Assessing medical residents’ usage and perceived needs for personal digital assistants

Barrett, James; Strayer, Scott M.; Schubart, Jane R.

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2003.12.005

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Acting as important benchmarks, these studies offered the first glimpses into the adoption of EHR and PDAs in specific settings or by specific groups of physicians. The majority of studies examining PDA use by primary care physicians, for instance, focused on the academic setting.…”

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“…The majority of studies examining PDA use by primary care physicians, for instance, focused on the academic setting. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Consequently, the results of these studies might not be applicable to nonacademic and community settings. Similarly, EHR use has been studied in populations of academic or researchoriented primary care physicians.…”

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Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Menachemi¹,

Perkins²,

VanDurme³

et al. 2006

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively characterise the current use of electronic health records (EHRs) and personal digital assistants (PDAs) among family physicians in Florida; and to compare family physicians with other doctors with respect to the functions commonly used on their EHR and PDA systems. Methods A postal survey was sent to family physicians (n=2076) and other doctors with a clear and active licence in Florida (total n=14 921). To examine factors among family physicians related to EHR and PDA use, binary logistic regression modelling techniques were utilised. Chi-square analysis was used to compare EHR and PDA functions between family physicians and other doctors. Results A total of 4203 responses, of which 756 were from family physicians, were available for the current study (28.2% overall response rate). EHR use among family physicians was significantly related to large practice size, urban location and young physician age, after controlling for confounders. Likewise, PDA usage among family physicians was independently associated with male gender and younger physician age. Additionally, even though no differences in overall EHR adoption were found, family physicians, when compared with other physicians, were significantly more likely to be using a more robust set of EHR functions. This included allergy and medication lists, diagnosis, problem lists, patient scheduling and educational materials, preventive services reminders and access to reference material. Conclusions Even though family physicians utilise many EHR and PDA functions more commonly than other physician groups, the overall level of EHR adoption among family physicians remains low. Until more barriers to the use of EHR are minimised, the goals of the Future of Family Medicine Report to broadly implement EHR and other health IT functions will not be fully realised.

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Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Menachemi¹,

Perkins²,

VanDurme³

et al. 2006

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics

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“…In October 2010, another study showed that 85% of all American adults, 96% of those were aged 18-29 years, and 90% of those aged 30-49 years own a cell phone (Smith 2010a). Work has previously been done looking at the trends of handheld computing and mobile device use in graduate medical education (Barrett et al 2004;Sutton et al 2004;Mattana et al 2005;Khan et al 2007;Morris et al 2007), with undergraduate medical students (Grasso et al 2005;Kho et al 2006;Kennedy et al 2008;Norman et al 2008;Chatterley & Chojecki 2010;Ferenchick et al 2010;Lasserre et al 2010), and the health care setting (Garritty & El Emam 2006;Ranson et al 2007;Trelease 2008;Evans & Stacey 2009). Looking specifically at medical students, Grasso et al (2005) surveyed preclinical and clinical medical students and found that the clinical students used drug references and medical calculators on their handheld device.…”

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Third-year medical students’ knowledge of privacy and security issues concerning mobile devices

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Background: The use of mobile devices are ubiquitous in medical-care professional settings, but information on privacy and security concerns of mobile devices for medical students is scarce. Aims: To gain baseline information about third-year medical students' mobile device use and knowledge of privacy and security issues concerning mobile devices. Methods: We surveyed 67 third-year medical students at a Midwestern university on their use of mobile devices and knowledge of how to protect information available through mobile devices. Students were also presented with clinical scenarios to rate their level of concern in regards to privacy and security of information. Results: The most used features of mobile devices were: voice-to-voice (100%), text messaging (SMS) (94%), Internet (76.9%), and email (69.3%). For locking of one's personal mobile phone, 54.1% never physically lock their phone, and 58% never electronically lock their personal PDA. Scenarios considering definitely privacy concerns include emailing patient information intact (66.7%), and posting de-identified information on YouTube (45.2%) or Facebook (42.2%). Conclusions: As the ease of sharing data increases with the use of mobile devices, students need more education and training on possible privacy and security risks posed with mobile devices.

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“…A number of studies in the literature have investigated the use of mobile devices in both undergraduate and graduate medical education. 4,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] In a US study of cell phone use in medical students, 94 % of third-year medical students at a Midwestern University …”

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Social Networking in Medicine: The VIIth Nerve Facebook Page

Mullenger¹,

Jain²,

Joukhadar³

et al. 2013

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In today's technological society, the implications of social media in the learning environment may be of significant value and affect the future practice of medicine; however, synergies between social networks and medicine are underrepresented in the social media and medical literature. Today's society has seen a revolution in technology and a rise in the popularity of social network platforms, including Facebook. Facebook was created in 2004 and is now the largest social media network worldwide.1 Facebook has a network of 750 million users.2 Social media is a valuable tool in connecting individuals worldwide while enabling unprecedented speed and scope of communication and information sharing. Social networking sites are popular online communication forums that allow individuals to engage with others over the Internet.3 A recent study of university students found that 25 % of students used Facebook for educational purposes and 66 % were open to its use for this purpose. 4 There is much interest in social media despite the term being poorly defined. 5Blogs, social networking sites, mobile apps, podcasts and online magazines all fall into the category of social media. A study by Cain & Policastri, chose Facebook as the medium to introduce social media as an informal learning strategy because it was a simple means to share information, discussions could easily be followed and it was a feasible method to connect students with peers and experts. Today's new generation of clinicians appear keen to adopt social media. As they enter their medical careers, social media has the potential to have a strong impact on medicine. A number of studies in the literature have investigated the use of mobile devices in both undergraduate and graduate medical education. 4,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] In a US study of cell phone use in medical students, 94 % of third-year medical students at a Midwestern University AbstractBackground: Social networks including Facebook are gaining popularity in industry, however, health care has yet to fully embrace this trend. Social networking enables unprecedented speed and scope of communication and information sharing; mobile devices allow health professionals to feel connected to training hospitals, peers and mentors. The VIIth Nerve is a Facebook page for medical students worldwide, providing a platform to share medical cases, educational videos and audio sounds.

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Assessing medical residents’ usage and perceived needs for personal digital assistants

Cited by 86 publications

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Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Third-year medical students’ knowledge of privacy and security issues concerning mobile devices

Social Networking in Medicine: The VIIth Nerve Facebook Page

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