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Family physicians' preferences for computerized decision-support hardware and software

M H Ebell1, D L Gaspar, S Khurana

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. ebell@pilot.msu.edu

The Journal of Family Practice
|August 1, 1997
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Family physicians want clinical decision-support software with drug information, treatment recommendations, and patient education materials. They prefer handheld or desktop options with uniform interfaces updated annually.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Family Medicine
  • Health Information Technology

Background:

  • Computer use in family medicine is limited to administrative tasks.
  • Physicians desire enhanced decision-support tools for clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess current computer hardware and software usage among family physicians.
  • To identify desired characteristics for computerized decision-support tools.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional survey of 250 Michigan family physicians in 1995.
  • Assessed current computer use, value of decision-support information, and design preferences.
  • Gathered physician preferences on computer size, access time, and update frequency.

Main Results:

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  • Word processing and hospital information systems are most common.
  • High interest in drug information, patient education materials, and treatment recommendations.
  • Physicians favor handheld computers and uniform interfaces with annual updates.

Conclusions:

  • Significant interest exists for clinical decision-support software.
  • Ideal software should be accessible on multiple devices (handheld, desktop, networked).
  • Key features include drug information, treatment overviews, patient education, uniform interface, and annual updates.