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Doctor Becomes Typist. Final Project Presentation Carmen Price. Charting Tools (CTs). Feature of electronic medical record (EMR) Doctors type patient reports Type using forms, menus, check boxes. Administration’s Position. Administration likes the idea of CTs
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Doctor Becomes Typist Final Project Presentation Carmen Price
Charting Tools(CTs) • Feature of electronic medical record (EMR) • Doctors type patient reports • Type using forms, menus, check boxes
Administration’s Position Administration likes the idea of CTs • Patient information available quickly • Reduces/eliminates clerical labor costs
Doctor’s Position Doctor’s don’t like CTs • Long clinic days • Mountains of paper work • “I didn’t go to medical school to be a stenographer.”
Doctor’s Concerns • It will take longer to type my reports. • I won’t be able to personalize my reports • It’s distracting to type in front of patients
Bias or Reality? • Fear of change • Fear of new technology • Reaction to being told what to do Or…….would training and use make a difference
Question • Did doctors’ acceptance of charting tools change after training and use?
Method-Email Survey • Before/after training • Sent to 360 HealthPartners doctors • 109 responses, 30% • Training pushed back to 2005/2006 - 31 doctors before/after survey
Before/After Comparison • Small, but representative sample • Before training - 19/31 responses or 61% • After training - 12/31 responses or 39%
Results There was a shift towards acceptance of charting tools after training/use.
Summary • Projection difficult with small sample size. • Shift towards acceptance after training • CTs play a large role in overall acceptance of EMR
Recommendations • Continue same training strategy • Continue to collect data • Introduction of additional technologies if trend continues