The Electronic Health Record in Ophthalmology: Usability Evaluation Tools for Health Care Professionals

Logeswaran, Abison; Chong, Yu Jeat; Edmunds, Matthew R.

doi:10.1007/s40123-020-00315-0

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“…Several research works have also identified dissatisfaction among physicians and nurses as a key factor affecting EHR adoption [ 8 , 9 ], which can be caused by financial issues; complexity of systems, including multiplicity of screens, options and navigational aids; and a lack of customizability. Jabali and Abdulla proposed that EHR systems should be regularly evaluated in terms of usability, perceptions and end-user satisfaction [ 7 , 10 ]. As clinicians (physicians and nurses) comprise the main users of EHR systems, their attitudes towards these systems play a role in influencing other medical professionals to accept their implementation and the advantages they bring.…”

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Clinicians' Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Records in Saudi Arabia

Alessa

2024

Cureus

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Aim: This study explored physicians' and nurses’ attitudes toward an electronic health record (EHR) system and examined the features and factors that clinicians associated with the implementation of EHR systems. Methods: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire with high reliability and validity was adopted from existing research to gather clinicians’ attitudes toward the EHR system implemented at King Khalid University Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results: A total of 438 questionnaire responses were received from the participants; 240 of them were physicians and 198 were nurses. The participants had a mean age of 43.7 years (standard deviation (SD) 17.1), 213 (52.7%) were female and 207 (47.3%) were male. Most participants (424, 96.8%) had one or more years of experience using computers, and a majority (304, 69.4%) had one or more years of experience using EHR systems. Most physicians and nurses (214, 89.5% vs. 174, 87.9%) were satisfied with their hospital’s EHR system and felt that the system was highly usable and had the potential to improve communication between staff, facilitate easy storage of and access to information and lead to improved health outcomes for patients. The study found positive attitudes among clinicians concerning the quality of training and education around the new system (178, 74.2% of physicians vs. 142, 71.7% of nurses; p > 0.05) and toward leadership during the transition to HER (222, 92.5% vs. 183, 92.4%). On the other hand, a majority of nurses reported that the EHR system took longer to use and increased their workload compared with the previous analogue system (115 (47.9%) vs. 133 (67.2%); p ≤ 0.01 and 46.7% vs. 112 (64.1%)). A large majority of physicians and nurses surveyed (214 (89.2%) vs. 167 (84.3%)) stated that clinicians should be consulted in the design of such systems as a way to maximise the potential benefits of EHR and mitigate extra workload demands. Conclusion: Most clinicians expressed overall satisfaction with the EHR system, but there were some areas of dissatisfaction among the respondents, such as increasing workload and stress among nurses. There is scope for further research to continue to explore physicians' and nurses’ attitudes toward EHRs and for future experimental studies that examine the impact of EHRs on clinician workloads, patient health outcomes and quality of care.

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Clinicians' Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Records in Saudi Arabia

Alessa

2024

Cureus

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“…Moreover, these studies usually look deeply on issues like satisfaction, easiness, efficiency, productivity, and other similar issues. Some of these studies are of national wide scale [26], but others are of narrow and specialized character [16,27]. The present study addresses several novel issues which were not addressed in previous studies: (1) this study compared the perception toward the use of EHR in KSA among different users including physicians, respiratory care therapists (RT) and physical therapists (PT); (2) contrary to previous studies, the present study used the demographic factors of participants in analyzing the behaviour of specific group of EHR users with different statistical tools.…”

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Electronic health records perception among three healthcare providers specialties in Saudi Arabia: A cross‐sectional study

Jabali,

Abdulla

2023

Healthcare Tech Letters

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Worldwide, more health care facilities are adapting the use of electronic health record (EHR). Healthcare providers (HCP) have different perceptions toward the use of EHR. To investigate the perception of three classes of HCP in Saudi Arabia toward using EHR, a questionnaire (targeting satisfaction, easiness, and benefits of use as major perception indicators) was prepared. The questionnaire was assessed by an expert panel for content validity. The questionnaire internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's alpha. 108 physicians, physical therapists (PT) and respiratory care therapists (RT) from different hospitals in Saudi Arabia answered the questionnaire. Most of respondents perceived EHR systems as beneficial and made work easier. Most HCP were satisfied with the use of EHR, however, with the use of EHR more time was needed to finish the work. Age, experience, job, and job rank of HCP are of different importance in determining responses, perception, and obstacles of using EHR. Moreover, the perception of using EHR seems to be field specific. There is a positive perception among Saudi Arabia HCP about EHR use.

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“…The researchers used the think-aloud data from novice retinal graders to inform their recommendations for targeted training to enhance their clinical decision-making skills. The examples from other areas in health care in which the think-aloud method is used include the following: ( a ) usability evaluation of electronic health records, 9 ( b ) studying clinical diagnostic processes, 10 ( c ) the development and validation of survey instruments and questionnaires, 11 ( d ) user interaction with electronic applications designed to improve health care delivery, 12 ( e ) the impact of behavior modification interventions, 13 and many others. In summary, the think-aloud method is an appropriate technique to be taken into account when researchers or instructors are considering the collection of participant thinking processes as data.…”

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Thought Processes as Data in Eye Care Education and Research

Noushad

2023

Optom Vis Sci

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Working memory is a component of the human memory system in which all thought processes take place during an activity. Asking participants to verbalize their thoughts (think-aloud method) is a well-established technique in cognitive psychology and computer science for obtaining access to mental processes in order to investigate in-performance cognitions. Few attempts have been made to use such data in eye care research. This article provides a concise overview of the think-aloud technique and discusses potential research areas where this method can produce useful data.

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The Electronic Health Record in Ophthalmology: Usability Evaluation Tools for Health Care Professionals

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Clinicians' Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Records in Saudi Arabia

Clinicians' Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Records in Saudi Arabia

Electronic health records perception among three healthcare providers specialties in Saudi Arabia: A cross‐sectional study

Thought Processes as Data in Eye Care Education and Research

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