Planning for Implementation Success of an Electronic Cross-Facility Health Record for Pediatric Palliative Care Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)

Abstract

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) patients require years of care across professions and sectors. Sharing treatment-related information and communicating among different PPC professionals is critical to ensure good quality of care. In Germany, this communication is mostly paper-based and prone to errors. Therefore, an electronic cross-facility health record (ECHR) was participatorily designed with users, wherein information can be shared and PPC professionals can communicate with each other. As this form of electronic health record differs from existing models in Germany, there is a need for successful implementation to ensure a positive impact. Therefore, the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of ECHR in PPC were examined. Using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR), transcripts of 32 interviews, 3 focus groups, and 20 think-aloud studies with PPC professionals were analyzed. CFIR indicated that the ECHR-design was viewed positively by users and can be a facilitator for implementation. Barriers exist, mainly due to the fact that the implementation is not planned, the use of the ECHR involves effort, costs are not covered, and all users must be motivated to use the ECHR for functionality. CFIR helps uncover the crux of the issues that need to be considered when planning ECHR implementation to improve care in PPC.

The Role of Personality and Top Management Support in Continuance Intention to Use Electronic Health Record Systems among Nurses

“…Electronic health records (EHRs) have become the most used means of documenting patient data, including medical appointments, and demand for the software is growing [ 5 , 8 ]. Electronic health records have been acclaimed as a technological breakthrough capable of significantly altering the future of the healthcare industry in terms of improved service delivery and systems quality [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Today, Information Technology (IT) is used ubiquitously [ 13 , 14 , 15 ] and has become paramount for economic development [ 16 ].…”