Utilization of the Tablet Application Proband in Pedigree Construction and Assessment

AbstractMany medical institutions have converted to a digital model for record keeping due to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. This Act provides incentives to health care systems to accelerate and encourage the adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems. The pedigree as a tool in medicine provides an efficient method to assess and represent an individual ’s health and family health risks that may otherwise not be apparent in the medical record in a clearly identifiable way (Schuette, J. L.,& Bennett 2009). Many clinicians continue to construct pedigrees using pen and paper method despite findings of improved identification of at risk patients with similar electronic intake tools (Arar et al. in Personalized Medicine2011 8:523 –32). The goal of this study was to explore the patient and practitioner experience with electronic pedigree programs using Proband, an application developed at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for genetic counselors to construct pedigrees during genetic counseling sessions directly on iP ads. The first part of this study looked at the patient experience and assessed time to take the pedigree and the impact of using an electronic pedigree tool on the relationship between participant and genetic counselor. This involved 50 participants and was compared with the traditional paper metho d of taking a pedigree. There was no statistical significance found between the two different mediums in accu...
Source: Journal of Genetic Counseling - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research