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Use of information and communication technologies by argentine pediatricians
Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria
  • Guillermo Goldfarb, Subcomisión de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación de la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
  • Jorge Nasanovsky, Subcomisión de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación de la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
  • Laura Krynski, Subcomisión de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación de la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
  • Agustín Ciancaglini, Subcomisión de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación de la Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.
  • Facundo García Bournissen, Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Gutierrez
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.5546/AAP.2019.S264
Abstract

Introduction: There are not data in Argentina about the percentages of use of Information and Communication Technologies by pediatricians yet. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and ElectronicMessaging.Todescribetheperception of advantages and disadvantages. Population and methods: Observational, exploratory, descriptive and transversal study. Five submissions of a self-administered survey were made to the list of partners of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría between July and September of 2017. Results:Of14,604partners,3468responseswere received (23.7 %); 2680 were complete (18.4 %). The overall percentage of use of EHR was 44 %. There were advantages: access to information (23.2 %), streamlining work (20.1 %), secure information backup (14.3 %) and availability (11.9 %), calculation of percentiles (11.1 %) and statistics (9.2 %). The perceived disadvantages: technical issues (32 %), fear of information loss (20 %), doubts about legal issues (15.8 %). The use of EHR was going to be implemented by 49.8 % of respondents in the next year. Applications to receive consultations from their patients were used by 76.9 % of pediatricians. WhatsApp (46.6 %) was the most integrated platform. It was considered by 74 % that non facetofaceconsultationsshouldberemunerated. Conclusion: EHR was used by 44 % of pediatricians who responded. And 49.8 % were considering the implementation of some EHR systemduringthenextyear.Electronicmessaging was widespread (76.9 %) in all age ranges.

Citation Information
Guillermo Goldfarb, Jorge Nasanovsky, Laura Krynski, Agustín Ciancaglini, et al.. "Use of information and communication technologies by argentine pediatricians" Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria Vol. 117 Iss. 6 (2019) p. S264 - S276
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/facundo-garcia-bournissen/8/