title: Parent satisfaction with the electronic medical record in an academic pediatric rheumatology practice.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patient satisfaction has not been widely studied with respect to implementation of the electronic medical record (EMR). There are few reports of the impact of the EMR in pediatrics.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to assess the impact of implementation of an electronic medical record system on families in an academic pediatric rheumatology practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Families were surveyed 1 month pre-EMR implementation and 3 months post-EMR implementation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, EMR was well received by families. Compared with the paper chart, parents agreed the EMR improved the quality of doctor care (55% or 59/107 vs 26% or 26/99, P < .001). More parents indicated they would prefer their pediatric physicians to use an EMR (68% or 73/107 vs 51% or 50/99, P = .01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transitioning an academic pediatric rheumatology practice to an EMR can increase family satisfaction with the office visit.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA. Paul.Rosen@chp.edu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Spalding
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hannon
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Boudreau
authors.forename: C Kent
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kwoh
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010372:Pediatrics; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012219:Rheumatology