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Computer-based documentation: effects on parent-provider communication during pediatric health maintenance encounters.

Johnson KB, Serwint JR, Fagan LA, Thompson RE, Wilson ME, Roter D
Pediatrics. 2008 122 (3): 590-8

PMID: 18762530 · DOI:10.1542/peds.2007-3005

OBJECTIVE - The goal was to investigate the impact of a computer-based documentation tool on parent-health care provider communication during a pediatric health maintenance encounter.

METHODS - We used a quasiexperimental study design to compare communication dynamics between clinicians and parents/children in health maintenance visits before and after implementation of the ClicTate system. Before ClicTate use, paper forms were used to create visit notes. The children examined were
RESULTS - Computer-based documentation visits were slightly longer than control visits (32 vs 27 minutes). With controlling for visit length, the amounts of conversation were similar during control and computer-based documentation visits. Computer-based documentation visits were associated with a greater proportion of open-ended questions (28% vs 21%), more use of partnership strategies, greater proportions of social and positive talk, and a more patient-centered interaction style but fewer orienting and transition phrases.

CONCLUSIONS - The introduction of ClicTate into the health maintenance encounter positively affected several aspects of parent-clinician communication in a pediatric clinic setting. These results support the integration of computer-based documentation into primary care pediatric visits.

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Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Communication Documentation Female Health Maintenance Organizations Health Personnel Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Medical Records Systems, Computerized Physician-Patient Relations

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