Awareness and Use of Electronic Health Records in Entry-Level Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant Curricula

Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

卷:5

关键词: Curricula;    education;    electronic health records;    occupational therapy;    occupational therapy assistant;    teaching;   

DOI  :  10.15453/2168-6408.1311

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) requires programs to instruct entryleveloccupational therapy (OT) and occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students in technology that mayinclude electronic documentation systems, distance communication, virtual environments, and telehealth(standard B1.8). At this time, there are no publications describing if and how electronic health record (EHR)instruction is implemented in entry-level OT and OTA programs. The purpose of this study is to investigateawareness and use of EHRs in entry-level OT and OTA curricula. Respondents from 76 nationally accreditedentry-level programs (two OT doctoral, 24 OT masters, two OT combined bachelors/masters, and 48 OTA)completed a survey. The findings showed inconsistent and incomplete EHR instruction in entry-level OT andOTA education. This study provides a baseline for investigating best practices in EHR education for entrylevelOT and OTA students

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