The majority of nurses surveyed in a Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association study indicated that bar coded medical administration did not make patient care any easier, according to a Fierce Health IT report.
In a survey of 83 registered nurses at a 236-bed hospital, more than half indicated that they thought BCMA did not make patient care any easier despite believing that it was "moderately easy" to use. Nearly one-third of nurses said that they would opt not to use the technology if given the choice and indicated that they would use an alternative when available.
Researchers wrote that greater context is needed to help create more specific strategies for BCMA designers. "Contextualization might need to address the target clinicians, the type of health IT, and the purpose for using the health IT," the researchers said. "Our contextualization of [perceived usefulness] to patient care shows that generically trying to improve nurse performance with BCMA will not be sufficient to improve acceptance; rather, designers should focus on ensuring BCMA supports nurses' abilities to provide patient care."
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In a survey of 83 registered nurses at a 236-bed hospital, more than half indicated that they thought BCMA did not make patient care any easier despite believing that it was "moderately easy" to use. Nearly one-third of nurses said that they would opt not to use the technology if given the choice and indicated that they would use an alternative when available.
Researchers wrote that greater context is needed to help create more specific strategies for BCMA designers. "Contextualization might need to address the target clinicians, the type of health IT, and the purpose for using the health IT," the researchers said. "Our contextualization of [perceived usefulness] to patient care shows that generically trying to improve nurse performance with BCMA will not be sufficient to improve acceptance; rather, designers should focus on ensuring BCMA supports nurses' abilities to provide patient care."
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