model. A questionnaire survey instrument was designed to measure the eight variables in the model. After a pilot test, the measurement scale was used to collect data from 243 nursing staff members in 10 residential aged care homes belonging to three management groups in Australia. Partial least squares path modeling was conducted to validate the model. The validated EHR systems success model predicts the impact of the four antecedent variables—training, self-efficacy, system quality and information quality—on the net benefits, the indicator of EHR systems success, through the intermittent variables use and user satisfaction. A 24-item measurement scale was developed to quantitatively evaluate the performance of an EHR system. The parsimonious EHR systems success model and the measurement scale can be used to benchmark EHR systems success across organizations and units and over time.
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- Ping Yu
- Centre for IT-enabled Transformation, School of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for IT-enabled Transformation, School of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Taylor DN. A Literature Review of Electronic Health Records in Chiropractic Practice: Common Challenges and Solutions. JOURNAL OF CHIROPRACTIC HUMANITIES 2017; 24:31-40. [PMID: 29463965 PMCID: PMC5812902 DOI: 10.1016/j.echu.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to review the literature on current challenges and propose solutions for the optimal utilization of the electronic health records (EHRs) in chiropractic practice. METHODS A search was performed in the PubMed, Index of Chiropractic Literature, and Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases from November 2005 to February 2015. A combination of the following key words was used: electronic health records, electronic medical records, implementation, documentation, benefits, and challenges. Articles were categorized into common problems and solutions. These were filtered by application to chiropractic or educational institutions. RESULTS The search resulted in 45 papers, which included case reports of EHR implementation, governmental insurance reports, commentaries, controlled studies, narrative reviews of past experiences with conversion from paper systems, and the implementation of EHRs in small offices and chiropractic offices. Minimal literature was found that directly related to chiropractic EHRs. Improper utilization, incorrect use of the software, faulty implementation, workflow burdens, financial considerations, and insufficient training were found to negatively affect the quality of the record. CONCLUSIONS Documentation errors are often innate in the EHR software. Improper utilization, insufficient training, or difficulty in integration of the EHR into the clinical office setting results in poor implementation of the electronic version of the clinical record. Solutions that may decrease documentation errors include EHR training, continued financial incentives, and appropriate implementation process and utilization of available software features.
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- David N. Taylor
- Corresponding author: David N. Taylor, DC, 5912 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, TX 77505. Tel.: +1-282-998-5718.5912 Spencer HighwayPasadenaTX
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Charney P. Computer Technology and the Nutrition Support Professional: Make It Work For You! Nutr Clin Pract 2017; 22:421-7. [PMID: 17644696 DOI: 10.1177/0115426507022004421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Healthcare professionals caring for patients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition (PN) are faced with the need to develop and expand their technologic skills. Patients and their caregivers are finding information from the Internet that healthcare professionals are then tasked with evaluating for accuracy and veracity. Healthcare professionals themselves must be able to rapidly find information to answer clinical questions that arise during daily practice. Information-seeking skills must be well developed in order to find information from the Internet, as well as in the professional literature. Such skills include the ability to formulate a search strategy that limits extraneous results as much as possible yet ensures that relevant results are not missed. In addition, electronic health records are being implemented in many facilities now, with a national goal of an electronic health record in place by 2014. Clinicians must be involved with implementation at all stages, including planning, purchasing, implementing, and evaluating an electronic system. Electronic health records can include very sophisticated components that provide for computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and decision support. Nutrition support must be an integral part of these systems. This paper provides some background information on the Internet and the World Wide Web, along with strategies to find information using search engines. Information is also provided on the use of MEDLINE to search medical literature. Finally, a brief overview of the electronic health record is provided, with suggestions for involvement by nutrition support clinicians in implementation of electronic health records in the workplace.
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- Pamela Charney
- Nutrition Sciences, 305B Raitt Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98095, USA.
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Transformational Impact of Health Information Technology on the Clinical Practice of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 2017; 26:55-66. [PMID: 27837942 DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Compared with other medical specialties, psychiatrists have been slower adopters of health information technology (IT) practices, such as electronic health records (EHRs). This delay in implementation could compromise patient safety and impede integration into accountable care organizations and multidisciplinary treatment settings. This article focuses on optimizing use of EHRs for clinical practice, leveraging health IT to improve quality of care, and focusing on the potential for future growth in health IT in child and adolescent psychiatric practice. Aligning with other medical fields and focusing on transparency of mental health treatment will help psychiatrists reach parity with other medical specialties.
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George J, McCaig DJ, Bond CM, Cunningham ITS, Diack HL, Watson AM, Stewart DC. Supplementary Prescribing: Early Experiences of Pharmacists in Great Britain. Ann Pharmacother 2016; 40:1843-50. [PMID: 16968824 DOI: 10.1345/aph.1h227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background: Pharmacists in Great Britain can undertake supplementary prescribing (SP) after training at a higher education institution and completing a “period of learning in practice” in accordance with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) curriculum. Objective: To explore SP pharmacists' early experiences of prescribing and their perceptions of the prescribing course. Methods: A questionnaire was mailed to all RPSGB prescribers (N = 518, on June 1, 2005; 30 used in pilot questionnaire). Predictors of pharmacists starting to practice SP were identified in univariate analysis, and significant variables were further tested in multivariate analysis. Results: The respondents (n = 401; 82.2%) were mainly female (270; 67.3%), had more than 20 years' experience as a pharmacist (123; 30.7%), worked in hospital settings (160; 39.9%), and focused on cardiovascular conditions (143; 35.7%) during their period of learning in practice. The median course satisfaction score, on a scale of 3 to 15 (lowest to highest), was 10. Practicing SP was self-reported by 195 (48.6%) respondents, 154 (79%) of whom had written a prescription. Ninety (58.4%) of the first prescriptions were written in primary care settings. Better patient management was regarded as the major benefit by 139 (71.3%) of those engaged in SP, while funding issues were identified by 71 (36.4%) as major barriers in implementing the practice. Lack of organizational recognition of SP was the main reason given (37; 18%) for those not commencing the practice. Independent predictors of those practicing SP included a longer time since registering as prescriber (p < 0.001); confidence of pharmacists in their prescribing abilities (p < 0.001); practicing in a setting other than community pharmacy (p = 0.001); and training in cardiovascular conditions or multiple conditions during the period of learning in practice (p = 0.005). Conclusions: Pharmacists have made progress in implementing SP, which is perceived by pharmacist prescribers as beneficial for both patients and themselves. Pharmacists need more support in terms of infrastructure and integration into the healthcare team to overcome some of the barriers to implementing SP.
