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- Title
An evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration's clinical reminders system: a national survey of generalists.
- Authors
Fung, Constance H.; Tsai, Jerry S.; Lulejian, Armine; Glassman, Peter; Patterson, Emily; Doebbeling, Brad N.; Asch, Steven M.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is a leader in developing computerized clinical reminders (CCRs). Primary care physicians' (PCPs) evaluation of VHA CCRs could influence their future development and use within and outside the VHA.<bold>Objective: </bold>Survey PCPs about usefulness and usability of VHA CCRs.<bold>Design and Participants: </bold>In a national survey, VHA PCPs rated on a 7-point scale usefulness and usability of VHA CCRs, and standardized scales (0-100) were constructed. A hierarchical linear mixed (HLM) model predicted physician- and facility-level variables associated with more positive global assessment of CCRs.<bold>Results: </bold>Four hundred sixty-one PCPs participated (response rate, 69%). Scale Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.62 to 0.82. Perceptions of VHA CCRs were primarily in the midrange, where higher ratings indicate more favorable attitudes (weighted standardized median, IQR): global assessment (50, 28-61), clinical/situational specificity (29, 17-42), integration with workflow/workload (39, 17-50), training (50, 33-67), VHA's management of CCR use (67, 50-83), design/interface (53, 40-67), perceived role in CCR use (67, 50-83), and self-efficacy (67, 57-78). In a HLM model, design/interface (p < .001), self-efficacy (p < .001), integration with workflow/workload (p < .001), and training (p < .001) were associated with more favorable global assessments of CCRs. Facilities in the west as compared to the south (p = .033), and physicians with academic affiliation (p = .045) had less favorable global assessment of CCRs.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Our systematic assessment of end-users' perceptions of VHA CCRs suggests that CCRs need to be developed and implemented with a continual focus on improvement based on end-user feedback. Potential target areas include better integration into the primary care clinic workflow/workload.
- Subjects
HEALTH services administration; HEALTH planning; MEDICAL care; PRIMARY care; OUTPATIENT medical care; HOSPITAL care
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 4, p392
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-007-0417-8