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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 24 of 24 Research Studies DisplayedGomes KM, Ratwani RM
Evaluating improvements and shortcomings in clinician satisfaction with electronic health record usability.
In this research letter, the authors studied usability of electronic health records (EHR) with the system usability scale (SUS). They found that SUS scores decreased for 44% of vendors. Clinician satisfaction with EHR usability is not improving for many widely used products, and the authors recommended increased focus on clinician end users during product design and development as well as optimized certification requirements in order to improve usability.
AHRQ-funded; HS025136.
Citation: Gomes KM, Ratwani RM .
Evaluating improvements and shortcomings in clinician satisfaction with electronic health record usability.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1916651. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.16651..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician, Provider
Southern WN, Applebaum JR, Salmasian H
Clinician experience of electronic health record configurations displaying 1 vs 4 records at a time.
Most electronic health record (EHR) systems have the capability to display more than 1 patient record at a time; however, there is wide variation in practice. In this study, the investigators looked at clinician satisfaction of EHR configuration with varying numbers of records displayed.
AHRQ-funded; HS026121.
Citation: Southern WN, Applebaum JR, Salmasian H .
Clinician experience of electronic health record configurations displaying 1 vs 4 records at a time.
JAMA Intern Med 2019 Dec;179(12):1723-25. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3688..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider: Clinician, Provider
Adams DR, Williams NJ, Becker-Haimes EM
Therapist financial strain and turnover: interactions with system-level implementation of evidence-based practices.
In this study, the investigators prospectively examined the relationship between therapist financial strain and turnover in 247 therapists in 28 community mental health agencies. The investigators expected greater therapist financial strain to predict higher turnover and participation in a system-funded evidence-based practice (EBP) training initiative to alleviate this effect. They found that, controlling for covariates, financial strain predicted therapist turnover but not for therapists who participated in an EBP training initiative.
AHRQ-funded; HS000084.
Citation: Adams DR, Williams NJ, Becker-Haimes EM .
Therapist financial strain and turnover: interactions with system-level implementation of evidence-based practices.
Adm Policy Ment Health 2019 Nov;46(6):713-23. doi: 10.1007/s10488-019-00949-8..
Keywords: Healthcare Costs, Evidence-Based Practice, Behavioral Health, Provider, Provider: Clinician, Training, Workforce
Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Solomon JB, Scherer AM
Primary care providers' preferences and concerns regarding specific visual displays for returning hemoglobin A1c test results to patients.
Patient portals of electronic health record systems currently present patients with tables of laboratory test results, but visual displays can increase patient understanding and sensitivity to result variations. In this study, the investigators sought to assess physician preferences and concerns about visual display designs as potential motivators or barriers to their implementation.
Citation: Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Solomon JB, Scherer AM .
Primary care providers' preferences and concerns regarding specific visual displays for returning hemoglobin A1c test results to patients.
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Keywords: Primary Care, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Education: Patient and Caregiver, Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician, Provider
Bernstein A, Rogers KM, Possin KL
Primary care provider attitudes and practices evaluating and managing patients with neurocognitive disorders.
The prevalence of dementia, a neurocognitive disorder (NCD), is expected to triple in the next 30 years. In this study, the investigators surveyed a national sample of primary care physicians to characterize their attitudes and practices with respect to the evaluation and management of NCDs.
AHRQ-funded; HS022241.
Citation: Bernstein A, Rogers KM, Possin KL .
Primary care provider attitudes and practices evaluating and managing patients with neurocognitive disorders.
J Gen Intern Med 2019 Sep;34(9):1691-92. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05013-7..
Keywords: Dementia, Neurological Disorders, Provider: Physician, Provider: Clinician, Provider, Primary Care
Rogers ES, Cuthel AM, Berry CA
Clinician perspectives on the benefits of practice facilitation for small primary care practices.
This study examined the effectiveness of practice facilitation to improve cardiovascular disease in 257 small independent primary care practices (SIPs) enrolled in the AHRQ-funded EvidenceNOW initiative called HealthyHearts. These SIPs were enrolled in HealthyHearts NYC in New York City. Interviews were conducted with SIPs with 3 or fewer office staff and their answers were compared with interviews with practices with more than 3 office staff. Three facilitation benefits were found to the most important, including 1. Creating awareness of quality gaps; 2. Connecting practices to information, resources, and strategies, and; 3. Optimizing the HER for QI goals.
