Introducing Patient Cards in Clinical Routine: Evaluation of Two Research Projects

Summary

Objective: Two research projects were analyzed in order to identify key factors of success and/or failure in introducing patient card-based systems in clinical routine.

Methods: In DIABCARD an evaluation study focussing on user friendliness and user acceptance was conducted. In ByMedCard-HCPP the project’s system was validated and the timeliness of the project’s work analyzed.

Results: User friendliness and user acceptance of the DIABCARD system were fairly high. The ByMedCard-HCPP system was complete in its major components and functionalities; introducing the ByMedCard-HCPP system in clinical routine delayed the project.

Conclusions: A multitude of key factors of success such as utilized technologies, user involvement, and commitment of partners seems to contribute to the success and/or failure of introducing patient card-based systems in healthcare.

Keywords

Patient data card - health professional card - electronic health record - success factors - Internet

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