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- Johnson George
- School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Amid growing focus on individual physician performance, it is timely to examine what evidence exists that physicians can be facilitators and leaders for health care quality improvement in their local health care environments. Despite the importance of governmental policy and national initiatives, change in health care quality must occur in the context of local communities. Therefore, individual physician involvement, working with other local health care leaders and providers, will be crucial to future quality improvement. The objectives of this article are as follows: (1) outline why physicians must be involved in quality improvement, (2) delineate the barriers and facilitators to physician involvement, and (3) discuss how medical certification boards can facilitate greater physician involvement in quality improvement.
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- Eric S Holmboe
- American Board of Internal Medicine, 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA.
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Menachemi N, Ford EW, Beitsch LM, Brooks RG. Incomplete EHR Adoption: Late Uptake of Patient Safety and Cost Control Functions. Am J Med Qual 2016; 22:319-26. [PMID: 17804391 DOI: 10.1177/1062860607304990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Many functions important to realizing the full potential from electronic health records (EHRs) may not be selected by all physicians using EHRs in the ambulatory setting. This article examines the extent to which EHR systems used by Florida physicians include functionalities that the Institute of Medicine has designated as being critical for optimal performance. Results indicate that EHR systems used by recent adopters, when compared with early adopters, appear to be missing key patient safety and cost control functions. Overall, many physicians are only partially adopting EHR technologies, suggesting that published adoption rates may be exaggerating the true rate of diffusion.
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- Nir Menachemi
- Center on Patient Safety, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee 32306-4300, USA.
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McCullough CM, Wang JJ, Parsons AS, Shih SC. Quality measure performance in small practices before and after electronic health record adoption. EGEMS 2015; 3:1131. [PMID: 25848635 PMCID: PMC4371508 DOI: 10.13063/2327-9214.1131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Introduction: To date, little research has been published on the impact that the transition from paper-based record keeping to the use of electronic health records (EHR) has on performance on clinical quality measures. This study examines whether small, independent medical practices improved in their performance on nine clinical quality measures soon after adopting EHRs. Methods: Data abstracted by manual review of paper and electronic charts for 6,007 patients across 35 small, primary care practices were used to calculate rates of nine clinical quality measures two years before and up to two years after EHR adoption. Results: For seven measures, population-level performance rates did not change before EHR adoption. Rates of antithrombotic therapy and smoking status recorded increased soon after EHR adoption; increases in blood pressure control occurred later. Rates of hemoglobin A1c testing, BMI recorded, and cholesterol testing decreased before rebounding; smoking cessation intervention, hemoglobin A1c control and cholesterol control did not significantly change. Discussion: The effect of EHR adoption on performance on clinical quality measures is mixed. To improve performance, practices may need to develop new workflows and adapt to different documentation methods after EHR adoption. Conclusions: In the short term, EHRs may facilitate documentation of information needed for improving the delivery of clinical preventive services. Policies and incentive programs intended to drive improvement should include in their timelines consideration of the complexity of clinical tasks and documentation needed to capture performance on measures when developing timelines, and should also include assistance with workflow redesign to fully integrate EHRs into medical practice.
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Safadi H, Chan D, Dawes M, Roper M, Faraj S. Open-source health information technology: A case study of electronic medical records. HEALTH POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2014.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Lim MC, Patel RP, Lee VS, Weeks PD, Barber MK, Watnik MR. The long-term financial and clinical impact of an electronic health record on an academic ophthalmology practice. J Ophthalmol 2015; 2015:329819. [PMID: 25810920 PMCID: PMC4354962 DOI: 10.1155/2015/329819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose. To examine financial and clinical work productivity outcomes associated with the use of the electronic health record (EHR). Methods. 191,360 billable clinical encounters were analyzed for 12 clinical providers over a 9-year study period during which an EHR was implemented. Main outcome measures were clinical revenues collected per provider and secondary outcomes were charge capture, patient visit coding levels, transcription costs, patient visit volume per provider, digital drawing, and digital imaging volume. Results. The difference in inflation adjusted net clinical revenue per provider per year did not change significantly in the period after EHR implementation (mean = $404,198; SD = $17,912) than before (mean = $411,420; SD = $39,366) (P = 0.746). Charge capture, the proportion of higher- and lower-level visit codes for new and established patients, and patient visits per provider remained stable. A total savings of $188,951 in transcription costs occurred over a 4-year time period post-EHR implementation. The rate of drawing the ophthalmic exam in the EHR was low (mean = 2.28%; SD = 0.05%) for all providers. Conclusions. This study did not show a clear financial gain after EHR implementation in an academic ophthalmology practice. Ophthalmologists do not rely on drawings to document the ophthalmic exam; instead, the ophthalmic exam becomes text-driven in a paperless world.
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- Michele C. Lim
- UC Davis Health System Eye Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- UC Davis Health System Eye Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- UC Davis Health System Eye Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- UC Davis Health System Eye Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- UC Davis Health System Eye Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, 4860 Y Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, California State University, East Bay
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e-Business connections in the health sector: IT challenges and the effects of practice size. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION 2015. [DOI: 10.1017/s1833367200002571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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AbstractThe use of information technology (IT) in the health sector is critically important for enhanced patient care and ultimately cost savings. However, the uptake of IT in health has been slow when compared with other industry sectors, due to the range of issues and IT inconsistencies associated with the needs of its stakeholders. This study explored the challenges experienced by 108 New Zealand medical practitioners in their IT interface with other key primary and secondary health providers. We found IT interface challenges were negatively related to e-business activity (receiving) but held no effect on e-business activity (sending). Further, we tested for and found significant moderating effects of practice size, based on patient numbers. Large practices were able to buffer the negative influence of IT interface challenges on e-business activity (receiving), while small practices were severely hampered by IT interface challenges. The implications of operating in a modular industry structure are discussed.
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Baird A, Furukawa MF, Raghu TS. Understanding Contingencies Associated with the Early Adoption of Customer-Facing Web Portals. J MANAGE INFORM SYST 2014. [DOI: 10.2753/mis0742-1222290210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- b Department of Health and Human Services, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Washington, DC
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- c Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) Program, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
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Gillette C, Prunty L, Wolcott J, Broedel-Zaugg K. A new lexicon for polypharmacy: Implications for research, practice, and education. Res Social Adm Pharm 2014; 11:468-71. [PMID: 25280463 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 08/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Previous research suggests that polypharmacy is a significant challenge for health care systems. However, polypharmacy has been defined in at least 24 distinct ways, which has understandably caused confusion among researchers, educators, and students in health care. Previous definitions of polypharmacy capture what could be both inappropriate therapy, i.e. too many medications, as well as evidence-based therapy that is appropriate. Previous research has tried to focus on the number of medications a patient is prescribed to define polypharmacy; however only focusing on the number of medications a patient is taking may be of limited value in determining whether that patient will experience an adverse event. This paper proposes a lexicon change for polypharmacy. It suggests that in future research, polypharmacy be defined as patients going to more than one pharmacy for their prescriptions. The authors also proffer a new term, 'extraordinary prescribing,' to define patients who are taking medications that are either grossly excessive or not beneficial for that patient. This definition is different than the current use of polypharmacy because the number of medications a patient is taking is irrelevant, especially if that patient has multiple chronic diseases. This paper is meant to start a dialog within the health services research community to inform future research that examines why inefficient prescribing may harm patients and the broader health care system.
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- Chris Gillette
- Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration, and Research, 1 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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- Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration, and Research, 1 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration, and Research, 1 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Administration, and Research, 1 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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Ajami S, Arab-Chadegani R. Barriers to implement Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Mater Sociomed 2014; 25:213-5. [PMID: 24167440 PMCID: PMC3804410 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2013.25.213-215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Introduction: During the past 20 years, with huge advances in information technology and particularly in the areas of health, various forms of electronic records have been studied, analyzed, designed or implemented. An Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is defined as digitally stored healthcare information throughout an individual’s lifetime with the purpose of supporting continuity of care, education, and research. The EHRs may include such things as observations, laboratory tests, medical images, treatments, therapies; drugs administered, patient identifying information, legal permissions, and so on. Despite of the potential benefits of electronic health records, implement of this project facing with barriers and restriction ,that the most of these limitations are cost constraints, technical limitations, standardization limits, attitudinal constraints–behavior of individuals and organizational constraints. Aim: The aim of this study was to express the main barriers to implement EHRs. Methods: This study was unsystematic-review study. The literature was searched on main barriers to implement EHRs with the help of library, books, conference proceedings, data bank, and also searches engines available at Google, Google scholar. For our searches, we employed the following keywords and their combinations: Electronic health record, implement, obstacle, and information technology in the searching areas of title, keywords, abstract, and full text. Results and discussion: In this study, more than 43 articles and reports were collected and 32 of them were selected based on their relevancy. Many studies indicate that the most important factor than other limitations to implement the EHR are resistance to change.
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- Sima Ajami
- Department of Health Information Technology, Health Management & Economics Research Center, School of Medical Management and Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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A sociotechnical approach to successful electronic health record implementation: five best practices for clinical nurse specialists. CLIN NURSE SPEC 2014; 27:283-5. [PMID: 24107749 DOI: 10.1097/nur.0b013e3182a872e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Rising healthcare costs coupled with patient safety considerations and quality of care have become major concerns for healthcare purchasers, providers, and policymakers. Health information technology, particularly the electronic health record (EHR), is posed as a solution to address these concerns by delivering greater efficiencies and improved quality of care. Despite the national movement toward EHR adoption, successful EHR implementation continues to be challenging for many healthcare organizations, both large and small. This article uses sociotechnical systems theory as a framework to discuss 5 best practice guidelines for EHR implementation and outlines what clinical nurse specialists can do to make the process successful.
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Bordson SJ, Atayee RS, Ma JD, Best BM. Tricyclic Antidepressants: Is Your Patient Taking Them? Observations on Adherence and Unreported Use Using Prescriber-Reported Medication Lists and Urine Drug Testing. PAIN MEDICINE 2014; 15:355-63. [DOI: 10.1111/pme.12300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Middleton B, Bloomrosen M, Dente MA, Hashmat B, Koppel R, Overhage JM, Payne TH, Rosenbloom ST, Weaver C, Zhang J. Enhancing patient safety and quality of care by improving the usability of electronic health record systems: recommendations from AMIA. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2013; 20:e2-8. [PMID: 23355463 PMCID: PMC3715367 DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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In response to mounting evidence that use of electronic medical record systems may cause unintended consequences, and even patient harm, the AMIA Board of Directors convened a Task Force on Usability to examine evidence from the literature and make recommendations. This task force was composed of representatives from both academic settings and vendors of electronic health record (EHR) systems. After a careful review of the literature and of vendor experiences with EHR design and implementation, the task force developed 10 recommendations in four areas: (1) human factors health information technology (IT) research, (2) health IT policy, (3) industry recommendations, and (4) recommendations for the clinician end-user of EHR software. These AMIA recommendations are intended to stimulate informed debate, provide a plan to increase understanding of the impact of usability on the effective use of health IT, and lead to safer and higher quality care with the adoption of useful and usable EHR systems.
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- Blackford Middleton
- Clinical Informatics Research and Development, Partners HealthCare System, Harvard Medical School, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481, USA.
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Prevalence of copied information by attendings and residents in critical care progress notes. Crit Care Med 2013; 41:382-8. [PMID: 23263617 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3182711a1c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and mechanism of copying among ICU physicians using an electronic medical record. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Medical ICU of an urban, academic medical center. PATIENTS Two thousand sixty-eight progress notes of 135 patients generated by 62 residents and 11 attending physicians between August 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS EIghty-two percent of all residents and 74% of all attending notes contained greater than or equal to 20% copied information (p = 0.001). Although residents authored more copied notes than attendings, residents copied less information between notes than attendings (55% vs. 61%, p < 0.001). Following greater than or equal to 1 day off, residents copied less often from their own prior notes compared to attendings (66% vs. 94%, p < 0.001). Of the copied information following a day off, there was no difference in the amount of information copied into notes of residents (59%) or attendings (61%, p = 0.17). In a regression model of attending notes, no patient factors were associated with copying. However, the levels of copying among attendings varied from 41% to 82% (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Copying among attendings and residents was common in this ICU-based cohort, with residents copying more frequently and attendings copying more information per note. The only factor that was independently associated with attending copying was the attending. Further studies should focus on further elucidating the factors influencing copying in the ICU and the effects of copying on patient outcomes.
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Holmboe ES, Arnold GK, Weng W, Lipner R. Current yardsticks may be inadequate for measuring quality improvements from the medical home. Health Aff (Millwood) 2013; 29:859-66. [PMID: 20439872 DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Health reform legislation grants authority for patient-centered medical home pilot projects to test changes in the way primary care is provided. There is concern that using a measurement tool to qualify medical homes that is solely based on the presence or absence of "system elements" may miss the point conceptually and lead physicians astray in attempts to transform their entire practices. To find out whether and how practice characteristics explain health care quality, we examined risk-adjusted composite measures of quality for common chronic and acute care conditions and preventive care from 202 general internists working primarily in small primary care office settings. We found that current conceptions and measures of what constitutes "successful" practice systems and care are incomplete, and have limited associations with measures of health care quality. Future research should explore more fully the issues around physician competence, including competence in systems and quality improvement; the interactive nature of clinical practice; and other important system elements not captured by current tools.
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- Eric S Holmboe
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Ancker JS, Singh MP, Thomas R, Edwards A, Snyder A, Kashyap A, Kaushal R. Predictors of success for electronic health record implementation in small physician practices. Appl Clin Inform 2013; 4:12-24. [PMID: 23650484 DOI: 10.4338/aci-2012-09-ra-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The federal government is promoting adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) through financial incentives for EHR use and implementation support provided by regional extension centers. Small practices have been slow to adopt EHRs. OBJECTIVES Our objective was to measure time to EHR implementation and identify factors associated with successful implementation in small practices receiving financial incentives and implementation support. This study is unique in exploiting quantitative implementation time data collected prospectively as part of routine project management. METHODS This mixed-methods study includes interviews of key informants and a cohort study of 544 practices that had worked with the Primary Care Information Project (PCIP), a publicly funded organization that since 2007 has subsidized EHRs and provided implementation support similar to that supplied by the new regional extension centers. Data from a project management database were used for a cohort study to assess time to implementation and predictors of implementation success. RESULTS Four hundred and thirty practices (79%) implemented EHRs within the analysis period, with a median project time of 24.7 weeks (95% CI: 23.3 - 26.4). Factors associated with implementation success were: fewer providers, practice sites, and patients; fewer Medicaid and uninsured patients; having previous experience with scheduling software; enrolling in 2010 rather than earlier; and selecting an integrated EHR plus practice management product rather than two products. Interviews identified positive attitude toward EHRs, resources, and centralized leadership as additional practice-level predictors of success. CONCLUSIONS A local initiative similar to current federal programs successfully implemented EHRs in primary care practices by offsetting software costs and providing implementation assistance. Nevertheless, implementation success was affected by practice size and other characteristics, suggesting that the federal programs can reduce barriers to EHR implementation but may not eliminate them.
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Bell DS, Cima L, Seiden DS, Nakazono TT, Alcouloumre MS, Cunningham WE. Effects of laboratory data exchange in the care of patients with HIV. Int J Med Inform 2012; 81:e74-82. [PMID: 22906370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Electronic health record (EHR) systems are often modified through the addition of new features over time. Few studies have examined the specific effects of such changes. We examined whether implementation of a bidirectional laboratory interface for order entry and data reporting within an existing ambulatory EHR would result in more prompt responses to laboratory indications for antiretroviral therapy (ART) changes or in improved communication with HIV+ patients about relevant laboratory results. METHODS We conducted a single-arm intervention study comparing the timeliness of ART regimen changes, HIV viral load (VL) outcomes and patient-reported assessments of care before and after implementation of a laboratory data exchange interface within an existing EHR, without changing the EHR ordering or results reporting user interface. Patient data was extracted from the EHR covering the period from 1 year before to 2 years after the intervention for a cohort of 1181 patients who had received care during the baseline year. The timeliness of ART changes was represented by the days from a laboratory-result "signal" (CD4 dropping below 350 or 200 or VL increasing by a half-log or to a value over 100,000) to an ART-change "response". Patient assessments of care were collected by interviewing 100 anonymous patients at baseline and another 125 at 2 years post-intervention. RESULTS A total of 171 laboratory "signal" events were followed within 80 days by a change in ART therapy. The mean time from signal to therapy change (adjusted for clustering by patient) initially increased, from 37.7 days during the pre-intervention year to 48.2 days during the quarter immediately following activation of the lab intervention. It then declined to a mean of 31.4 days over the remaining 21 months of observation (P=0.03 for the 6-day improvement from the pre-period). A majority of patients (65%) achieved undetectable VL values by the end of the observation period; faster signal-response times were not associated with greater achievement of undetectable VL. Patients rated communication about laboratory tests more highly after implementation of the interface (91 vs. 83 on a 100-point scale, P=0.01); ratings were not higher for other aspects of care. CONCLUSIONS Adding laboratory data exchange interfaces within existing EHRs holds promise for improving HIV care, both in the timeliness of responses to important laboratory results and in the quality of provider communication about lab tests. However, the benefits from this incremental change may be modest unless more extensive redesign of laboratory follow-up workflows is undertaken, with support from enhanced user interfaces that take advantage of the laboratory information delivered. Providers should also consider increased staffing to compensate for dips in follow-up performance during the initial post-implementation months.
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- Douglas S Bell
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, United States.
