Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: health, health care evaluation, electronic health record
| Principal Investigator: | Shaw, Nicola T (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14401 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2008
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| Issued: | Jul 22, 2008 |
| Project Team: | Shelby Mitchell (Co-Investigator, University of Alberta), Dr. Kevin Leonard (Co-Investigator, University of Toronto), Dr. Grace Paterson (Co-Investigator, Dalhousie University), Dr. Andrew Grant (Co-I... Show more |
Objective(s): The purpose of this research is to provide physicians with practical information on best practices and lessons learned with regards to implementation and use of electronic medical record (EMR) systems in ambulatory clinical practice settings.
Project Description: The licence has been issued for the scientific research application #843. The purpose of this research is to provide physicians with practical information on best practices and lessons learned with regards to implementation and use of electronic medical record (EMR) systems in ambulatory clinical practice settings. Methods employed in this study include an online survey, one face-to-face interview with a clinician or office staff whose responsibilities involve interaction with some aspect of the EMR, and direct observation of clinicians and office staff by a trained researcher. The researcher will spend one to two days at the participating clinic, with the length of time dependent on the size of the clinical care practice. One in-depth interview will be conducted at the site with an individual whose responsibilities involve interaction with the EMR. The interview will be based on open-ended questions and the leng... Show more