AHRQ-funded; HS023922.
Citation: Rogers ES, Cuthel AM, Berry CA .
Clinician perspectives on the benefits of practice facilitation for small primary care practices.
Ann Fam Med 2019 Aug 12;17(Suppl 1):S17-s23. doi: 10.1370/afm.2427..
Keywords: Primary Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician, Provider, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Cardiovascular Conditions, Heart Disease and Health, Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Kroth PJ, Morioka-Douglas N, Veres S
Association of electronic health record design and use factors with clinician stress and burnout.
The authors sought to determine which electronic health record (EHR) design and use factors are associated with clinician stress and burnout and to identify other sources that contribute to this problem. Surveying ambulatory primary care and subspecialty clinicians from 3 institutions, they found that, although EHR design and use factors are associated with clinician stress and burnout, other challenges, such as chaotic clinic atmospheres and workload control, explain considerably more of the variance in these adverse clinician outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS022065.
Citation: Kroth PJ, Morioka-Douglas N, Veres S .
Association of electronic health record design and use factors with clinician stress and burnout.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199609. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9609..
Keywords: Burnout, Stress, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Primary Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician, Provider: Nurse
Poghosyan L, Ghaffari A, Shaffer J
Nurse practitioner primary care organizational climate questionnaire: item response theory and differential item functioning.
This study evaluated the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Organization Climate Questionnaire (NP-PCOCQ) and the items on the questionnaire using item response theory (IRT) and also conducted differential item functioning (DIF) analysis. The questionnaire was sent to 278 primary nurse practitioners (NPs) in New York State, and 314 NPs in Massachusetts. Data was collected online in NY and a mail survey was used in MA in 2012. Out of 29 items on the questionnaire, only 5 exhibited DIF. Out of these results, a shortened 24-item questionnaire was developed.
AHRQ-funded; HS020999.
Citation: Poghosyan L, Ghaffari A, Shaffer J .
Nurse practitioner primary care organizational climate questionnaire: item response theory and differential item functioning.
J Clin Nurs 2019 Aug;28(15-16):2934-45. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14895..
Keywords: Primary Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Nurse, Provider
Hoonakker PLT, Wooldridge AR, Hose BZ
Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling through the cracks.
In order to investigate information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions, researchers interviewed 18 clinicians about communication and coordination between the emergency department, operating room, and pediatric intensive care unit, then surveyed the clinicians about patient safety during these transitions. They found that, despite the fact that the many services and units involved in pediatric trauma cooperate well together during trauma cases, important patient care information is often lost when transitioning patients between units. To manage the transition of this fragile and complex population better, they recommend finding ways to manage the information flow during these transitions better by, for instance, providing technological support to ensure shared mental models.
AHRQ-funded; HS023837.
Citation: Hoonakker PLT, Wooldridge AR, Hose BZ .
Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling through the cracks.
Intern Emerg Med 2019 Aug;14(5):797-805. doi: 10.1007/s11739-019-02110-7..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Communication, Emergency Department, Healthcare Delivery, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Patient Safety, Provider, Provider: Clinician, Surgery, Transitions of Care, Trauma
Linzer M, Poplau S, Prasad K
Characteristics of health care organizations associated with clinician trust: results from the healthy work place study.
This study examined clinician trust among clinicians in private practices using retrospective cohort data from the Healthy Work Place randomized clinical trial. Thirty-four primary care practices in the Upper Midwest and East Coast were sampled. The study included 165 clinicians with most being physicians, and some advanced practice clinicians (nurse practitioners and physician assistants). Measures of clinician trust included belonging, loyalty, safety focus, sense of trust, and responsibility to clinicians in need. The population surveyed were 87.7% physicians and 52.1% women. Most (63.6%) worked in family medicine and the rest in internal medicine. Greater work control was associated with higher levels of trust. Men were more likely to express loyalty and high trust. Higher trust was associated with greater work satisfaction and leads to better staff retention and lower stress levels.
AHRQ-funded.
Citation: Linzer M, Poplau S, Prasad K .
Characteristics of health care organizations associated with clinician trust: results from the healthy work place study.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Jun 5;2(6):e196201. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.6201..
Keywords: Primary Care, Provider, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Nurse, Provider: Physician
Aronson PL, Schaeffer P, Fraenkel L
Physicians' and nurses' perspectives on the decision to perform lumbar punctures on febrile infants </=8 weeks old.