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Gold MR, McLaughlin CG, Devers KJ, Berenson RA, Bovbjerg RR. Obtaining providers' 'buy-in' and establishing effective means of information exchange will be critical to HITECH's success. Health Aff (Millwood) 2012; 31:514-26. [PMID: 22392662 DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In enacting the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress set ambitious goals for the nation to integrate information technology into health care delivery. The provisions called for the electronic exchange of health information and the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology in health care practices and hospitals. We examined the marketplace and regulatory forces that influence HITECH's success and identify outstanding challenges, some beyond the provisions' control. To reach HITECH's goals, providers and patients must be persuaded of the value of health information exchange and support its implementation. Privacy concerns and remaining technical challenges must also be overcome. Achieving HITECH's goals will require well-aligned incentives, both visionary and practical pursuit of exchange infrastructure, and realistic assumptions about how quickly such wholesale change can be accomplished. The use of metrics to show adoption proceeding at a reasonable pace, increased flow of data across parties, and evidence that care is improving, at least in areas with robust systems, will be essential to persuade stakeholders that the initiative is progressing well and warrants continued investment.
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Lamy JB, Beuscart-Zéphir MC, Boog C, Darmoni S, Favre M, Guigue L, Hamek S, Hassler S, Kerdelhué G, Leroy N, Mitouard T, Pereira S, Simon C, Venot A, Duclos C. Langage iconique et interfaces interactives en médecine : application aux dossiers patients, guides de bonnes pratiques et moteurs de recherche médicaux. Ing Rech Biomed 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.irbm.2012.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pires DEPD, Bertoncini JH, Trindade LDL, Matos E, Azambuja E, Borges AMF. Inovação tecnológica e cargas de trabalho dos profissionais de saúde: uma relação ambígua. Rev Gaucha Enferm 2012; 33:157-68. [DOI: 10.1590/s1983-14472012000100021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa com objetivo de rastrear a produção científica acerca da influência da inovação tecnológica nas cargas de trabalho dos profissionais de saúde. Selecionou-se 57 publicações nas bases de interesse de 2004 a 2009. Predominaram as pesquisas de campo com abordagem qualitativa, realizadas em hospitais. Nenhum estudo teve por objetivo relacionar inovação tecnológica e cargas de trabalho. Nos estudos sobre inovação tecnológica destacaram-se publicações sobre tecnologias de informação e comunicação e novas formas de organização do trabalho; no tema cargas de trabalho predominaram estudos sobre condições promotoras de estresse e Burnout. Os achados mostraram que as inovações influenciam as cargas de trabalho de modo ambíguo, podendo aumentá-las ou diminuí-las.
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- Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brasil
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Fullerton C, Aponte P, Hopkins R, Bragg D, Ballard DJ. Lessons learned from pilot site implementation of an ambulatory electronic health record. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2011; 19:303-10. [PMID: 17106488 PMCID: PMC1618740 DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2006.11928188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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As ambulatory care practices face increasing pressure to implement electronic health records (EHRs), there is a growing need to determine the essential elements of a successful implementation strategy. HealthTexas Provider Network is in the process of implementing an EHR system comprising GE Centricity Physician Office-EMR 2005, Clinical Content Consultants (now part of GE), and Kryptiq Secure Messaging throughout all 88 practices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is hoping to extend the system to other practices affiliated with Baylor Health Care System as well. We describe the preimplementation clinical process redesign and quality improvement training that has been conducted networkwide in preparation for the introduction of the EHR, as well as the specific steps taken to prepare and train clinic staff for the integration of the EHR into daily workflows. The first pilot site, Family Medical Center at North Garland, implemented the system in May 2006. Based on both the positive aspects of this experience and the challenges we encountered, we identified 20 essential elements for successful implementation in the areas of site selection, implementation strategy, staff education and preparation, team project management, content, hardware and software, and workflow process. Broadly, we determined that 1) a pilot site's understanding of and willingness to work within the fluid nature of the implementation process during what is essentially a testing phase is a key ingredient in achieving success at the pilot site and in improving the process for later sites; 2) input from and representation of viewpoints of all types of EHR users during preimplementation decision making enables customization of the system and sufficient preplanning to ensure minimal workflow disruptions during and after implementation; and 3) a high level of technical and training support during the early days of implementation is invaluable.
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- Cliff Fullerton
- Family Medical Center at North Garland, HealthTexas Provider Network, Garland, Texas, USA
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Jeskey M, Card E, Nelson D, Mercaldo ND, Sanders N, Higgins MS, Shi Y, Michaels D, Miller A. Nurse adoption of continuous patient monitoring on acute post-surgical units: managing technology implementation. J Nurs Manag 2011; 19:863-75. [PMID: 21988434 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM To report an exploratory action-research process used during the implementation of continuous patient monitoring in acute post-surgical nursing units. BACKGROUND Substantial US Federal funding has been committed to implementing new health care technology, but failure to manage implementation processes may limit successful adoption and the realisation of proposed benefits. Effective approaches for managing barriers to new technology implementation are needed. METHOD Continuous patient monitoring was implemented in three of 13 medical/surgical units. An exploratory action-feedback approach, using time-series nurse surveys, was used to identify barriers and develop and evaluate responses. Post-hoc interviews and document analysis were used to describe the change implementation process. RESULTS Significant differences were identified in night- and dayshift nurses' perceptions of technology benefits. Research nurses' facilitated the change process by evolving 'clinical nurse implementation specialist' expertise. CONCLUSIONS Health information technology (HIT)-related patient outcomes are mediated through nurses' acting on new information but HIT designed for critical care may not transfer to acute care settings. Exploratory action-feedback approaches can assist nurse managers in assessing and mitigating the real-world effects of HIT implementations. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT It is strongly recommended that nurse managers identify stakeholders and develop comprehensive plans for monitoring the effects of HIT in their units.
