title: USB drives for communication of medical information in a pediatric dialysis unit.
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Christine B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Sethna
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: Madhura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Bernard S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Kevin E C
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Meyers
mesh_terms: 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