title: Requirements for Workflow-Based EHR Systems - Results of a Qualitative Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Today's high quality healthcare delivery strongly relies on efficient electronic health records (EHR). These EHR systems or in general healthcare IT-systems are usually developed in a static manner according to a given workflow. Hence, they are not flexible enough to enable access to EHR data and to execute individual actions within a consultation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This paper reports on requirements pointed by experts in the domain of diabetes mellitus to design a system for supporting dynamic workflows to serve personalization within a medical activity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Requirements were collected by means of expert interviews. These interviews completed a conducted triangulation approach, aimed to gather requirements for workflow-based EHR interactions. The data from the interviews was analyzed through a qualitative approach resulting in a set of requirements enhancing EHR functionality from the user's perspective.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Requirements were classified according to four different categorizations: (1) process-related requirements, (2) information needs, (3) required functions, (4) non-functional requirements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Workflow related requirements were identified which should be considered when developing and deploying EHR systems.
authors.affiliation: eHealth Research and Innovation Unit, UMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.affiliation: eHealth Research and Innovation Unit, UMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology.
authors.forename: Nelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lasierra
authors.affiliation: eHealth Research and Innovation Unit, UMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoerbst
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012985:Software Design; D057188:Workflow