Training with Clinical Systems – a safety net?
Johnson et al. have published the results of a survey in Academic Medicine of recent physician graduates previously trained at Vanderbilt University on their perceptions of the use of technology. They compared graduates who were working in areas that were LESS technology enabled to those graduates who reported they were working in environments that were as or more technology enabled that Venderbilt’s Medical Centre. Those in less technology enabled environments felt less able to:
- “practice safe pateint care”
- “utilize evidence at the point of care”
- “work efficiently”
- “share and communicate information”
- “work effectively within the local system”
Based on 328 survey (60% response rate).
Interesting results that will, no doubt be interpreted in many ways — does this mean that technology makes us practice safer, more evidence based, more efficiently, etc? Or are we hampered in our training so we are reliant on these tools to do our jobs? I am sure this study will only fuel that fire.
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