title: Medical providers' dental information needs: a baseline survey.
abstract: Articulation of medical and dental practices has been strongly called for based on the many oral-systemic connections. With the rapid development and adoption of electronic health records, the feasibility of integrating medical and dental patient data should be strongly considered. The objective of this study was to develop an initial understanding of the medical providers' core dental information needs and opinion of integrated medical-dental electronic health record (iEHR) environment in their workflow. This was achieved by administering a 13 question survey to a group of 1,197 medical care providers employed by Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin, United States. The survey received a response rate of 35%. The responses were analyzed based on provider 'Role' and 'Specialty'. The majority of the respondents felt the need for patient's dental information to coordinate or provide effective medical care. An integrated electronic health record environment could facilitate this holistic patient care approach.
authors: Biomedical Informatics Research Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA. acharya.amit@mcrf.mfldcin.edu
authors: Amit
authors: A
authors: Acharya
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Mahnke
authors: Po-Huang
authors: PH
authors: Chyou
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Rottscheit
authors: Justin B
authors: JB
authors: Starren
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003792:Dental Records; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000379:methods; D009909:Oral Health; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018511:Systems Integration; D014922:Wisconsin