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Working with Health IT Systems

This material discusses the potential challenges in the adoption and installation of health IT systems, as well as proposes solutions to common problems. It covers user characteristics, system design characteristics, and organizational characteristics that influence the success of implementation. The material also explores funding, workflow, culture, and intervention strategies. Several toolkits are provided for further assistance.

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Working with Health IT Systems

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  1. Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System This material (Comp7_Unit9) was developed by Johns Hopkins University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC00013.

  2. Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT SystemLearning Objectives • Identify frequently encountered challenges to adoption and implementation of HIT systems. • Propose solutions to common problems in the implementation of HIT systems. • Design a plan to address barriers to implementation of an HIT system. Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  3. Why Do Systems Fail? • Systems can “get in the way”. Is it useable? • Lack of the story metaphor • “Narratives are essential to a patient's episode of illness.” • “Poor communication is more often detrimental to patients than lack of knowledge.” • “Computers should enable clinicians to capture narratives easily.” • “The structure of the patient's record strongly influences the ease of information retrieval.” (Walsh, 2004) Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  4. Understanding Critical Success Factors • User Characteristics • Cognitive style, personality, demographics, situational variables, attitudes, expectations • System Design Characteristics • Hard/software performance, learning, decision-support, usability, GUI • Organizational Characteristics • organization culture, top level support, commitment Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  5. Common Challenges to Adoption & Integration of HIT • Hard to enter data • Free text – isn’t • Structured text • Tough on the front end • Easier on the back end • Reading • 40% slower online “If the computer is used to generate output, the layout structure of the reports are important as this can influence clinical decisions in sometimes fundamental ways.” (Walsh, 2004) Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  6. Effect of Presentation Order – “Primacy Effect” • A: Diabetic Medication X This medication is effective; it lowers sugar levels. It makes one feel better and boosts energy. It may cause nausea and headache. • B: Diabetic Medication YThis medication may cause headache and nausea. It boosts energy and makes one feel better. It is effective; it lowers sugar levels. (Neto, Chen and Chan, 2002) Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  7. Common Challenges to Adoption & Integration of HIT • Funding – Who pays? Who benefits? • Workflow and culture (resistance to change) are two key barriers to adoption • Degree of turnover in healthcare. Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  8. The Three T’s Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  9. Intervention Strategies Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  10. ToolKits • AHRQ Emerging Lessons Toolkit: • http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/community/ahrq-funded_projects/654/emerging_lessons/11227 • AAFP: HIT in the Small Office Online Tutorials • http://www.centerforhit.org/online/chit/home/cme-learn/tutorials.html • Boonstra A, Broekhuis M. Barriers to the acceptance of electronic medical records by physicians from systematic review to taxonomy and interventions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010; 10: 231. Available from: • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924334/ • HIMSS Flyer – Getting Started With An EHR • http://www.himss.org/content/files/GettingStartedEMR_Flyer1.pdf • ACP: EHR Adoption Road Map and Tools • http://www.acponline.org/running_practice/technology/ehr/roadmap/ • HRSA Implementation Tool Kit • http://www.hrsa.gov/publichealth/business/healthit/toolbox/HealthITAdoptiontoolbox/ Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  11. Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT SystemSummary • Why do systems fail? • Critical success factors • Challenges to adoption and integration • The three T’s • Toolkits for your use Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  12. Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT SystemReferences References Adler, K. How to Successfully Navigate Your EHR Implementation; Family Practice Management. 2007 February. Available from: http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0200/p33.html Bartos, C., Bulter, B., Penrod, L., Fridsma, D., Crowley, R. Negative CPOE Attitudes Correlate with Diminished Power in the Workplace. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2008; 2008: 36-40. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2655973/ Neto, A., Chen, T. & Chan J. “Order effect" in the provision of medication information. MJA 2002; 176 (8): 401-4020 Psychiatric News; May 7, 2010 ; Volume 45 Number 9 Page 6; from the American Psychiatric Association. Available from: http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/issues.aspx?journalid=61 Trivedi, M., Daly, E., Kern. J., et al. Barriers to implementation of a computerized decision support system for depression: an observational report on lessons learned in "real world" clinical settings.” BMC Medial Informatics and Decision Making 2009. Available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/9/6 Walsh, S. The clinician's perspective on electronic health records and how they can affect patient care. BMJ 2004 May 15: 328(7449): 1184-1187. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC411103/?tool=pmcentrez Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

  13. Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT SystemReferences Charts, Tables, Figures 9.1 Adler, K. How to Successfully Navigate Your EHR Implementation; Family Practice Management. 2007 February. Available from: http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2007/0200/p33.html 9.2 Boonstra, A., Broekhusis, M. Barriers to the acceptance of electronic medical records by physicians from systematic review to taxonomy and interventions. BMC Health Services Research 2010, 10:231 .Available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/231 Images Slide 2: Girl Flexing Muscles. Courtesy Dr. Patricia Abbott Slide 4: Beauty and the Beast. Available from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/e_phots/2646616379/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Slide 5: Shop Sign. Courtesy Dr. Patricia Abbott. Slide 6: Pills. Available from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverlinedwinnebago/1405216080/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) SilverlinedWinnebago. Slide 7: Lion. Available from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Just_one_lion.jpg GNU Free Documentation License Working with Health IT Systems Potential Issues with Adoption and Installation of an HIT System

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