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Strategies for Primary Care Stakeholders to Improve Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

J. Nwando Olayiwola, Ashley Rubin, Theo Slomoff, Tem Woldeyesus and Rachel Willard-Grace
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2016, 29 (1) 126-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150212
J. Nwando Olayiwola
From the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (JNO, RW-G); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg (AR); the Joint Medical Program, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley (TS); and University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco (TW).
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Ashley Rubin
From the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (JNO, RW-G); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg (AR); the Joint Medical Program, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley (TS); and University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco (TW).
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Theo Slomoff
From the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (JNO, RW-G); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg (AR); the Joint Medical Program, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley (TS); and University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco (TW).
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Tem Woldeyesus
From the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (JNO, RW-G); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg (AR); the Joint Medical Program, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley (TS); and University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco (TW).
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Rachel Willard-Grace
From the Center for Excellence in Primary Care and Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (JNO, RW-G); West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg (AR); the Joint Medical Program, University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley (TS); and University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco (TW).
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Abstract

The use of electronic health records (EHRs) and the vendors that develop them have increased exponentially in recent years. While there continues to emerge literature on the challenges EHRs have created related to primary care provider satisfaction and workflow, there is sparse literature on the perspective of the EHR vendors themselves. We examined the role of EHR vendors in optimizing primary care practice through a qualitative study of vendor leadership and developers representing 8 companies. We found that EHR vendors apply a range of strategies to elicit feedback from their clinical users and to engage selected users in their development and design process, but priorities are heavily influenced by the macroenvironment and government regulations. To improve the “marriage” between primary care and the EHR vendor community, we propose 6 strategies that may be most impactful for primary care stakeholders seeking to influence EHR development processes.

  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Information Systems
  • Primary Health Care
  • Qualitative Research
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J. Nwando Olayiwola, Ashley Rubin, Theo Slomoff, Tem Woldeyesus, Rachel Willard-Grace
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2016, 29 (1) 126-134; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150212

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J. Nwando Olayiwola, Ashley Rubin, Theo Slomoff, Tem Woldeyesus, Rachel Willard-Grace
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2016, 29 (1) 126-134; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150212
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