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dc.contributor.advisor | Hassanein, Khaled | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Norm Archer, Michelle Howard | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Abdelrahman, Yumna | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-18T16:59:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-18T16:59:58Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2012-09-21 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | opendissertations/7413 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 8471 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | 3341772 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/12535 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Primary care multi-disciplinary teams were central to recent reform plans for Canadian primary care, in response to limited resources and increasing demands. Health Information Technology was also an integral part of those plans as supporting infrastructure for the modernization of healthcare services, facilitating coordination, collaboration and access to services. As provider-centric Health Information Technology matures, attention turns to the patient. The hallmark of patient-centered applications is the electronic Personal Health Record System (PHR). These systems have grown beyond simple repositories of personal health information, extending to a range of information collection, sharing, self-management and exchange functions.</p> <p>The implementation of PHRs in primary care multi-disciplinary teams involves many stakeholders including patients, physician, allied health professionals and support staff. There is significant literature on physician and patient perspectives on all PHR functions. However, little attention has been given to the other stakeholders: allied health professionals and support staff.</p> <p>In this study, we explored the views of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and support staff, working in a primary care clinic adopting a patient-centered, multi-disciplinary model called the Family Health Team (FHT) model. Participants provided their insight on benefits, concerns and recommendations regarding the implementation of MyOSCAR, a PHR, at their clinic. Qualitative data was collected through semi-structured one-on-one interviews that were analyzed to extract common themes and summarize participant views. Process diagrams were produced to highlight opportunities for improvement of current work processes through the integration of MyOSCAR functions.</p> <p>As more teams are created in primary care and they attempt to implement new technologies, it is important to get a complete picture of all stakeholder views. This is the first study that focuses on the views of AHPs and support staff, contributing to the literature on PHR implementations. Findings from this study can contribute to future PHR implementations by informing planning and implementation.</p> | en_US |
dc.subject | Primary Care; Family Health Team; Personal Health Record; Allied Health Professionals; Support Staff; | en_US |
dc.title | Allied Health Professionals and Support Staff Perspectives on Personal Health Record Implementation: A Qualitative Study of Family Health Teams | en_US |
dc.type | thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | eHealth | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |
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