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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedFederman AD, Sanchez-Munoz A, Jandorf L
Patient and clinician perspectives on the outpatient after-visit summary: a qualitative study to inform improvements in visit summary design.
The researchers explored patients' and clinicians' perspectives on electronic health record (EHR)-generated outpatient after-visit summaries (AVSs) to inform efforts to maximize the document's utility. They learned that core themes included the use and purpose of the AVS, content modification and prioritization, formatting improvements, customization, privacy and accuracy concerns, and clinician workflow concerns.
AHRQ-funded; HS023844.
Citation: Federman AD, Sanchez-Munoz A, Jandorf L .
Patient and clinician perspectives on the outpatient after-visit summary: a qualitative study to inform improvements in visit summary design.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017 Apr;24(e1):e61-e68. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocw106.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Primary Care, Clinician-Patient Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver
Keller SC, Gurses AP, Abaje AI
Learning from the patient: Human factors engineering in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
When used in hospital settings, many of the complex devices adapted for use in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) can lead to errors that may lead to patient harm. To reduce complications from OPAT in the home, such as catheter-associated venous thromboembolism, adverse drug events, or other side effects of OPAT, the authors argue that we need to understand how OPAT is performed by patients and their caregivers and the ways in which human factors engineering can contribute to their reduction.
AHRQ-funded; HS022916.
Citation: Keller SC, Gurses AP, Abaje AI .
Learning from the patient: Human factors engineering in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy.
Am J Infect Control 2016 Jul;44(7):758-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.010.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient Safety
Hultman G, Marquard J, Arsoniadis E
Usability testing of two ambulatory EHR navigators.
Researchers sought to understand if redesigning an EHR-based navigation tool with clinician input improved user performance and satisfaction. A usability evaluation was conducted to compare two versions of a redesigned ambulatory navigator. The version of navigator did not affect perceived workload, and time to complete tasks was longer in the redesigned navigator. Preferences for EHR navigation structures appeared to be individualized.
AHRQ-funded; HS022085.
Citation: Hultman G, Marquard J, Arsoniadis E .
Usability testing of two ambulatory EHR navigators.
Appl Clin Inform 2016 Jun 15;7(2):502-15. doi: 10.4338/aci-2015-10-ra-0129.
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Keywords: Education: Patient and Caregiver, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient Experience