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- Mary Jeskey
- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies, USA
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Hennington A, Janz B, Poston R. I’m just burned out: Understanding information system compatibility with personal values and role-based stress in a nursing context. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kaushal R, Dhopeshwarkar R, Gottlieb L, Jordan H. User experiences with pharmacy benefit manager data at the point of care. J Eval Clin Pract 2010; 16:1076-80. [PMID: 20666888 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01255.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE MedsInfo-ED is a model health information exchange project for a network of emergency departments (EDs) in the state of Massachusetts. In this initiative, claims data from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) were made available at the point of care to clinicians in the EDs. We performed a qualitative assessment of respondents' experiences with MedsInfo-ED. METHODS The assessment occurred at three pilot site EDs after implementation of MedsInfo-ED. A semi-structured interview instrument was used to collect information on strengths and weaknesses of the intervention. RESULTS Respondents generally felt that MedsInfo-ED improved their knowledge of patients' medications. However, overall, the respondents did not believe that MedsInfo-ED decreased the time required to obtain a medication list. Workflow integration of the application differed among the three hospital sites in order to best fit their department needs. Important additional information desired by the respondents included psychiatric and HIV medications, mail order medications and medications dispensed in other countries. Suggestions for improvement included integrating the patient consent process into the workflow as well as improving medication list outputs. CONCLUSIONS The integration of PBM data at the point of care may help improve access to and completeness of patient medication histories, although such systems need to be carefully designed and implemented.
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- Rainu Kaushal
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Lee OF, Meuter ML. The adoption of technology orientation in healthcare delivery. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTHCARE MARKETING 2010. [DOI: 10.1108/17506121011095209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of technology through the study of electronic health record system in delivering patient‐centered services. The goal is to identify the antecedents and consequences of adopting a technology orientation (TECHOR) approach in a large‐scale hospital and healthcare system.Design/methodology/approachA grounded approach is used whereby extensive literature review and field studies were conducted over a two‐year period. The three major field research activities included observation on hospital premises, semi‐structured interviews, and focus group discussions with hospital employees from a large‐scale hospital and healthcare system.FindingsThe findings reveal that TECHOR is institutionalized as a result of its demonstrated effectiveness in delivering patient‐centered services with improved cost effectiveness, efficiency, safety, and quality control.Research limitations/implicationsEmpirical testing of the presented framework is an important future research direction to validate the current qualitative investigation.Practical implicationsBy understanding the driving forces and consequences of TECHOR, healthcare managers can better understand and manage their technology initiatives. Such effort will help healthcare organizations to create new services in meeting evolving demands and establishing long‐lasting competitive advantage.Originality/valueThis paper fulfills a research gap by presenting a firm‐level construct crucial to successful planning and implementation of technology‐enabled health services.
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Gallego AI, Gagnon MP, Desmartis M. Assessing the cost of electronic health records: a review of cost indicators. Telemed J E Health 2010; 16:963-72. [PMID: 20958197 DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We systematically reviewed PubMed and EBSCO business, looking for cost indicators of electronic health record (EHR) implementations and their associated benefit indicators. We provide a set of the most common cost and benefit (CB) indicators used in the EHR literature, as well as an overall estimate of the CB related to EHR implementation. Overall, CB evaluation of EHR implementation showed a rapid capital-recovering process. On average, the annual benefits were 76.5% of the first-year costs and 308.6% of the annual costs. However, the initial investments were not recovered in a few studied implementations. Distinctions in reporting fixed and variable costs are suggested.
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Cho SH, Jeong JW, Park HW, Pyun BY, Chang SI, Moon HB, Kim YY, Choi BW. Effectiveness of a computer-assisted asthma management program on physician adherence to guidelines. J Asthma 2010; 47:680-6. [PMID: 20632781 DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.481342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Asthma is an example of a chronic disease for which there are evidence-based guidelines for primary care. The authors undertook this study to demonstrate that physicians' use and adherence to asthma management guidelines are improved when the guidelines are furnished in a computer-based format. METHODS Based on established guidelines, the authors devised a practical and simple computer-assisted program focused on asthma treatment and monitoring. They then undertook a preliminary investigation, "Easy Asthma Management (EAM)" study, using this program. Finally, the authors evaluated the program's effectiveness by measuring clinical outcomes and changes in prescription patterns before and after the study. RESULTS A total of 4682 asthma patients followed by 377 physicians were recruited, and 2187 completed the study (46.7%). The means of diurnal and nocturnal symptom scores were significantly reduced after a 3-month enrollment in the EAM study. Interestingly, the fraction of prescriptions for oral beta(2)-agonists, oral methylxanthines, and systemic steroids (oral or injection) significantly decreased after the EAM study (p = .02, p <.001, p <.001, respectively), whereas the fraction of prescriptions for inhaled forms of steroids combined with beta(2)-agonists increased significantly (p <.001). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that a computer-assisted asthma management program can be used to improve the clinical outcomes of patients with asthma, and increase physician adherence to established guidelines.
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- Sang-Heon Cho
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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MALAVIYA AN, GOGIA SB. Development, implementation and benefits of a rheumatology-specific electronic medical record application with automated display of outcome measures. Int J Rheum Dis 2010; 13:347-60. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185x.2010.01551.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bourgeois S, Yaylacicegi U. Electronic Health Records. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFORMATICS 2010. [DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2010070101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Electronic health records (EHRs) have been proposed as a sustainable solution for improving the quality of medical care. This study investigates how EHR use, as implemented and utilized, impacts patient safety and quality performance. Data in this paper include nonfederal acute care hospitals in the state of Texas, and the data sources include the American Hospital Association, the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council, and the American Hospital Directory. The authors use partial least squares modeling to assess the relationship between hospital EHR use, patient safety, and quality of care. Patient safety is measured using 11 indicators as identified by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and quality performance is measured by 11 mortality indicators as related to 2 constructs, that is, conditions and surgical procedures. Results identify positive significant relationships between EHR use, patient safety, and quality of care with respect to procedures. The authors conclude that there is sufficient evidence of the relationship between hospital EHR use and patient safety, and that sufficient evidence exists for the support of EHR use with hospital surgical procedures.
