Table 2.

Semi-structured Questionnaire Used for Interviews about Health Information Exchange

Have you been involved in any sort of health technology programs in the past? How did you come to being involved with adopting Direct and being part of the whole implementation? When you were first introduced to the concept of Direct how did you envision you would use it? Are you using electronic charting? Do you think Direct is a good idea for long-term care facilities? How are you envisioning using Direct? How much capability is there in using Direct and how much effort is required to implement it and use it? Are you planning on embedding Direct into another system or will it be an independent system? What are the challenges to using the Direct system? Can you describe your initial and ongoing training required for Direct? What type of feedback are getting from your users? Is Direct aligning with the users’ workflow? Is the technology making things more efficient or is there a loss of productivity? Describe any sort of policies that have been established as a result of the Direct.