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Vol. 21. Issue 5.
Pages 384-389 (September - October 2007)
Vol. 21. Issue 5.
Pages 384-389 (September - October 2007)
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Modificaciones en las perspectivas de los médicos sobre el registro médico electrónico: investigación cualitativa longitudinal
Changes in physicians’ attitudes to computerized ambulatory medical record systems: a longitudinal qualitative study
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Adriana Ruth Dawidowskia,
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adriana.dawidowski@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

Correspondencia: Adriana Dawidowski. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Plan de Salud. Epidemiología. Gascón, 450. C1181ACH Buenos Aires. Argentina.
, Luzia Tosellia, Daniel Roberto Lunaa, Pablo Fernando Obertia, María Aracelli Sotob, Fernán González Bernaldo de Quirósa
a Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
b Facultad de Sociología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Objetivos

Conocer las creencias de los médicos sobre un registro médico electrónico para la atención ambulatoria en diferentes etapas del proceso de implementación del sistema.

Métodos

Investigación cualitativa longitudinal basada en entrevistas en profundidad (desde julio de 2001 hasta diciembre de 2003), desarrolladas en el Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Argentina). Se entrevistó a 20 cardiólogos de atención ambulatoria con perfiles profesionales diversos (muestreo intencional) antes, durante y al finalizar la implementación del sistema (10 entrevistas por etapa). El análisis fue realizado por 2 investigadores independientes y las categorías refinadas conjuntamente.

Resultados

Antes y durante la primera etapa de la implementación los médicos esperaban que el sistema mejorara los procesos administrativos de la atención y la disponibilidad de los datos individuales que cada uno había registrado en consultas anteriores, pero no imaginaban que la información colectiva pudiera modificar los aspectos médicos de la atención. Al finalizarla implementación, en cambio, percibieron que el sistema les permitía acceder a una visión integral del paciente que modificaba el desempeño profesional. Durante la implementación, los médicos opusieron el contacto con el paciente a la interacción con el ordenador, oposición que les impide categorizar su uso como parte del acto médico y considerar los datos del sistema como signos directos del paciente.

Conclusiones

Con la implementación, los médicos modificaron su perspectiva sobre el registro médico electrónico, llegando a percibirlo como un auxiliar para la práctica médica. El valor que se asigna al sistema depende de su relevancia dentro del marco institucional.

Palabras clave:
Actitud hacia los ordenadores
Actitud del personal de salud
Sistemas de registros médicos computarizados
Investigación cualitativa
Relaciones profesional-paciente
Abstract
Objectives

To explore physicians’ beliefs about a computerized ambulatory medical record system at different stages of its implementation.

Methods

We performed a longitudinal qualitative in-depth interview study (July 2001 to December 2003) in the Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 20 primary care cardiologists purposively selected before, during and afterthe system's implementation process (10 interviews perstage). The interviews were independently analyzed by 2 researchers, who jointly designed an agreed category list.

Results

Both before and during the first stage of the implementation process, the physicians expected that that the system would improve healthcare-related administration and increase accessibility to individual data. However, they did not foresee that the system's shared information could modify the clinical aspects of patient care. By the end of the implementation process, the physicians realized that the system provided them with a broader perspective on their patients, which in turn improved their own professional performance. Throughout the implementation, the physicians were against using the computer while the patient was present. This opposition prevented them from regarding the system as part of the medical consultation and from considering data from the system as direct patient-related signs.

Conclusions

The system's implementation modified the physicians’ views on computerized ambulatory medical records, as they eventually considered them as an ancillary tool to clinical activity. The value assigned to the system depends on its relevance within the institutional framework.

Key words:
Attitude to computers
Attitude of health personnel
Computerized medical records systems
Qualitative research
Physician-patient relations
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