Date Approved
2019
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department or School
Health Sciences
Committee Member
Jean Rowan, MD., MS.
Committee Member
Amy Burghardt, M.S., MPH
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Otto, Stephanie, "Utilization of research technologies within a local community hospital in Ann Arbor" (2019). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 960.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/960