This paper discusses the reasons for wide variation in the decision to perform lumbar punctures (LPs) in febrile infants 8 weeks or less. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 pediatric and general emergency medicine physicians and 8 pediatric emergency medicine nurses at an urban, academic medical center. Five themes emerged from the interviews that included: age of the infant, the physician’s clinical experience, physician’s use of research findings, the physician’s values, and the role of the primary care pediatrician.
AHRQ-funded; HS026006.
Citation: Aronson PL, Schaeffer P, Fraenkel L .
Physicians' and nurses' perspectives on the decision to perform lumbar punctures on febrile infants </=8 weeks old.
Hosp Pediatr 2019 Jun;9(6):405-14. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2019-0002..
Keywords: Newborns/Infants, Decision Making, Provider: Physician, Provider: Nurse, Provider: Clinician, Provider, Emergency Department, Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Patel MR, Friese CR, Mendelsohn-Victor K
Clinician perspectives on electronic health records, communication, and patient safety across diverse medical oncology practices.
This study examined the effects of electronic health records (EHRs) on communication and patient safety in oncology practices. The authors conducted a survey of 297 oncology nurses and prescribers in a statewide collaborative. They found there was an inverse relationship between reliance on EHRs and safety.
AHRQ-funded; HS024914.
Citation: Patel MR, Friese CR, Mendelsohn-Victor K .
Clinician perspectives on electronic health records, communication, and patient safety across diverse medical oncology practices.
J Oncol Pract 2019 Jun;15(6):e529-e36. doi: 10.1200/jop.18.00507..
Keywords: Cancer, Communication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety, Provider, Provider: Clinician
Pack AP, Golin CE, Hill LM
Patient and clinician perspectives on optimizing graphical displays of longitudinal medication adherence data.
This study looked into the value of using graphical display prototypes of hypothetical daily drug concentrations measured in hair for patients to assess their medication adherence. Investigators surveyed 30 HIV-positive patients and 29 clinicians to assess their preferences for three different prototypes. Patients and clinicians generally found the prototypes acceptable, but clinicians largely preferred daily drug concentrations in bar graph display. Patients with lower health literacy had trouble understanding the link between medication-taking and drug concentrations in hair and also preferred pictographs over bar or line graphs.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Pack AP, Golin CE, Hill LM .
Patient and clinician perspectives on optimizing graphical displays of longitudinal medication adherence data.
Patient Educ Couns 2019 Jun;102(6):1090-97. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.12.029..
Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Health Literacy, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Provider, Provider: Clinician
Nocon RS, Fairchild PC, Gao Y
Provider and staff morale, job satisfaction, and burnout over a 4-year medical home intervention.
This study examined the impact of adopting the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) on clinicians and staff at primary care practices. A longitudinal study was done comparing baseline (201) and post-intervention (2013-2014) survey results. Five-hundred thirty-six providers and staff at baseline and 589 were surveyed post-intervention. Almost half of all clinics reported improved better job morale, job satisfaction, and freedom from burnout. However, there were some clinics that saw a decrease in the percentage of providers reporting high job satisfaction and freedom from burnout. Control clinics were not used in this study, so it is impossible to know if results were similar in non-PCMH primary care practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS000084.
Citation: Nocon RS, Fairchild PC, Gao Y .
Provider and staff morale, job satisfaction, and burnout over a 4-year medical home intervention.
J Gen Intern Med 2019 Jun;34(6):952-59. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-04893-z..
Keywords: Burnout, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Primary Care, Primary Care: Models of Care, Provider, Provider: Clinician, Stress
Baloh J, Thom KA, Perencevich E
Hand hygiene before donning nonsterile gloves: healthcareworkers' beliefs and practices.
The purpose of this study was to examine the practices and beliefs of health care workers related to the use of nonsterile gloves and associated hand hygiene (HH) before gloving. Gloving and HH practices of health care workers at three large academic hospitals were observed as they entered patient rooms, and interviews were conducted with providers, nurses, and nursing assistants to elicit their beliefs and perceptions of these hygiene practices. While interviewed health care workers reported 100% HH compliance before gloving, observed HH compliance was only 42% and observed gloving before entering contact precaution rooms was 78%. Most health care workers described glove use more often than was necessary, and generally used gloves for their own safety, and sanitized their hands before gloving for patient safety. The authors conclude that HH and glove use are intertwined in clinical practice and should be considered jointly to improve infection prevention improvement efforts.
AHRQ-funded; HS024108.
Citation: Baloh J, Thom KA, Perencevich E .
Hand hygiene before donning nonsterile gloves: healthcareworkers' beliefs and practices.
Am J Infect Control 2019 May;47(5):492-97. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.11.015..
Keywords: Provider: Clinician, Provider, Provider: Health Personnel, Patient Safety, Prevention
Kamal AH, Bowman B, Ritchie CS
Identifying palliative care champions to promote high-quality care to those with serious illness.
This article discusses the shortage of palliative care specialists in the United States now and in the future. In 2010, the shortage quantified as anywhere from 6000 to 18,000 palliative care physicians. Projections to 2030 do not show that the workforce will increase by that time. The authors suggest the use of “Palliative Care Champions” who are physicians with basic palliative care training.
AHRQ-funded; HS023681.
Citation: Kamal AH, Bowman B, Ritchie CS .
Identifying palliative care champions to promote high-quality care to those with serious illness.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2019 May;67(S2):S461-s67. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15799..
Keywords: Palliative Care, Quality of Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician
P Dellsperger, KC Fallaw, D
AHRQ Author: Rangachari
A mixed-method study of practitioners' perspectives on issues related to EHR medication reconciliation at a health system.
This study sought to identify issues related to electronic health record (EHR) medication reconciliation (MedRec) from the perspective of practitioners directly involved in the EHR MedRec process, with the goal of reducing medication discrepancies during transitions of care and improving the accuracy of patient medication lists. The study was conducted in two rounds: individual interviews, then a survey of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists based in the outpatient and inpatient medicine service at AU Health. The survey elicited practitioner ratings of the importance of issues identified during the interviews. Issues that were rated as important by more than 70 percent of respondents include care coordination, patient education, ownership and accountability, processes-of-care, IT-related issues, and workforce training. From these issues, the authors conclude that there is an absence of shared understanding among practitioners regarding the value of EHR MedRec in promoting patient safety, which contributes to work-arounds and the suboptimal use of the EHR MedRec system, and there is also a sociotechnical dimension to many of these issues which creates an additional layer of complexity.
AHRQ-funded; HS024335.
Citation: P Dellsperger, KC Fallaw, D .
A mixed-method study of practitioners' perspectives on issues related to EHR medication reconciliation at a health system.
Qual Manag Health Care 2019 Apr/Jun;28(2):84-95. doi: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000208..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Medication: Safety, Patient Safety, Provider, Provider: Clinician
Patel EY, Petemann V, Mark BA
Does state-level nurse practitioner scope-of-practice policy affect access to care?
This study attempts to fill a critical gap between policy reform that grants state-level nurse practitioners (NPs) scope of practice (SOP) and a useful synthesis of empirical studies that assesses the relationship of NP SOP policy to its impact on access to care. Researchers applied Aday and Andersen's Access Framework to operationalize access to care and to map components of access to care that might relate to NP SOP through concepts identified in their review. Their findings suggest that full state-level NP SOP policy is associated with increases in various components of access to care, but that additional work will be required to evaluate causality and underlying mechanisms behind the policy's effect on access.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Patel EY, Petemann V, Mark BA .
Does state-level nurse practitioner scope-of-practice policy affect access to care?
West J Nurs Res 2019 Apr;41(4):488-518. doi: 10.1177/0193945918795168..
Keywords: Access to Care, Policy, Provider, Provider: Clinician
Mark BA, Patel E
Nurse practitioner scope of practice: what do we know and where do we go?
This article discusses how state-level nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice (SOP) policies effect access to primary care. In states where SOP policies became less restrictive, patients reported better access to healthcare including increased availability of appointments, greater checkup utilization, decreased emergency visits for ambulatory care, and decreased administrative burden for physicians. There have been a number of studies in states that have restrictive NP SOP policies, and they do not improve quality of care. It was found that states that still had restrictive policies tended to have more political pressure by physician groups than those states and repealed it.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Mark BA, Patel E .
Nurse practitioner scope of practice: what do we know and where do we go?
West J Nurs Res 2019 Apr;41(4):483-87. doi: 10.1177/0193945918820338..
Keywords: Policy, Primary Care, Provider: Nurse, Provider: Clinician, Provider
McGrath SP, Perreard IM, Garland MD
Improving patient safety and clinician workflow in the general care setting with enhanced surveillance monitoring.
This researched analyzed the impact of implementing an improved clinical monitoring system with enhanced surveillance. This enhanced monitoring system was shown to improve patient safety and clinical workflow in inpatient hospital settings. After implementation higher staff satisfaction was shown and reduced average vital signs data collection time by 28%. It improved the availability and accuracy of patient information. However, there was little or no impact on clinical alarms.
AHRQ-funded; HS024403.
Citation: McGrath SP, Perreard IM, Garland MD .
Improving patient safety and clinician workflow in the general care setting with enhanced surveillance monitoring.
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2019 Mar;23(2):857-66. doi: 10.1109/jbhi.2018.2834863..
Keywords: Hospitals, Inpatient Care, Patient Safety, Provider: Clinician, Quality Improvement, Workflow
Jones CD, Jones J, Bowles KH
Patient, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on expectations for home healthcare after discharge: a qualitative case study.
The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare expectations for skilled home health care (HHC) from the patient, caregiver, and HHC perspectives after hospital discharge. Results showed that unclear expectations occurred when the patient and/or caregiver expectations were uncertain or misaligned with the services received; in most such cases, the patient and caregiver did not have prior experience with HHC. Recommendations to improve HHC transitions included actively engaging both patients and caregivers in the hospital and HHC settings to provide education about HHC services and assess and address additional care needs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024569.
Citation: Jones CD, Jones J, Bowles KH .
Patient, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on expectations for home healthcare after discharge: a qualitative case study.
J Hosp Med 2019 Feb;14(2):90-95. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3140..
Keywords: Caregiving, Health Services Research (HSR), Home Healthcare, Patient Experience, Provider, Provider: Clinician, Transitions of Care
Herrera CN, Brochier A, Pellicer M
Implementing social determinants of health screening at community health centers: clinician and staff perspectives.
Screening for social determinants of health (SDOH) during primary care office visits is recommended by pediatric and internal medicine professional guidelines. Less is known about how SDOH screening and service referral can be successfully integrated into clinical practice. SDOH screening and referral care models can help support the mission of community health centers by identifying unmet material needs. Additional support for SDOH models might include piloting the SDOH screening model workflow and formalizing the workflow before implementation, including the specific roles for clinicians, staff, and patient navigators.
AHRQ-funded; HS022242.
Citation: Herrera CN, Brochier A, Pellicer M .
Implementing social determinants of health screening at community health centers: clinician and staff perspectives.
J Prim Care Community Health 2019 Jan-Dec;10:2150132719887260. doi: 10.1177/2150132719887260..
Keywords: Social Determinants of Health, Screening, Community-Based Practice, Primary Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider
Babbott S, Manwell LB, Brown R
Electronic medical records and physician stress in primary care: results from the MEMO Study.
In this paper, the investigators assessed relationships between the number of EMR functions, primary care work conditions, and physician satisfaction, stress and burnout. The authors concluded that stress may rise for physicians with a moderate number of EMR functions; they found that time pressure was associated with poor physician outcomes mainly in the high EMR cluster.
AHRQ-funded; HS011955.
Citation: Babbott S, Manwell LB, Brown R .
Electronic medical records and physician stress in primary care: results from the MEMO Study.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2014 Feb;21(e1):e100-6. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001875..
Keywords: Burnout, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Primary Care, Provider: Clinician, Provider: Physician
Bleser WK, Miller-Day M, Naughton D
Strategies for achieving whole-practice engagement and buy-in to the patient-centered medical home.
In this paper the authors describe strategies for obtaining organizational buy-in to and whole-staff engagement of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) transformation and practice improvement. The investigators suggest that their study provides a list of strategies useful for facilitating PCMH transformation in primary care. They assert that these strategies could be investigated empirically in future research, used to guide medical practices undergoing or considering PCMH transformation, and used to inform health care policy makers.
AHRQ-funded; HS019150.
Citation: Bleser WK, Miller-Day M, Naughton D .
Strategies for achieving whole-practice engagement and buy-in to the patient-centered medical home.
Ann Fam Med 2014 Jan-Feb;12(1):37-45. doi: 10.1370/afm.1564..
Keywords: Patient-Centered Healthcare, Organizational Change, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Practice Improvement, Provider: Nurse, Provider: Physician, Provider: Clinician, Provider