ACI openPub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775971
Akshay Ravi, Benjamin Weia, Matthew Sakumoto, Aris Oates, Xinran Liu
{"title":"Curriculum for Early Exposure to Clinical Informatics and Data Science for Noninformatics Trainees to Promote Interest and Inclusion in Informatics","authors":"Akshay Ravi, Benjamin Weia, Matthew Sakumoto, Aris Oates, Xinran Liu","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1775971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1775971","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Curricula aimed at increasing exposure to informatics and practical data analytics among medical trainees could increase their effectiveness in clinical research, quality improvement, and clinical operations. Objectives The Clinical Informatics Data Science (CI-DS) pathway is a cross-disciplinary curriculum aimed at improving informatics exposure among medical trainees. We describe the development of this novel curriculum, the inaugural cohort, and lessons learned. Methods The CI-DS pathway is framed around upfront informatics didactics followed by a longitudinal, experiential training focused on mentorship, clinical data extraction/machine learning, and health technology governance. The curriculum was evaluated based on pre- and postpathway surveys completed by learners and logs of the elective activities selected by learners. Results The CI-DS pathway attracted 19 learners across 12 medical subspecialties, from medical students to fellows. Baseline surveys showed limited exposure to informatics across learners. The top three longitudinal activities completed were participating in electronic health record (EHR) governance meetings, data science supplemental courses, and designated mentorship meetings. Comparison of baseline with postpathway surveys demonstrated significant improvements in learner self-reported confidence in appraising an EHR modification ticket, accessing UCSF's deidentified data, exploring a database with basic structured query language (SQL), extracting data using SQL, and interpreting machine learning models. Conclusion An early exposure curriculum in clinical informatics with training in data extraction and governance can successfully recruit a diverse array of learners and improve confidence in practical informatics skills. We reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of this curriculum, and summarize the lessons learned to guide others in creating similar curricula for noninformatics clinicians.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135856442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2023-04-20DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771237
Martina A. Clarke, J. Wardian, Brandon S. Fleharty, Craig G. Reha, Justin R. Birge
{"title":"Refining Clinician Workflow as a Means to Improving Catheter Quality Measures","authors":"Martina A. Clarke, J. Wardian, Brandon S. Fleharty, Craig G. Reha, Justin R. Birge","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1771237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771237","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objective This study aimed to improve the quality measure performance for indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) duration, central venous catheter (CVC) duration, and telemetry duration by redesigning clinical decision support (CDS) tools within the documentation process and order workflow. Methods The effectiveness of the redesign was evaluated using system standard quality reporting methodology to observe device duration, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate, and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rate preintervention (FY2017) and postintervention (FY2018). Electronic health record (EHR) reporting tools were used to evaluate CDS alert data both preintervention and postintervention. Results Total device duration and line days per patient days were reduced for CVC (12.8% [0.305–0.266]) and IUC (4.68% [0.171–0.163]). Mean telemetry duration was reduced by 16.94% (3.72–3.09 days), and CDS alert volume decreased 18.6% from a preintervention mean of 1.18 alerts per patient per day (81,190 total alerts) to a postintervention mean of 0.96 alerts per patient per day (61,899 total alerts). Both CLABSI (2.8% [1.07–1.04]) and CAUTI (8.1% [1.61–1.48]) rates were reduced, resulting in approximately $926,000 in savings. Conclusion In this novel model, the redesigned CDS tools improved clinician response to CDS alerts, prompting providers to take action on relevant orders that automatically updated the clinical documentation to reflect their actions. The study demonstrated that effective redesign of CDS tools within the documentation process and order workflow can reduce device duration, improve patient outcomes, and decrease CDS alert volume.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44355722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1763270
Ekaterina Nekrasova, Alexander G Fiks, Chelsea Wynn, Alessandra Torres, Miranda Griffith, Laura P Shone, Russell Localio, Justine Shults, Rebecca Unger, Leigh Ann Ware, Melissa S Stockwell
{"title":"Pediatric Practices' Perceptions of Text Message Communication with Families: An American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) Study.","authors":"Ekaterina Nekrasova, Alexander G Fiks, Chelsea Wynn, Alessandra Torres, Miranda Griffith, Laura P Shone, Russell Localio, Justine Shults, Rebecca Unger, Leigh Ann Ware, Melissa S Stockwell","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1763270","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0043-1763270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Text messages can be an effective and low-cost mechanism for patient reminders; however, they are yet to be consistently integrated into pediatric primary care.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to explore pediatric primary care clinician and staff perceptions of pediatric office text message communication with families.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>As part of the National Institutes of Health-funded Flu2Text randomized controlled trial of second-dose influenza vaccine text message reminders, we conducted 7 focus groups and 4 individual interviews in July-August 2019 with primary care pediatric clinicians and staff (<i>n</i> = 39). Overall, 10 Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) pediatric practices in 10 states were selected using stratified sampling. Semi-structured discussion guides included perspectives on possible uses, perceived usefulness, and ease of use of text messages; practices' current text messaging infrastructure; and perceived barriers/facilitators to future use of texting. Two investigators independently coded and analyzed transcripts based on the technology acceptance model using NVIVO 12 Plus (intercoder reliability, <i>K</i> = 0.86).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, participants were supportive of text reminders for the second-dose influenza vaccine, other vaccines, and appointments and perceived texting as a preferred method of communication for caregivers. Health information privacy and patient confidentiality were the main concerns cited. Only respondents from practices with no internal appointment text message reminder system prior to the study expressed concerns about technology implementation logistics, time, and cost.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Text message reminders, for various uses, appear to be well accepted among a group of geographically widespread pediatric practices after participation in a trial of influenza vaccine text message reminders. Privacy, confidentiality, and resource barriers need to be addressed to facilitate successful implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10882477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43164677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship between Diabetes Self-Management and the Use of Health Care Apps: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Satoshi Inagaki, Kenji Kato, Kozue Abe, Hiroaki Takahashi, Tomokazu Matsuda","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1766113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1766113","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background People with diabetes are increasingly using smartphone health care applications (apps) to manage their health. However, few studies have examined the percentage of people with diabetes using health care apps and their relationship to self-care. Objective The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of health care apps among people with diabetes and the relationship between app use and self-management. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey among people with type 2 diabetes. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted using the scores of the Japanese version of Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities and exercise and general diet subscales as the objective variables. Results Of 253 participants included in this study, 61 (24.1%) used health care apps. Approximately 20% of those aged ≥ 60 also used health care apps. Use of health care apps was a significant predictor of physical activity frequency along with autonomous motivation ( p < 0.001). Participants who used health care apps showed a 0.91 point higher physical activity score than those who did not. Regarding the general diet score, the use of health care apps was not significantly associated with dietary habits ( p = 0.29). Conclusion Among people with type 2 diabetes, 24.1% used health care apps, and self-management scores of exercise were significantly higher in people with diabetes who used health care apps than in those who did not.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49667733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1755373
Adam C. Dziorny, R. Lindell, J. Fitzgerald, Christopher P. Bonafide
{"title":"Variations among Electronic Health Record and Physiologic Streaming Vital Signs for Use in Predictive Algorithms in Pediatric Severe Sepsis","authors":"Adam C. Dziorny, R. Lindell, J. Fitzgerald, Christopher P. Bonafide","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1755373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1755373","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Objective This study sought to describe the similarities and differences among physiologic streaming vital signs (PSVSs) and electronic health record (EHR)-documented vital signs (EVSs) in pediatric sepsis.\u0000 Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we identified sepsis patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. We compared PSVS and EVS measures of heart rate (HR), respiratory rate, oxyhemoglobin saturation, and blood pressure (BP) across domains of completeness, concordance, plausibility, and currency.\u0000 Results We report 1,095 epochs comprising vital sign data from 541 unique patients. While counts of PSVS measurements per epoch were substantially higher, increased missingness was observed compared with EVS. Concordance was highest among HR and lowest among BP measurements, with bias present in all measures. Percent of time above or below defined plausibility cutoffs significantly differed by measure. All EVS measures demonstrated a mean delay from time recorded at the patient to EHR entry.\u0000 Conclusion We measured differences between vital sign sources across all data domains. Bias direction differed by measure, possibly related to bedside monitor measurement artifact. Plausibility differences may reflect the more granular nature of PSVS which can be critical in illness detection. Delays in EVS measure currency may impact real-time decision support systems. Technical limitations increased missingness in PSVS measures and reflect the importance of systems monitoring for data continuity. Both PSVS and EVS have advantages and disadvantages that must be weighed when making use of vital signs in decision support systems or as covariates in retrospective analyses.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44026385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1751088
Rubina F. Rizvi, S. Emani, H. L. Rocha, Camila M. de Aquino, Pamela M. Garabedian, A. Rui, Carlos André Moura Arruda, Megan Sands-Lincoln, R. Rozenblum, W. Felix, G. Jackson, S. Juaçaba, D. Bates
{"title":"Physicians' Perceptions and Expectations of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Clinical Decision Support System in Cancer Care in an Underserved Setting","authors":"Rubina F. Rizvi, S. Emani, H. L. Rocha, Camila M. de Aquino, Pamela M. Garabedian, A. Rui, Carlos André Moura Arruda, Megan Sands-Lincoln, R. Rozenblum, W. Felix, G. Jackson, S. Juaçaba, D. Bates","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1751088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1751088","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Objectives Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being increasingly incorporated into health care. However, few studies have evaluated users' expectations of such tools, prior to implementation, specifically in an underserved setting.\u0000 Methods We conducted a qualitative research study employing semistructured interviews of physicians at The Instituto do Câncer do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. The interview guide focused on anticipated, perceived benefits and challenges of using an AI-based clinical decision support system tool, Watson for Oncology. We recruited physician oncologists, working full or part-time, without prior experience with any AI-based tool. The interviews were taped and transcribed in Portuguese and then translated into English. Thematic analysis using the constant comparative approach was performed.\u0000 Results Eleven oncologists participated in the study. The following overarching themes and subthemes emerged from the analysis of interview transcripts: theme-1, “general context” including (1) current setting, workload, and patient population and (2) existing challenges in cancer treatment, and theme-2, “perceptions around the potential use of an AI-based tool,” including (1) perceived benefits and (2) perceived challenges. Physicians expected that the implementation of an AI-based tool would result in easy access to the latest clinical recommendations, facilitate standardized cancer care, and allow it to be delivered with greater confidence and efficiency. Participants had several concerns such as availability of innovative treatments in resource-poor settings, treatment acceptance, trust, physician autonomy, and workflow disruptions.\u0000 Conclusion This study provides physicians' anticipated perspectives, both benefits and challenges, about the use of an AI-based tool in cancer treatment in a resource-limited setting.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44230227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749318
D. Karavite, M. Harris, R. Grundmeier, L. Srinivasan, Gerald P. Shaeffer, Naveen Muthu
{"title":"Using a Sociotechnical Model to Understand Challenges with Sepsis Recognition among Critically Ill Infants","authors":"D. Karavite, M. Harris, R. Grundmeier, L. Srinivasan, Gerald P. Shaeffer, Naveen Muthu","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1749318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1749318","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Objective The aim of the study is to apply a sociotechnical model to the requirements phase of implementing a machine learning algorithm-based system to support sepsis recognition in the neonatal intensive care unit.\u0000 Methods We incorporated components from the sociotechnical model, Safety in Engineering for Patient Safety 2.0, in three requirements phase activities: (1) semi-structured interviews, (2) user profiles, and (3) system use cases.\u0000 Results Thirty-one neonatal intensive care unit clinicians participated in semi-structured interviews (11 nurses, 10 front line ordering clinician, five fellows, and five attending physician). Interview transcripts were coded and then compiled into themes deductively based on components from the sociotechnical model (persons, environment, organization, tasks, tools and technology, collaboration, and outcomes). The interview analysis was used to create four user profiles defining responsibilities in sepsis recognition, team collaboration, and attributes relevant to sepsis recognition. Two user profiles (nurse, front line ordering clinician) included variants based on experience relevant to sepsis recognition. The interview analysis was used to develop three system use cases representing clinical sepsis scenarios. Each use case defines the precondition, actors, and high-level sequence of actions, and includes variants based on sociotechnical works system factors that can complicate sepsis recognition. The interview analysis, user profiles, and use cases serve as the foundation for supporting sociotechnical design to all subsequent human-centered design methods including subject recruitment, formative design, summative user testing, and simulation testing.\u0000 Conclusion Integration of the sociotechnical model-guided requirements gathering activities, analysis, and deliverables by framing a range of sociotechnical components and the interconnectedness of these components in the broader work system. Applying the sociotechnical model resulted in discovering work system, process, and outcome requirements that would otherwise be difficult to capture, or missed entirely, using traditional requirements gathering methods or approaches to clinical decision support design.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46231023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756435
Surafel Tsega, M. Vijayaraghavan, Marianne Chronister, S. Srinivas, A. Bassily-Marcus, J. Gumprecht, Avniel Shetreat-Klein, Bruce Darrow, C. Craven
