Parent Satisfaction With the Electronic Medical Record in an Academic Pediatric Rheumatology Practice

BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction has not been widely studied with respect to implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR). There are few reports of the impact of the EMR in pediatrics. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of implementation of an electronic medical...

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Autores principales: Rosen, Paul, Spalding, Steven J, Hannon, Michael J, Boudreau, Robert M, Kwoh, C Kent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Gunther Eysenbach 2011
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21622292
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1525
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction has not been widely studied with respect to implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR). There are few reports of the impact of the EMR in pediatrics. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of implementation of an electronic medical record system on families in an academic pediatric rheumatology practice. METHODS: Families were surveyed 1 month pre-EMR implementation and 3 months post-EMR implementation. RESULTS: Overall, EMR was well received by families. Compared with the paper chart, parents agreed the EMR improved the quality of doctor care (55% or 59/107 vs 26% or 26/99, P < .001). More parents indicated they would prefer their pediatric physicians to use an EMR (68% or 73/107 vs 51% or 50/99, P = .01). CONCLUSIONS: Transitioning an academic pediatric rheumatology practice to an EMR can increase family satisfaction with the office visit.

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