title: Reading and Writing: Qualitative Analysis of Pharmacists' Use of the EHR when Preparing for Team Rounds.
abstract: In the collaborative hospital environment, pharmacists are important members of the healthcare team, yet compared to physicians and nurses, little is known about pharmacists' information needs or how they interact with the electronic health record (EHR). We directly observed seven clinical inpatient pharmacists as they interacted with the EHR preparing for clinical rounds using an eye-tracking camera and contextual inquiry. Pharmacists spent 50% of their time reading information from the EHR, such as notes and medication lists, and 27% of their time copying EHR data onto paper, such as patient history and laboratory results. In an environment where minutes count, the results of this study can help inform the development of CDS tools and/or EHR designs to facilitate the information needs of the pharmacists in providing care for their patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaFleur
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Del Fiol
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Charlene R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Weir
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists; D010820:Physicians; D011932:Reading; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014956:Writing