The impact of electronic medical record systems on outpatient workflows: A longitudinal evaluation of its workflow effects

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 778-791

  Vishwanath, Arun ^a   Singh, Sandeep Rajan ^b   Winkelstein, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of technology; Health information technology; Outpatient EMR use; Physicians adoption of EMRs; Work flow effects

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION OF TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTPATIENT EMR USE; PHYSICIANS ADOPTION OF EMRS; WORK-FLOWS;

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL COMPUTING; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION USE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; WORKFLOW EFFECT;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 78049311663     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Assessing physician attitudes regarding use of an outpatient EMR: a longitudinal, multipractice study. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2001.
2. Lee F., Teuch J.M., Spurr C.D., Bates D.W. Implementation of a physician order entry system: user satisfaction and self reported usage patterns. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 1996, 3(1):42-55.
3. Poissant L., Pereira J., Tambyln R., Kawasumi Y. The impact of electronic health records on time efficiency of physicians and nurses: a systematic review. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2005, 12(5):505-516.
4. Benbasat I., Barki H. Quo vadis, TAM?. J. Assoc. Inform. Syst. 2007, 8(4):211-218.
5. Goodhue D.L. Understanding user evaluations of information systems. Manage. Sci. 1995, 41(12):1827-1844.
6. Niazkhani Z., Prenejad H., Berg M., Aarts J. The impact of computerized provider order etnry systems on inpatient clinical workflows: a literature review. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2009, 16(4):539-549.
7. Vishwanath A., Scamurra S. Barriers to the adoption of electronic health records: using concept mapping to develop a comprehensive empirical model. Health Inform. J. 2007, 13:119-134.
8. Comparing time spent writing orders on paper and physician computer order entry. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. Symp. 2000.
9. Using simulation methods to analyze and predict changes in workflows and potential problems in the use of a bar coding medication order entry system. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. Symp. 2006.
10. Makoul G., Curry R.H., Tang P.C. The use of electronic medical records: communication patterns in outpatient encounters. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2001, 8(November (6)):610-615.
11. Shu K., Boyle D., Spurr C., et al. Comparison of time spent writing orders on paper with computerized physician order entry. Medinfo. 2001, 10(2):1207-1211.
12. Davis F.D., Bagozzi R.P., Warshaw P.R. User acceptance of computer technology: a comparison of two theoretical models. Manage. Sci. 1989, 35:982-1003.
13. Rogers E.M. Diffusion of Innovations 2003, Free Press, New York. 5th ed.
14. Gardner R.M., Lundsgaarde H.P. Evaluation of user acceptance of a clinical expert system. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 1994, 1(6):428-438.
15. Berg M. Implementing information systems in healthcare organizations: myths and challenges. Int. J. Med. Inform. 2001, 64(2-3):143-156.
16. Cooper R.B., Zmud R.W. Information technology implementation research: a technological diffusion approach. Manage. Sci. 1990, 36(2):123-139.
17. Straub D.W., Burton-Jones A. Veni, Vidi, Vici: breaking the TAM Logjam. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2007, 8(4):223-229.
18. Rice R.E., Schneider S. Information technology: analyzing paper and electronic desktop artifacts. Communication Technology and Social Change 2007, 101-120. LEA, New Jersey. A. Carolyn Lin, D.A. Atkin (Eds.).
19. Karahanna E., Straub D.W., Chervany N.L. Information technology adoption across time: a cross-sectional comparison of pre-adoption and post-adoption beliefs. MIS Q. 1999, 23(2):183-213.
20. Vishwanath A., Brodsky L., Shaha S., Leonard M., Cimino M. Prescriber attitudes toward PDA prescription-assistance technology. Int. J. Med. Inform. 2009, 78(5):330-339.
21. VanDenKerkhof E.G., Goldstein D.H., Lane J., Rimmer M.J., Van Dijk J.P. Using a personal digital assistant enhances gathering of patient data on an acute pain management service: a pilot study. Can. J. Anaesth. 2003, 50(4):368-375.
22. Attewell P. Technology diffusion and organizational learning: the case of business computing. Org. Sci. 1992, 3(1):1-19.
23. Trochim W. An introduction to concept mapping for planning and evaluation. Eval. Program. Plann. 1989, 12(1):1-16.
24. Vishwanath A. From beliefs to intentions: the impact of framing on the adoption of innovations. Commun. Monogr. 2009, 76(2):177-206.
25. Fulk J. Social construction of communication technology. Acad. Manage. J. 1993, 36(5):921-950.