Healthcare provider attitudes towards the problem list in an electronic health record: a mixed-methods qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The problem list is a key part of the electronic health record (EHR) that allows practitioners to see a patient's diagnoses and health issues. Yet, as the content of the problem list largely represents the subjective decisions of those who edit it, patients' problem lists are often unreliable when shared across practitioners. The lack of standards for how the problem list is compiled in the EHR limits its effectiveness in improving patient care, particularly as a resource for clinical decision support and population management tools. The purpose of this study is to discover practitioner opinions towards the problem list and the logic behind their decisions during clinical situations.

Materials and methods

An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at two

SUBMITTER: Holmes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3534408 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature