Integrating Option Grid Patient Decision Aids in the Epic Electronic Health Record: Case Study at 5 Health Systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some researchers argue that the successful implementation of patient decision aids (PDAs) into clinical workflows depends on their integration into electronic health records (EHRs). Anecdotally, we know that EHR integration is a complex and time-consuming task; yet, the process has not been examined in detail. As part of an implementation project, we examined the work involved in integrating an encounter PDA for symptomatic uterine fibroids into Epic EHR systems.

Objective

This study aims to identify the steps and time required to integrate a PDA into the Epic EHR system and examine facilitators and barriers to the integration effort.

Methods

We conducted a case study at 5 academic medical centers in the United States. A clinical champion at each institutio

SUBMITTER: Scalia P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8129884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature