Development of an assessment tool to measure communication skills among family medicine residents in the context of electronic medical record use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The introduction of the electronic medical record (EMR) has led to new communication skills that need to be taught and assessed. There is scarce literature on validated instruments measuring electronic-specific communication skills. The aim is to develop an assessment checklist that assesses the general and EMR-specific communication skills and evaluates their content validity and reliability.

Methods

Using the SEGUE theoretical framework for communication skills, the assessment checklist items were developed by the Communication Skills Working Group (CSWG) at the family medicine department using a literature review about the positive and negative aspects of EMR use on physician-patient communication. A group of faculty members rated real resident-patient encounte

SUBMITTER: Antoun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103454 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature