USB drives for communication of medical information in a pediatric dialysis unit

Christine B Sethna; Christine Breen; Madhura Pradhan; Cynthia Green; Bernard S Kaplan; Kevin E C Meyers

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.039

USB drives for communication of medical information in a pediatric dialysis unit

J Pediatr. 2009 Sep;155(3):444-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.039.

Authors

Christine B Sethna¹, Christine Breen, Madhura Pradhan, Cynthia Green, Bernard S Kaplan, Kevin E C Meyers

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 19732586
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.02.039

Abstract

We evaluated the feasibility of using universal serial bus (USB) drives for communicating medical information between parents of children receiving dialysis and medical personnel during clinical encounters. When surveyed, parents and pediatric resident physicians supported the use of USB drives and were willing to use the devices. The utilization rate of USB drives was 57%.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Health
Child
Communication*
Computer Storage Devices / statistics & numerical data*
Feasibility Studies
Female
Hemodialysis Units, Hospital*
Humans
Information Management / instrumentation
Information Management / methods*
Internship and Residency
Male
Medical Errors / prevention & control
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / instrumentation*
Parents
Pediatrics
Professional-Family Relations