Assessing EHR use during hospital morning rounds: A multi-faceted study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of U.S hospitals have implemented electronic health records (EHRs). While the benefits of EHRs have been widely touted, little is known about their effects on inpatient care, including how well they meet workflow needs and support care.

Objective

Assess the extent to which EHRs support care team workflow during hospital morning rounds.

Design

We applied a mixed-method approach including observations of care teams during morning rounds, semi-structured interviews and an electronic survey of hospital inpatient clinicians. Structured field notes taken during observations were used to identify workflow patterns for analysis. We applied a grounded theory approach to extract emerging themes from interview transcripts and used SPSS Statistics 24 to an

SUBMITTER: Assis-Hassid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6388927 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature