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Electronic patient record systems and the general practitioner: an evaluation study.

K Mäkelä1, I Virjo, J Aho

  • 1Tampere University of Technology and Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Finland. kari.2.makela@tut.fi

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
|December 27, 2005
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Electronic patient record (EPR) systems provide 73% of needed information for general practitioners (GPs) managing anticoagulant treatment. System performance varied, but usage patterns, not system type, likely explained differences.

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • General Practice
  • Clinical Information Systems

Background:

  • Electronic patient record (EPR) systems are crucial for healthcare delivery.
  • Assessing the usability and information retrieval capabilities of EPRs is vital for clinical practice.
  • General practitioners (GPs) rely on comprehensive patient data for effective treatment, particularly for complex conditions like anticoagulant therapy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the extent to which electronic patient record (EPR) systems meet the specific information needs of general practitioners (GPs).
  • To compare the performance of different types of EPR systems in providing essential patient data.
  • To identify factors influencing information availability within EPR systems for patients on anticoagulant treatment.

Main Methods:

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  • A study involving general practitioners (GPs) across eight health centers in Finland.
  • Utilized three distinct types of electronic patient record (EPR) systems.
  • Assessed information availability by examining 2,389 patient cases requiring 20 specific data points for patients on anticoagulant treatment.

Main Results:

  • Electronic patient record (EPR) systems provided all requested information in 73% of the studied patient cases (range: 55-93%).
  • Significant differences in information availability were observed between different EPR systems.
  • Further analysis indicated that organizational usage patterns, rather than inherent system differences, were likely responsible for performance variations.

Conclusions:

  • While EPR systems offer substantial information, complete data availability remains a challenge.
  • Ranking EPR systems based solely on performance metrics may be misleading due to variations in implementation and usage.
  • Optimizing EPR system utilization within healthcare organizations is key to improving information accessibility for clinicians.