Table 3.
Comparison between EMIS LV (EL), EMIS PCS (EP), INPS Vision (IV), and iSoft Synergy (iS) of time taken to code data, prescribe, and record BP data
| Coded Data Entry | Acute Prescribing | Repeat Prescribing | BP Recording | ||||||||||
| EL | EP | IV | iS | EL | EP | IV | EL | IV | EL | EP | IV | iS | |
| N | 7 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Mean (SD) |
11.5 (3.0) |
8.1 (8.0) |
6.8 (2.9) |
7.9 (2.5) |
23.7 (2.5) |
27.1 (10.1) |
27.5 (8.5) |
21 - |
8.4 (3.2) |
7.1 - |
9 - |
9.8 (3.4) |
6.7 (1.3) |
| 95% CI | 8.7 - 14.2 |
4.7 - 11.5 |
5.1 - 8.5 |
6.6 - 9.2 |
20-5 - 26.8 |
17.7 - 36.5 |
20.9 - 34.0 |
- | 3.3 - 13.5 |
- | - | 5.6 - 13.9 |
3.5 - 9.8 |
| Median (IQR) | 12.1 (2.8) |
5.9 (3.2) |
5.7 (3.3) |
7.2 (2.7) |
23.8 (2.1) |
22.1 (15.4) |
23.6 (9) |
21 - |
9.4 (3.8) |
7.1 - |
9 - |
8.8 (1) |
7.3 (1.1) |
| MIN | 5.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 21 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 21 | 4 | 7.1 | 9 | 6.7 | 5.2 |
| MAX | 14.4 | 40.5 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 27.6 | 41.9 | 46.2 | 21 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 9 | 15.5 | 7.5 |
| NPAR* P | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.012 | 0.71 (NS) | 0.64 (NS) | ||||||||
*NPAR = nonparametric test compared with EMIS LV; exact statistical significance is shown for the Mann-Whitney U test (2-tailed). NS = not significant.