CONCLUSION: The continuous and dominant number of non-RCT studies reflects the various approaches applicable to evaluate IT systems in health care. Despite the increasing discussion on evidence-based health informatics, the quality of published evaluation studies on IT interventions in health … Continued
Conclusions: There is evidence that the environment where the professional practice takes place influences the usage of the e-portfolio. Mobile devices were able to support students in their professional practice; however, these devices present characteristics that must be judiciously selected, … Continued
CONCLUSION: Clinicians’ use of an online evidence system was directly related to their reported experiences of improvements in patient care. Post-trial clinicians positively changed their views about having time to search for information and pursued more questions during clinic hours. … Continued
CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest EKR usage in a clinical decision-making context may have negative consequences when three types of tension arise in a clinical decision-making context. Illustrated types of tension are interrelated and not mutually exclusive. Awareness of EKR-related tensions may … Continued
CONCLUSIONS: In complex primary care settings environment where physicians have low adoption rates of electronic tools to support the care of patients with chronic conditions, successful implementation may require a set of interrelated system and technology factors. PMID: 16920013 [PubMed … Continued
Conclusion: Implementing clinical decision support in resource-limited settings is challenging. Understanding and correcting root causes of problems related to reminders will facilitate successful implementation of the decision support systems in these settings. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusion: The web-based interventions have demonstrated some level of favourable outcomes, provided they are further enhanced with proper e-research strategies. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Benefit Informatics, Inc. Receives Registered Trademark for Benefit Analyzer(R) and Benefit Planner(R) Services – September 5, 2006 Benefit Informatics Inc. has received official notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that both the Benefit Analyzer(R) and Benefit … Continued
CONCLUSIONS: The study contributes by confirming that alignment is a significant issue in health care organizations, and that such organizations make deliberate efforts to achieve it. The study further contributes by providing tables of actions and characteristics that managers might … Continued
CONCLUSION: The results of the study provide an expanded understanding of the factors that contribute to mobile patient safety information system (IS) success. Implications of the relationship between system use and physician mobile healthcare anxiety are discussed. PMID: 18440270 [PubMed … Continued