H. Larum|Gunnar Ellingsen|Arild Faxvaag
Doctors' use of electronic medical records systems in hospitals: cross sectional survey
h3abstracth3 bobjectivesb compare use three electronic medical records systems doctors norwegian hospitals general clinical tasks bdesignb cross sectional questionnaire survey semistructured telephone interviews key staff information technology hospital details local implementation systems bsettingb 32 hospital units 19 norwegian hospitals electronic medical records systems bparticipantsb 227 72 314 hospital doctors responded equally distributed three electronic medical records systems bmain outcome measuresb proportion respondents used electronic system calculated 23 tasks difference proportions users different systems functionality systems similar bresultsb tasks listed questionnaire 1523 generally covered implemented functions electronic medical records systems however systems used 27 tasks mainly associated reading patient data respondents showed significant differences frequency use different systems four tasks systems offered equivalent functionality respondents scored highly computer literacy 722100 computer use showed correlation respondents9 age sex work position user satisfaction scores generally positive 672100 difference systems bconclusionsb doctors used electronic medical records systems far fewer tasks systems supported h3what already known topich3 electronic information systems health care undergone systematic evaluation comparisons electronic medical records systems made given information intensive nature clinical work electronic medical records systems help doctors clinical tasks h3what study addsh3 doctors norwegian hospitals reported low level use electronic medical records systems systems mainly used reading patient data doctors used systems less half tasks systems functional analyses actual use electronic medical records provide information user satisfaction functionality records systems