Clinician, Staff Appraisals of Electronic Medical Record in Ambulatory Care

Description:
Determine clinician and staff perception of proficiency in use of newly introduced ambulatory electronic medical record (EMR), along with the perceived impact of EMR on practice efficiency and quality of care.

Speaker Information:
Robert Noecker, MD, MBA, vice chair of IT, UPMC Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of  Pittsburgh Medical Center

Objectives:

  • Identify drivers of user satisfaction with an ambulatory electronic health record system
  • Describe differences between physician users and non-physician user perceptions
  • Relate frequently-cited negative perceptions around use of an ambulatory electronic health record
  • Relate frequently-cited positive perceptions around use of an ambulatory electronic health record

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