Factors associated with improved completion of computerized clinical reminders across a large healthcare system.

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CONCLUSION: Completion of computerized clinical reminders was not affected by a variety of provider characteristics, including professional training, demographics and provider attitude, although was lower among residents than staff providers. However incorporation of support staff into clinic processes and individualized feedback to providers were strongly associated with improved completion. These findings demonstrate the importance of considering practice and provider factors and not just technical elements when implementing informatics tools.
PMID: 16935025 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).