Separate may not be equal: a preliminary investigation of clinical correlates of electronic psychiatric record accessibility in academic medical centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) have the potential to improve the coordination of healthcare in this country, yet the field of psychiatry has lagged behind other medical disciplines in its adoption of EMR.

Methods

Psychiatrists at 18 of the top US hospitals completed an electronic survey detailing whether their psychiatric records were stored electronically and accessible to non-psychiatric physicians. Electronic hospital records and accessibility statuses were correlated with patient care outcomes obtained from the University Health System Consortium Clinical Database available for 13 of the 18 top US hospitals.

Results

44% of hospitals surveyed maintained most or all of their psychiatric records electronically and 28% made psychiatric records accessible

SUBMITTER: Kozubal DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4154249 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature