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Barriers And Facilitators To Use Of A Clinical Evidence Technology In The Management Of Skin Problems In Primary Care: Insights From Mixed Methods, Marianne D. Burke Ph.D., Liliane Savard Dpt, Alan Rubin Md, Benjamin Littenberg Md

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Objective: Few studies have examined the impact of a single clinical evidence technology (CET) on provider practice or patient outcomes from the provider’s perspective. A previous cluster-randomized controlled trial with patient-reported data tested the effectiveness of a CET (i.e., VisualDx) in improving skin problem outcomes but found no significant effect. The objectives of this follow-up study were to identify barriers and facilitators to the use of the CET from the perspective of primary care providers (PCPs) and to identify reasons why the CET did not affect outcomes in the trial.

Methods: Using a convergent mixed methods design, PCPs completed a …