Can disability accommodation needs stored in electronic health records help providers prepare for patient visits? A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Embedding patient accommodation need in the electronic health record (EHR) has been proposed as one means to improve health care delivery to patients with disabilities. Accommodation need is not a standard field in commercial EHR software. However, some medical practices ask about accommodation need and store it in the EHR. Little is known about how the information is used, or barriers to its use. This exploratory-descriptive study examines whether and how information about patients' disability-related accommodation needs stored in patient records is used in a primary health care center to plan for care.

Methods

Four focus groups (n = 35) were conducted with staff of a Federally Qualified Health Center that asks four accommodation questions at intake for the EHR.

SUBMITTER: Mudrick NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7566113 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature