Computer-generated vs. physician-documented history of present illness (HPI): results of a blinded comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Healthcare delivery now mandates shorter visits with higher documentation requirements, undermining the patient-provider interaction. To improve clinic visit efficiency, we developed a patient-provider portal that systematically collects patient symptoms using a computer algorithm called Automated Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Symptoms (AEGIS). AEGIS also automatically "translates" the patient report into a full narrative history of present illness (HPI). We aimed to compare the quality of computer-generated vs. physician-documented HPIs.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study with a paired sample design among individuals visiting outpatient adult gastrointestinal (GI) clinics for evaluation of active GI symptoms. Participants first underwent usual care and

SUBMITTER: Almario CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4289091 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature