electronic Patient Record and its Effects on Social Aspects of Interprofessional Collaboration and Clinical Workflows in Hospitals

Recruiting

• Conditions: Effects of electronic patient records on social aspects of interprofessional cooperation in hospitals

• Registration Number: DRKS00023343
• Lead Sponsor: Institut für Medizinsoziologie, Versorgungsforschung und Rehabilitationswissenschaft (IMVR)der Humanwissenschaftlichen Fakultät undder Medizinischen Fakultät derUniversität zu Köln

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-11-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 816

Inclusion Criteria

Patient survey:
- Patients who are being treated inpatient during the survey period in hospitals in the department affected by the implementation of EPR.

Employee survey (anonymous):
- Employees who work in a department affected by the implementation of EPR (e.g. nursing, doctors, IT, administration).
- Employees who belong to one of the occupational groups involved in the Use Cases.

Qualitative survey of employees:
- Positive declaration of consent to participate in the study has been obtained.
- Employees who work in an area affected by the implementation of EPR (e.g. nursing, doctors, IT, administration).
- Employees who belong to one of the professional groups involved in the Use Cases.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:
- Patients under the age of 18 years.
- Not speaking the German language.

Employees:
- Employees under the age of 18 years.
- Not fulfilling the above-mentioned inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The aim of the project is to uncover the effects of electronic patient records (EPR) in hospitals on interprofessional cooperation as well as on clinical workflows.