Integrating User Preferences for Asthma Tools and Clinical Guidelines Into Primary Care Electronic Medical Records: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that poses a substantial burden on individuals and the health care system. Despite published national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, considerable care gaps exist. Suboptimal adherence to asthma diagnosis and management guidelines contributes to poor patient outcomes. The integration of electronic tools (eTools) into electronic medical records (EMRs) represents a knowledge translation opportunity to support best practices.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine how best to integrate evidence-based asthma eTools into primary care EMRs across Ontario and Canada to improve adherence to guidelines as well as measure and monitor performance.

Methods

In total, 2 focus groups comprising p

SUBMITTER: Moloney M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993230 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature