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Abstract
Grant Number: 5F37LM008747-03 Project Title: Electronic Psychiatric Charting/Patient-Physician
PI Information: Name Title STEWART, RANDALL rstewart@salud.unm.edu Abstract: DESCRIPTION: The mentally ill receive a disproportionately small portion of healthcare resources. Fortunately, national initiatives have begun to address this disparity and place mental health priorities on par with those of their more medical counterparts. Electronic medical records (EMR's) are a growing priority, promising improved health care for all. The effects of EMR use on psychiatric patients, however, are largely unknown. EMR studies to date have focused on non-psychiatric populations; moreover, they provide clues suggesting that psychiatric patients may have unique responses to EMR use. This study will begin investigation into the effects of EMR use on the patient-psychiatrist relationship. A before-and-after design is planned as the method corresponding best to the EMR implementation schedule. Patients will be randomly selected from an established population of adults with chronic, psychiatric illnesses at a large, public, mental health center. Satisfaction will be measured using a survey instrument prior to and following implementation. Results will begin to extend EMR satisfaction research into the realm of psychiatric patients. Changes in EMR design and improvements in interviewing techniques may eventually follow, ultimately improving patient care.
Public Health Relevance:
This Public Health Relevance is not available.Thesaurus Terms:
automated medical record system, informatics, mental health information system, patient care personnel relations, satisfaction
computer human interaction, data collection methodology /evaluation, mental health service, psychiatry, psychometrics
behavioral /social science research tag, clinical research, health services research tag, human subject, patient oriented research, postdoctoral investigator
Institution: UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CTR, FINANCIAL SRVS DIV. ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131 Fiscal Year: 2007 Department: NONE Project Start: 01-AUG-2005 Project End: 31-JUL-2009 ICD: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE IRG: BLR