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Fernandopulle R, Patel N. How The Electronic Health Record Did Not Measure Up To The Demands Of Our Medical Home Practice. Health Aff (Millwood) 2010; 29:622-8. [DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Rushika Fernandopulle
- Rushika Fernandopulle ( ) is a principal with Renaissance Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Neil Patel is associate medical director of the AtlantiCare Special Care Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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O'Malley AS, Grossman JM, Cohen GR, Kemper NM, Pham HH. Are electronic medical records helpful for care coordination? Experiences of physician practices. J Gen Intern Med 2010; 25:177-85. [PMID: 20033621 PMCID: PMC2839331 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1195-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Revised: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 11/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Policies promoting widespread adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) are premised on the hope that they can improve the coordination of care. Yet little is known about whether and how physician practices use current EMRs to facilitate coordination. OBJECTIVES We examine whether and how practices use commercial EMRs to support coordination tasks and identify work-around practices have created to address new coordination challenges. DESIGN, SETTING Semi-structured telephone interviews in 12 randomly selected communities. PARTICIPANTS Sixty respondents, including 52 physicians or staff from 26 practices with commercial ambulatory care EMRs in place for at least 2 years, chief medical officers at four EMR vendors, and four national thought leaders. RESULTS Six major themes emerged: (1) EMRs facilitate within-office care coordination, chiefly by providing access to data during patient encounters and through electronic messaging; (2) EMRs are less able to support coordination between clinicians and settings, in part due to their design and a lack of standardization of key data elements required for information exchange; (3) managing information overflow from EMRs is a challenge for clinicians; (4) clinicians believe current EMRs cannot adequately capture the medical decision-making process and future care plans to support coordination; (5) realizing EMRs' potential for facilitating coordination requires evolution of practice operational processes; (6) current fee-for-service reimbursement encourages EMR use for documentation of billable events (office visits, procedures) and not of care coordination (which is not a billable activity). CONCLUSIONS There is a gap between policy-makers' expectation of, and clinical practitioners' experience with, current electronic medical records' ability to support coordination of care. Policymakers could expand current health information technology policies to support assessment of how well the technology facilitates tasks necessary for coordination. By reforming payment policy to include care coordination, policymakers could encourage the evolution of EMR technology to include capabilities that support coordination, for example, allowing for inter-practice data exchange and multi-provider clinical decision support.
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- Ann S O'Malley
- Center for Studying Health System Change, 600 Maryland Ave, SW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20024-2512, USA.
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Kanas G, Morimoto L, Mowat F, O’Malley C, Fryzek J, Nordyke R. Use of electronic medical records in oncology outcomes research. CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2010; 2:1-14. [PMID: 21935310 PMCID: PMC3169956 DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s8411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Oncology outcomes research could benefit from the use of an oncology-specific electronic medical record (EMR) network. The benefits and challenges of using EMR in general health research have been investigated; however, the utility of EMR for oncology outcomes research has not been explored. Compared to current available oncology databases and registries, an oncology-specific EMR could provide comprehensive and accurate information on clinical diagnoses, personal and medical histories, planned and actual treatment regimens, and post-treatment outcomes, to address research questions from patients, policy makers, the pharmaceutical industry, and clinicians/researchers. Specific challenges related to structural (eg, interoperability, data format/entry), clinical (eg, maintenance and continuity of records, variety of coding schemes), and research-related (eg, missing data, generalizability, privacy) issues must be addressed when building an oncology-specific EMR system. Researchers should engage with medical professional groups to guide development of EMR systems that would ultimately help improve the quality of cancer care through oncology outcomes research.
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George J, McCaig D, Bond CM, Cunningham ITS, Diack HL, Stewart DC. Benefits and challenges of prescribing training and implementation: perceptions and early experiences of RPSGB prescribers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY PRACTICE 2010. [DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.15.1.0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Objective To investigate the challenges experienced by pharmacists in delivering supplementary prescribing (SP) services, to explore their perceptions of benefits of SP and to obtain feedback on both SP training and implementation.
Method A postal questionnaire focusing on prescribing training, early experiences of prescribing and general demographics was sent in September to November 2005 to all SP pharmacists (n = 488) in Great Britain after excluding a pilot sample (n = 30). The biggest benefits and challenges of SP, and reasons for not practising SP, were identified. Responses to a general open question were content analysed for major themes.
Key findings A total of 401 responses (82.2%) was received; 195 (48.6%) had started practising SP of which 154 (79%) had written at least one prescription. This paper focuses primarily on perceived benefits and challenges to the implementation of SP, and the responses to the open question. Better patient management (n = 58; 29.7%) was identified as the main benefit of SP and inadequate funding (n = 27; 13.8%) as the biggest challenge in delivering SP service. The main reasons for not commencing SP were: no organisational recognition of SP (n = 37; 18%); lack of funding (n = 33; 16%); non-availability of prescription pads (n = 22; 10.7%), and change of jobs (n = 18; 8.7%). The comments to the open question (n = 145; 36.2%) were regarding: SP training; perceived benefits of SP; and barriers to SP. Respondents highlighted the need for greater emphasis on clinical skills development as part of the SP course.
Conclusion Despite optimism among SP pharmacists, the need for support in terms of infrastructure and integration into the healthcare team has been identified. Our findings also inform the need for modifications in the structure, content and delivery of the prescribing course for pharmacists. Greater publicity of pharmacists' roles in medication management, support from the medical profession and healthcare organisations, and high standards by early practitioners are warranted for the success of SP by pharmacists.
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- Johnson George
- School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Stewart RF, Kroth PJ, Schuyler M, Bailey R. Do electronic health records affect the patient-psychiatrist relationship? A before & after study of psychiatric outpatients. BMC Psychiatry 2010; 10:3. [PMID: 20064210 PMCID: PMC2818653 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-10-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A growing body of literature shows that patients accept the use of computers in clinical care. Nonetheless, studies have shown that computers unequivocally change both verbal and non-verbal communication style and increase patients' concerns about the privacy of their records. We found no studies which evaluated the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) specifically on psychiatric patient satisfaction, nor any that took place exclusively in a psychiatric treatment setting. Due to the special reliance on communication for psychiatric diagnosis and evaluation, and the emphasis on confidentiality of psychiatric records, the results of previous studies may not apply equally to psychiatric patients. METHOD We examined the association between EHR use and changes to the patient-psychiatrist relationship. A patient satisfaction survey was administered to psychiatric patient volunteers prior to and following implementation of an EHR. All subjects were adult outpatients with chronic mental illness. RESULTS Survey responses were grouped into categories of "Overall," "Technical," "Interpersonal," "Communication & Education,," "Time," "Confidentiality," "Anxiety," and "Computer Use." Multiple, unpaired, two-tailed t-tests comparing pre- and post-implementation groups showed no significant differences (at the 0.05 level) to any questionnaire category for all subjects combined or when subjects were stratified by primary diagnosis category. CONCLUSIONS While many barriers to the adoption of electronic health records do exist, concerns about disruption to the patient-psychiatrist relationship need not be a prominent focus. Attention to communication style, interpersonal manner, and computer proficiency may help maintain the quality of the patient-psychiatrist relationship following EHR implementation.