{"title":"COVID-19 and the Electronic Health Record: Tool Design and Evolution at the U.S. Pandemic Epicenter","authors":"Surafel Tsega, M. Vijayaraghavan, Marianne Chronister, S. Srinivas, A. Bassily-Marcus, J. Gumprecht, Avniel Shetreat-Klein, Bruce Darrow, C. Craven","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1756435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1756435","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Objective We detail inpatient electronic health record (EHR) system tools created at Mount Sinai Health System for the clinical management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the early pandemic months in the U.S. epicenter, New York City. We discuss how we revised these tools to create a robust Care pathway, unlike other tools reported, that helped providers care for these patients as guidelines evolved.\u0000 Methods Mount Sinai Health System launched a Command Center on March 8, 2020. The Chief Medical Information Officer launched a workgroup of clinical informaticists and Epic analysts tasked with rapidly creating COVID-19-related EHR tools for the inpatient setting.\u0000 Results Initial EHR tools focused on inpatient order sets for care standardization and resource utilization. In preparation for a fall 2020-winter 2021 surge, we created a clinician-facing, integrated Care pathway incorporating additional Epic System-specific tools: a Care Path, a dedicated Navigator, Summary and Timeline Reports, and SmartTexts.\u0000 Discussion Initial tools offered standard functionality but included complex decision-making support to account for the lack of COVID-19 clinical knowledge, operational challenges during a dramatic patient surge, and resource limitations. We revised content and built a more comprehensive Care pathway that provided real-time clinical data along with treatment recommendations as knowledge evolved, e.g., convalescent plasma.\u0000 Conclusion We have provided a framework that can inform future informaticists in developing EHR tools during an evolving pandemic.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47112180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2022-07-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757156
Lori Wong, K. Sexton, Joseph A. Sanford
{"title":"The Impact of an Organization-Wide Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Upgrade on Physicians' Daily EHR Activity Time: An EHR Log Data Study","authors":"Lori Wong, K. Sexton, Joseph A. Sanford","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1757156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757156","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Objective This article assesses the impact of a health care organization's electronic health record (EHR) upgrade on providers' daily EHR activity time.\u0000 Methods Daily EHR activity time (minutes/day) was acquired through EHR log data that automatically tracks user activity. Subjects were attending and resident physicians in the departments of family medicine, hospitalist medicine, and the neonatal intensive care unit working in the inpatient setting. The EHR upgrade occurred in August 2020, and the comparison groups were pre-upgrade (May 31, 2020–July 25, 2020) and post-upgrade (August 30, 2020–October 31, 2020). A two-tailed, two-sample t-test was used to assess statistical significance.\u0000 Results The pre-upgrade group had 146 users, and the post-upgrade group had 140 users. There was no statistically significant difference between the pre-upgrade group (mean (M): 104.74 minutes/day, standard deviation [SD]: 70.64) and post-upgrade group (M: 103.38 minutes/day, SD: 64.77), even after splitting the data by user type and user type and department.\u0000 Conclusion This study showed no significant difference in daily EHR activity time post-upgrade. More research is needed to truly understand the impact of EHR upgrades on user efficiency. Understanding the content of each upgrade might be key in understanding their effect on users, and we hope to explore that in the future.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47641424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACI openPub Date : 2022-06-13DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771238
L. Leonard, Brittni Driscoll, Sudheer Vemuru, Alexandra Kovar, Joshua Billings, Simon P. Kim, Chen-Tan Lin, S. Tevis, E. Cumbler
{"title":"Surgeon-Perceived Requirements for a Platform to Integrate Patient-Reported Outcome Measures into Clinical Practice","authors":"L. Leonard, Brittni Driscoll, Sudheer Vemuru, Alexandra Kovar, Joshua Billings, Simon P. Kim, Chen-Tan Lin, S. Tevis, E. Cumbler","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1771238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771238","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are standardized, validated tools that translate subjective patient-reported concerns about their health status into quantitative data. PROMs were initially developed as research instruments; however, they have more recently been recognized as important clinical tools. PROMs have not been widely adopted into surgical practices and this study sought to uncover the system requirements of a platform to integrate PROMs into surgical practice, as perceived by surgeons. Methods Semi-structured interviews were performed from November 2019 until August of 2020. Interviews continued until thematic saturation was achieved. All interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Qualitative interview data were thematically analyzed using an inductive approach. Results Analysis revealed 12 system features desired by surgeons for a platform to integrate PROMs into clinical use. These were further grouped into four unique overarching themes. Surgeons asserted that the platform must (1) be user-friendly, (2) promote information transparency, (3) incorporate validated questionnaires while still allowing for some degree of customizability, and (4) support the collection and display of longitudinal data. Conclusions Health care systems planning to develop a platform to integrate PROMs into their clinical practices should investigate the feasibility of the system features identified as essential by this study. While surgeons represent an important stakeholder group when designing a new platform for use in surgical practice, it will also be crucial to explore the features desired by patients before designing or adopting a platform for clinical use.","PeriodicalId":72041,"journal":{"name":"ACI open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43308653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}