Primary academic research. |
Most relevant research type to answer
research question. |
Study protocols, case series, technical
descriptions, conference abstracts and grey literature. |
Not primary
research and unable to be graded using the MMAT criteria. |
Qualitative research, quantitative research & mixed methods research. |
Critical to answering research question. |
Non-English language. |
Not
relevant to the research question. Also, to refine article selection
based on constraints of researcher capacity. |
Peer reviewed research only. |
Quality assurance. |
Systematic reviews,
scoping reviews and meta-analyses. |
Not suitable for MMAT criteria and
based on preliminary literature review, all included research that was
conducted outside of Australia which is outside of the scope of the
research question. |
All healthcare settings (primary & community care, aged care, allied
health and hospital / tertiary). |
EMRs or their equivalent are
applicable in all these settings and within the scope of the research
question. |
Duplicate research. |
Eliminates double counting /
overestimation of amount of research in the field, critical to
addressing the research question. |
Research conducted in Australia only between 2012 and 2022. |
Australia
has a unique health system which may impact outcomes of EMR
implementation. Given the background research highlighting most research
is from the U.S, this criterion provides a point of differentiation for
this research, addresses the research question, and provides a narrow
enough scope for the researcher’s constraints. |
Research not directly
related to outcomes of EMR implementation (e.g. for telehealth or mobile
applications). |
Does not address the research question. |