Initial Steps for Integrating Academic Electronic Health Records into Clinical Curricula of Physical and Occupational Therapy in the United States: A Survey-based Observational Study

Authors

Stephen C. Burrows, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Lola Halperin, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Eric C. Nemec, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Wendy Romney, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Training programs must be designed to prepare physical and occupational therapy students for using Electronic Health Records (EHR) and interprofessional collaboration. This report aims to describe physical and occupational therapy students' perceptions of integrating Academic EHR in their Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curricula in the College of Health Professions, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut, the United States. A paper-based case approach to PBL was adapted by creating patient cases in an Academic EHR (AEHR). Students were asked to complete chart reviews and review provider notes to enhance their learning. An online survey was conducted to determine their perceptions of using AEHR from May 2014-August 2015. Eighty-five students completed the survey, 88.1% felt that using AEHR was needed, 82.4% felt that the additional notes enhanced their understanding of the interdisciplinary team; however, 83.5% reported the AEHR system increased their time to extract meaningful information. Incorporating an AEHR into curricula is essential to ensure students are adequately prepared for future patient interactions.

Comments

Epub ahead of print 2 September 2022.

Open access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.

DOI

10.3352/jeehp.2022.19.24

PMID

36052555

Recommended Citation

Burrows, S., Halperin, L., Nemec, E., & Romney, W. (2022). Initial steps for integrating academic electronic health records into clinical curricula of physical and occupational therapy in the United States: A survey-based observational study. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 19(24). Doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2022.19.24

Publication

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions

Volume

19

Number of Volumes

24

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