Handheld Computer Use in a Family Medicine Clerkship

Sutton, John; Stockton, LuAnne; McCord, Gary; Gilchrist, Valerie; Fedyna, Dinah

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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Acting as important benchmarks, these studies offered the first glimpses into the adoption of EHR and PDAs in specific settings or by specific groups of physicians. The majority of studies examining PDA use by primary care physicians, for instance, focused on the academic setting.…”

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“…The majority of studies examining PDA use by primary care physicians, for instance, focused on the academic setting. [4][5][6][7][8][9] Consequently, the results of these studies might not be applicable to nonacademic and community settings. Similarly, EHR use has been studied in populations of academic or researchoriented primary care physicians.…”

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Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Menachemi¹,

Perkins²,

VanDurme³

et al. 2006

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively characterise the current use of electronic health records (EHRs) and personal digital assistants (PDAs) among family physicians in Florida; and to compare family physicians with other doctors with respect to the functions commonly used on their EHR and PDA systems. Methods A postal survey was sent to family physicians (n=2076) and other doctors with a clear and active licence in Florida (total n=14 921). To examine factors among family physicians related to EHR and PDA use, binary logistic regression modelling techniques were utilised. Chi-square analysis was used to compare EHR and PDA functions between family physicians and other doctors. Results A total of 4203 responses, of which 756 were from family physicians, were available for the current study (28.2% overall response rate). EHR use among family physicians was significantly related to large practice size, urban location and young physician age, after controlling for confounders. Likewise, PDA usage among family physicians was independently associated with male gender and younger physician age. Additionally, even though no differences in overall EHR adoption were found, family physicians, when compared with other physicians, were significantly more likely to be using a more robust set of EHR functions. This included allergy and medication lists, diagnosis, problem lists, patient scheduling and educational materials, preventive services reminders and access to reference material. Conclusions Even though family physicians utilise many EHR and PDA functions more commonly than other physician groups, the overall level of EHR adoption among family physicians remains low. Until more barriers to the use of EHR are minimised, the goals of the Future of Family Medicine Report to broadly implement EHR and other health IT functions will not be fully realised.

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Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Menachemi¹,

Perkins²,

VanDurme³

et al. 2006

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics

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“…16 A criticism of iBIMs is that they may not be suitable for residents with negative attitudes toward IT, and residents' preference for hard copy material over computer screen presentation has been reported. 17 In addition, continuous use of IT may decrease our attention to the tasks at hand; some have even suggested that new technologies are changing the way that our brains process information, making us skim the surface for information instead of reading in depth. 18 …”

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“iBIM” — Internet-based interactive modules: an easy and interesting learning tool for general surgery residents

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Shi

Gara

et al. 2014

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Background:The increased use of information technology supports a resident-centred educational approach that promotes autonomy, flexibility and time management and helps residents to assess their competence, promoting self-awareness. We established a web-based e-learning tool to introduce general surgery residents to bariatric surgery and evaluate them to determine the most appropriate implementation strategy for Internetbased interactive modules (iBIM) in surgical teaching. Methods:Usernames and passwords were assigned to general surgery residents at the University of Alberta. They were directed to the Obesity101 website and prompted to complete a multiple-choice precourse test. Afterwards, they were able to access the interactive modules. Residents could review the course material as often as they wanted before completing a multiple-choice postcourse test and exit survey. We used paired t tests to assess the difference between pre-and postcourse scores.Results: Out of 34 residents who agreed to participate in the project, 12 completed the project (35.3%). For these 12 residents, the precourse mean score was 50 ± 17.3 and the postcourse mean score was 67 ± 14 (p = 0.020). Conclusion:Most residents who participated in this study recommended using the iBIMs as a study tool for bariatric surgery. Course evaluation scores suggest this novel approach was successful in transferring knowledge to surgical trainees. Further develop ment of this tool and assessment of implementation strategies will determine how iBIM in bariatric surgery may be integrated into the curriculum.

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“…In October 2010, another study showed that 85% of all American adults, 96% of those were aged 18-29 years, and 90% of those aged 30-49 years own a cell phone (Smith 2010a). Work has previously been done looking at the trends of handheld computing and mobile device use in graduate medical education (Barrett et al 2004;Sutton et al 2004;Mattana et al 2005;Khan et al 2007;Morris et al 2007), with undergraduate medical students (Grasso et al 2005;Kho et al 2006;Kennedy et al 2008;Norman et al 2008;Chatterley & Chojecki 2010;Ferenchick et al 2010;Lasserre et al 2010), and the health care setting (Garritty & El Emam 2006;Ranson et al 2007;Trelease 2008;Evans & Stacey 2009). Looking specifically at medical students, Grasso et al (2005) surveyed preclinical and clinical medical students and found that the clinical students used drug references and medical calculators on their handheld device.…”

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Third-year medical students’ knowledge of privacy and security issues concerning mobile devices

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Background: The use of mobile devices are ubiquitous in medical-care professional settings, but information on privacy and security concerns of mobile devices for medical students is scarce. Aims: To gain baseline information about third-year medical students' mobile device use and knowledge of privacy and security issues concerning mobile devices. Methods: We surveyed 67 third-year medical students at a Midwestern university on their use of mobile devices and knowledge of how to protect information available through mobile devices. Students were also presented with clinical scenarios to rate their level of concern in regards to privacy and security of information. Results: The most used features of mobile devices were: voice-to-voice (100%), text messaging (SMS) (94%), Internet (76.9%), and email (69.3%). For locking of one's personal mobile phone, 54.1% never physically lock their phone, and 58% never electronically lock their personal PDA. Scenarios considering definitely privacy concerns include emailing patient information intact (66.7%), and posting de-identified information on YouTube (45.2%) or Facebook (42.2%). Conclusions: As the ease of sharing data increases with the use of mobile devices, students need more education and training on possible privacy and security risks posed with mobile devices.

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Handheld Computer Use in a Family Medicine Clerkship

Abstract: This study objectively demonstrates clerkship students' use of PDA resources. Students' use mirrors their assessment of the value of the software. Although PDAs and software programs can be an expense, it is a worthwhile educational resource as evaluated by the medical student.

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Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

Examining the adoption of electronic health records and personal digital assistants by family physicians in Florida

“iBIM” — Internet-based interactive modules: an easy and interesting learning tool for general surgery residents

Third-year medical students’ knowledge of privacy and security issues concerning mobile devices

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