Table 1 Overview of the methodology in the four most recent DaCHI studies

1[12]

Assessment of the laborsaving effect by recycling administrative data. Focus on data-entry

a) Quantitative before/after evaluation - time-study

8 hospital wards at 5 different hospitals

2 researchers, each of them observing the data-entry with and without recycling administrative data for app. 3 hours at each ward

Interviews with the ward management and the nurses responsible for entering data into the systems at each ward

Assessment of time consumption before and after data-entry

b) Qualitative ethnographic evaluation study

2[18]

Assessment of the clinical benefits of implementing IT-boards for better overview with focus on the clinicians points of view

Qualitative ethnographic evaluation study

1 hospital ward

2 researchers, each of them observing the work practice after the implementation of the IT-boards for 1 full day (app. 7 hours)

Interviews with ward management

3[44]

Assessment of the clinical benefits by implementing EHR in a region in Danmark – focus on the clinicians points of view

a) Qualitative and quantitative* before/after evaluation study

5 hospital wards at 4 different hospitals

3 researchers, each of them observing 1 full day (app. 8 hours) at each ward before implementation and 1 full day (app. 8 hours) at each ward after implementation

Personal observation, Interviews with ward management and 2 physicians and 2 nurses selected by management at each ward. Questionnaires, Insight into documents

Continuous feed-back on the process to the project management

b) Process evaluation

4[19]

Creation of a basic understanding of the medication process in a cardiology department

Qualitative survey study

1 hospital ward

2 researchers each of them observing for a full day (app. 7 hours)

Photo supported interviews (photos taken by respondents)