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ArticleJMIR medical informatics2019

Navigating Through Electronic Health Records: Survey Study on Medical Students' Perspectives in General and With Regard to a Specific Training.

Anne Herrmann-Werner, Martin Holderried, Teresa Loda, Nisar Malek, Stephan Zipfel, Friederike Holderried

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Article in JMIR medical informatics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anne Herrmann-WernerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2413-7047
Martin HolderriedProcess and Quality Management, Department of Medical Structure, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1337-0516
Teresa LodaDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1450-1757
Nisar MalekDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9916-4608
Stephan ZipfelDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1659-4440
Friederike HolderriedDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-0920
University Children's Hospital Tübingen · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn electronic health record (EHR) is the state-of-the-art method for ensuring all data concerning a given patient are up to date for use by multidisciplinary hospital teams. Therefore, medical students need to be trained to use health information technologies within this environment from the early stages of their education.

objectiveAs little is known about the effects of specific training within the medical curriculum, this study aimed to develop a course module and evaluate it to offer best practice teaching for today's students. Moreover, we looked at the acceptance of new technologies such as EHRs.

methodsFifth-year medical students (N=104) at the University of Tübingen took part in a standardized two-day training procedure about the advantages and risks of EHR use. After the training, students performed their own EHR entries on hypothetical patient cases in a safe practice environment. In addition, questionnaires-standardized and with open-ended questions-were administered to assess students' experiences with a new teaching module, a newly developed EHR simulator, the acceptance of the health technology, and their attitudes toward it before and after training.

resultsAfter the teaching, students rated the benefit of EHR training for medical knowledge significantly higher than before the session (mean 3.74, SD 1.05). However, they also had doubts about the long-term benefit of EHRs for multidisciplinary coworking after training (mean 1.96, SD 0.65). The special training with simulation software was rated as helpful for preparing students (88/102, 86.2%), but they still did not feel safe in all aspects of EHR.

conclusionsA specific simulated training on using EHRs helped students improve their knowledge and become more aware of the risks and challenges of such a system. Overall, students welcomed the new training module and supported the integration of EHR teaching into the medical curriculum. Further studies are needed to optimize training modules and make use of long-term feedback opportunities a simulated system offers.

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