Conclusions: The emergence of new topic areas in this dynamic field is notable and reviewers are starting to explore new questions beyond those of clinical and cost-effectiveness. Reviewers point to a continuing need for larger studies of telemedicine as controlled … Continued
(Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Abstract: This paper discusses some crucial issues associated with the exploitation of data and information about health care for the improvement of patient safety. In particular, the issues of human factors and safety management are analysed in relation to exploitation … Continued
Conclusion: The application of survey and human factors methodologies to the design of an electronic system is an effective means of developing an electronic adverse event reporting system for the use of families of pediatric patients. (Source: International Journal of … Continued
Healthcare is among the most complex and highly collaborative domains of work in the world. Medical informatics researchers have been studying the role of collaboration and how to best support these collaborative activities for a number of years . Furthermore, … Continued
CONCLUSION: As to be able to fully address the privacy and security issues in interoperable EHRs and the long-life virtual EHR it is necessary to realize a paradigm shift from storing all incoming information in a local system to retrieving … Continued
Authors: Hoy D, Hardiker NR, McNicoll IT, Westwell P, Bryans A There is growing interest in the development of standards which structure information round discrete clinical concepts, in a way that supports system development and interoperability. Most notable are the … Continued
CONCLUSION: Most participants perceived the system as a useful and convenient mode of health care delivery, expressed positive attitudes toward the HTMS and expressed intent to use the system. However, there were concerns centred on the issues of cost, ease … Continued
Conclusions: These findings suggest that CHCs face difficult and often unique barriers related to EHR implementation and use, and the resultant efficiency impacts should not be overlooked. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusions: We developed a checklist that can be used to reliably assess the quality of clinical information updating tools. We found many shortcomings in currently available clinical knowledge updating tools. Ideally, these tools will evolve in the direction of applying … Continued