Jacqueline Halladay
Department of Family Medicine, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Campus Box 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Tanzania
Research Article
An Academic-Industry Collaboration to Develop an EHR Module for Primary Care
Author(s): Jacqueline Halladay, Christopher M. Shea, David Reed and Timothy P. DaalemanJacqueline Halladay, Christopher M. Shea, David Reed and Timothy P. Daaleman
Introduction: By forging partnerships among academia, industry and other stakeholders in health care IT, it is hoped that more user-friendly and efficient HIT solutions will become available soon. Although this shared stakeholders approach appears effective and synergistic, there has been minimal prior work that describes such collaborations.Understanding this collaboration is particularly important due to the different perspectives and priorities of academic and commercial stakeholders. In this report we share our collaborative experience of developing and delivering the Geriatric Enhancement Module (GEM), a software application comprised of a 7-item questionnaire designed to generate discussions among staff, providers and patients regarding quality of life issues.
Methods: Our academic-industry collaborators worked cooperatively to select .. View More»
