A thematic analysis to examine the feasibility of EHR-based clinical decision support for implementing Choosing Wisely ^® guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify important barriers and facilitators relating to the feasibility of implementing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) as clinical decision support (CDS).

Materials and methods

We conducted a qualitative, thematic analysis of interviews from seven interviews with dyads (one clinical expert and one systems analyst) who discussed the feasibility of implementing 10 Choosing Wisely^® guidelines at their institutions. We conducted a content analysis to extract salient themes describing facilitators, challenges, and other feasibility considerations regarding implementing CPGs as CDS.

Results

We identified five themes: concern about data quality impacts implementation planning; the availability of data in a computable format is a primary factor f

SUBMITTER: Douthit BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8206400 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature