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An experimental system for comparing speed, accuracy, and completeness of physician data entry using electronic and
Michael F Chiang1, Hui Cao, Pallav Sharda
1Department of Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|January 20, 2004
Summary
Physicians entering data into electronic medical record (EMR) systems impacts data quality. This study presents a method to compare the speed, accuracy, and completeness of EMR versus paper data entry.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Medical Record Systems
- Physician Data Entry
Background:
- Electronic medical record (EMR) systems offer potential benefits over paper records.
- Physician responsibility for data entry in EMR systems is crucial.
- Limited understanding exists regarding the quality of physician data entry in EMRs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a system for evaluating physician data entry.
- To compare the speed, accuracy, and completeness of examination data entry between electronic and paper methods.
Main Methods:
- Development of a system to assess data entry performance.
- Comparative analysis of data entry using electronic versus paper-based methods.
- Evaluation metrics include speed, accuracy, and completeness.
Main Results:
- The study demonstrates a technique for assessing physician data entry quality.
- Data will be presented to validate the system's effectiveness.
- The proposed method is simple, reproducible, and useful.
Conclusions:
- A reliable method exists for comparing electronic and paper-based data entry.
- This technique can help evaluate the quality of physician data entry in EMR systems.
- Further research can utilize this method to optimize EMR implementation.