Utilization of research technologies within a local community hospital in Ann Arbor

<p>Technology has the ability to change the way clinical trials are conducted. Technology utilization has expanded into research in the form of handheld smartphones, wearables, and social media. This project explored technologies and assessed which of those technologies are being utilized at a community hospital. A survey was designed, developed, and disseminated to principal investigators and co-investigators of research within the hospital. The results showed that few of the technologies included in the assessment are being utilized by the researchers at the hospital. The most popular technology category being utilized by the researchers is smartphone technology. This research could contribute to the knowledge about the utilization of research technologies to society, as well as to the operational directors of research within the community hospital, which could help reveal which technologies are most useful. This research could also aid in the assessment of technology utilization over time within the same hospital.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Health Sciences

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Otto, Stephanie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Jean Rowan, MD., MS.
• Amy Burghardt, M.S., MPH

• Patient wearable data collection
• Research
• Smartphone
• Social media
• Technology
• Utilization
• Medicine and Health Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/960

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2343