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Do electronic medical record (EMR) demonstrations change attitudes, knowledge, skills or needs?
Patrick A Beiter1, Jonathan Sorscher, Carol J Henderson
1pbeiter@cinci.rr.com
Informatics in Primary Care
|December 20, 2008
Summary
Electronic medical record (EMR) demonstrations positively impacted physicians and staff/patients, improving their attitudes, knowledge, and needs. These improvements were sustained long-term, indicating EMR demonstrations are effective for healthcare personnel adoption.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Primary Care Medicine
- Medical Education
Background:
- Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are crucial for modern primary care.
- The transition to EMRs significantly affects physicians, staff, and patients.
- Limited research exists on the combined impact of EMRs on these groups or EMR demonstrations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of EMR demonstrations on physicians, office staff, nursing staff, and patients.
- To assess changes in attitudes, knowledge, skills, and needs related to EMR adoption.
Main Methods:
- A longitudinal cohort survey design was employed.
- Participants (physicians and staff/patients) completed pre- and post-demonstration surveys at 4 and 10 weeks.
- Paired t-tests and Student's t-tests were used for statistical analysis.
Main Results:
- Both physicians and staff/patients showed significant improvements in attitudes, knowledge, and needs post-demonstration.
- Improvements were observed at 4 weeks and sustained through 10 weeks.
- Physicians were younger, more educated, and had less primary care experience than staff/patients.
Conclusions:
- EMR demonstrations effectively improved the attitudes, knowledge, and needs of both physicians and staff/patients.
- Demonstrations show promise in favorably influencing healthcare personnel towards EMR adoption.
- Sustained positive outcomes suggest EMR demonstrations are a valuable tool for facilitating EMR implementation.
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