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- Randall F Stewart
- Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, MSC09 5100, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA.
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- Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, MSC09 5100, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, MSC10 5550, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, MSC09 5030e, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Hynes DM, Weddle T, Smith N, Whittier E, Atkins D, Francis J. Use of health information technology to advance evidence-based care: lessons from the VA QUERI program. J Gen Intern Med 2010; 25 Suppl 1:44-9. [PMID: 20077151 PMCID: PMC2806955 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1144-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research and Development Service's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) has progressed, health information technology (HIT) has occupied a crucial role in implementation research projects. OBJECTIVES We evaluated the role of HIT in VA QUERI implementation research, including HIT use and development, the contributions implementation research has made to HIT development, and HIT-related barriers and facilitators to implementation research. PARTICIPANTS Key informants from nine disease-specific QUERI Centers. APPROACH Documentation analysis of 86 implementation project abstracts followed up by semi-structured interviews with key informants from each of the nine QUERI centers. We used qualitative and descriptive analyses. RESULTS We found: (1) HIT provided data and information to facilitate implementation research, (2) implementation research helped to further HIT development in a variety of uses including the development of clinical decision support systems (23 of 86 implementation research projects), and (3) common HIT barriers to implementation research existed but could be overcome by collaborations with clinical and administrative leadership. CONCLUSIONS Our review of the implementation research progress in the VA revealed interdependency on an HIT infrastructure and research-based development. Collaboration with multiple stakeholders is a key factor in successful use and development of HIT in implementation research efforts and in advancing evidence-based practice.
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- Denise M Hynes
- VA Information Resource Center, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 60141, USA.
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Christensen MC, Remler D. Information and communications technology in U.S. health care: why is adoption so slow and is slower better? JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS, POLICY AND LAW 2009; 34:1011-1034. [PMID: 20018989 DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2009-034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Politicians across the political spectrum support greater investment in health care information and communications technology (ICT) and expect it to significantly decrease costs and improve health outcomes. We address three policy questions about adoption of ICT in health care: First, why is there so little adoption? Second, what policies will facilitate and accelerate adoption? Third, what is the best pace for adoption? We first describe the unusual economics of ICT, particularly network externalities, and then determine how those economics interact with and are exacerbated by the unusual economics of health care. High replacement costs and the need for technical compatibility are general barriers to ICT adoption and often result in lock-in to adopted technologies. These effects are compounded in health care because the markets for health care services, health insurance, and labor are interlinked. In addition, the government interacts with all markets in its role as an insurer. Patient heterogeneity further exacerbates these effects. Finally, ICT markets are often characterized by natural monopolies, resulting in little product diversity, an effect ill-suited to patient heterogeneity. The ongoing process for setting technical standards for health care ICT is critical but needs to include all relevant stakeholders, including patient groups. The process must be careful (i.e., slow), flexible, and allow for as much diversity as possible. We find that waiting to adopt ICT is a surprisingly wise policy.
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McGregor DM. Evaluation of the steps for implementation of electronic health records for a small chiropractic practice in Northern Michigan. JOURNAL OF CHIROPRACTIC HUMANITIES 2009; 16:54-56. [PMID: 22693469 PMCID: PMC3342798 DOI: 10.1016/j.echu.2010.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Revised: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to use the steps described by Genson and Chun for implementation of electronic health records to determine the plausibility of implementation in a small private practice in northern Michigan. DISCUSSION A step by step approach was applied as described by Genson and Chun, which included discovery, planning, procurement, implementation, and support. Several challenges and obstacles were identified. CONCLUSION Electronic health records will eventually be a necessity, but they may not have matured enough to easily replace paper charts or to justify the expense for a single-doctor practice at this time. Each doctor should evaluate the needs of his or her practice for implementing electronic health records and weigh benefits and drawbacks prior to considering implementation.
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- Daniel M. McGregor
- 1223 West Houghton Lake Drive, Prudenville, MI 48651. Tel.: +1 989 366 4646; fax: +1 989 366 4647.
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Gibb JL, Haar JM. e-Business connections in the health sector: IT challenges and the effects of practice size. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION 2009. [DOI: 10.5172/jmo.15.4.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AbstractThe use of information technology (IT) in the health sector is critically important for enhanced patient care and ultimately cost savings. However, the uptake of IT in health has been slow when compared with other industry sectors, due to the range of issues and IT inconsistencies associated with the needs of its stakeholders. This study explored the challenges experienced by 108 New Zealand medical practitioners in their IT interface with other key primary and secondary health providers. We found IT interface challenges were negatively related to e-business activity (receiving) but held no effect on e-business activity (sending). Further, we tested for and found significant moderating effects of practice size, based on patient numbers. Large practices were able to buffer the negative influence of IT interface challenges on e-business activity (receiving), while small practices were severely hampered by IT interface challenges. The implications of operating in a modular industry structure are discussed.
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Rikli J, Huizinga B, Schafer D, Atwater A, Coker K, Sikora C. Implementation of an electronic documentation system using microsystem and quality improvement concepts. Adv Neonatal Care 2009; 9:53-60. [PMID: 19363324 DOI: 10.1097/anc.0b013e31819d4df4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Electronic documentation systems have become integral to improving the quality of healthcare, reducing medical errors, and advancing the delivery of evidence-based medical care. A smooth transition from paper charting to an electronic documentation system is challenging. Using quality improvement tools and building on the clinical microsystems concept can assist with a smooth transition. Specific strategies include involving all stakeholders in the development and implementation of the plan, assessing the culture of the department, and identifying processes and patterns that require attention. Specific steps include developing a statement of aim, formulating a specific path to reach the aim, evaluating the progress of implementation, and creating a template for future process improvement. This article describes the process used in one midwestern NICU to implement an integrated electronic documentation system using a clinical microsystems approach and quality improvement methods. Challenges encountered and lessons learned are discussed.
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