ePATIENT: Preliminary Results from the Development of an Educational Interprofessional Electronic Medical Record
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Hands on Demo
| Wednesday, May 29, 2019 |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
| HUM 2033 |
Speaker
Dr. Sarah E Lynch
Clinical Assistant Professor
ePATIENT: Preliminary Results from the Development of an Educational Interprofessional Electronic Medical Record
3:00 PM - 4:15 PMFull Abstract
Background:
The ePATIENT system is an open-source educational electronic medical record (EMR). It was conceived and designed with the goal of improving the fidelity of the immersive simulation environment and increasing the number and quality of interprofessional encounters for students in health and social care profession programs at SUNY institutions. EMRs are the foundation of communication within the medical system, and the options for practicing the skills needed to use this system are both lacking and limited. The initial IITG funds are being applied to a pilot project to develop the basic functionality of the ePATIENT system in order to provide proof of concept.
Methods/Preliminary Results:
This project consists of four phases: design, coding/programming, case design, and piloting/feedback gathering. The initial design steps have been implemented. Two phases are in the process of being implemented: coding/programming and case design. Binghamton University IT professionals have developed the basic framework, which includes implementing the database and common data API. The system is currently being reviewed by the PIs in order to provide a preliminary assessment of the functionality and system design. A team of interprofessional educators (nursing, medicine, pharmacy) collaborated to develop a patient case that will test the functionality and design of the system. Piloting will occur in two phases during the span of February to April: first, interprofessional faculty will utilize the system from the student viewpoint and will provide feedback on the functionality and design of the ePATIENT system and the patient case. The project will then be rolled out to students who will pilot the system as members of interprofessional teams.
Conclusion:
Development of the ePATIENT system has stayed on course according to the originally planned timeline. The project is now moving into the piloting and feedback gathering phase. Pilot results will inform changes that will improve the functionality and design of the ePATIENT system. Future plans for the system include the assignment of “roles” with limited actions based on these roles, added workflow functionality, and development of a library of interprofessional cases that can be used by faculty in their healthcare education programs.
The ePATIENT system is an open-source educational electronic medical record (EMR). It was conceived and designed with the goal of improving the fidelity of the immersive simulation environment and increasing the number and quality of interprofessional encounters for students in health and social care profession programs at SUNY institutions. EMRs are the foundation of communication within the medical system, and the options for practicing the skills needed to use this system are both lacking and limited. The initial IITG funds are being applied to a pilot project to develop the basic functionality of the ePATIENT system in order to provide proof of concept.
Methods/Preliminary Results:
This project consists of four phases: design, coding/programming, case design, and piloting/feedback gathering. The initial design steps have been implemented. Two phases are in the process of being implemented: coding/programming and case design. Binghamton University IT professionals have developed the basic framework, which includes implementing the database and common data API. The system is currently being reviewed by the PIs in order to provide a preliminary assessment of the functionality and system design. A team of interprofessional educators (nursing, medicine, pharmacy) collaborated to develop a patient case that will test the functionality and design of the system. Piloting will occur in two phases during the span of February to April: first, interprofessional faculty will utilize the system from the student viewpoint and will provide feedback on the functionality and design of the ePATIENT system and the patient case. The project will then be rolled out to students who will pilot the system as members of interprofessional teams.
Conclusion:
Development of the ePATIENT system has stayed on course according to the originally planned timeline. The project is now moving into the piloting and feedback gathering phase. Pilot results will inform changes that will improve the functionality and design of the ePATIENT system. Future plans for the system include the assignment of “roles” with limited actions based on these roles, added workflow functionality, and development of a library of interprofessional cases that can be used by faculty in their healthcare education programs.
