USB drives for communication of medical information in a pediatric dialysis unit.
We evaluated the feasibility of using universal serial bus (USB) drives for communicating medical information between parents of children receiving dialysis and medical personnel during clinical encounters. When surveyed, parents and pediatric resident physicians supported the use of USB drives and were willing to use the devices. The utilization rate of USB drives was 57%.
Sethna
Christine B
CB
Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Breen
Christine
C
Pradhan
Madhura
M
Green
Cynthia
C
Kaplan
Bernard S
BS
Meyers
Kevin E C
KE
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D016248:Computer Storage Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics; D011368:Professional-Family Relations