Access to electronic hepatitis C medical files by general practitioners
| Autor: | C. Mourrut, Jean-Pierre Daurès, D. Ribard, M. Fages, P. Fabbro-Peray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty business.product_category Medical Records Systems Computerized Attitude of Health Personnel Surveys and Questionnaires Health care medicine Internet access Humans Aged Hepatitis Aged 80 and over Internet business.industry Public health Gastroenterology Attendance Age Factors Physicians Family General Medicine Hepatitis C Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Telephone survey Administrative District Family medicine Education Medical Continuing Female France business |
| Zdroj: | Gastroenterologie clinique et biologique. 32(3) |
| ISSN: | 0399-8320 |
| Popis: | Summary Objectives Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a recognized public health issue in France. Institutional networks were created to improve healthcare practices and facilitate multi-disciplinary care for chronic diseases. The electronic medical file is one of the tools used by the networks to optimize patient care. Methods The main objective of this study was to determine what proportion of general practitioners in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France would be interested in using the electronic medical files for patients with HCV infection. A random sample of 20% of the general practitioners in the region was selected and stratified by administrative district of practice. Among them, a telephone survey identified those interested in the hepatitis electronic medical files and following patients with hepatitis C. A more detailed questionnaire was sent to these interested physicians in order to obtain further information. Results Thirty-seven percent of the general practitioners concerned by the question followed patients with HCV infection. The advantages and disadvantages the physicians associated with use of these files were mostly related to the physician's age, attendance of continuing education courses and internet access. Conclusion This study highlighted the fact that a significant number of general practitioners would be interested in accessing electronic medical files for patients with HCV infection. Considering these findings it might be useful to propose a working group including general practitioners and specialists in order to develop a concrete project for implementing electronic medical files for patients with HCV infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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