Medical and Health Information Directory. A Guide to State, National and International Organizations, Government Agencies, Educational Institutions, Hospitals, Grant-Award Sources, Health Care Delivery Agencies, Journals, Newsletters, Review Serials, Abstracting Services, Publishers, Research Centers, Computerized Data Banks, Audiovisual Services, and Libraries and Information CentersMedical and Health Information Directory. A Guide to State, National and International Organizations, Government Agencies, Educational Institutions, Hospitals, Grant-Award Sources, Health Care Delivery Agencies, Journals, Newsletters, Review Serials, Abstracting Services, Publishers, Research Centers, Computerized Data Banks, Audiovisual Services, and Libraries and Information Centers. Ed. by KruzasAnthony T.. $48.00. Pp. 664. Detroit, Gale Research Co., 1977.

Radiology ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 128 (3) ◽  
pp. 600-600
Author(s):  
William R. Eyler
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Data Banks

scholarly journals The impact of the use of health information and communication technology on health care delivery in Manitoba, Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel R Kabashiki ◽  
Ngozi I Moneke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Wait Times ◽  
Information And Communication

Background: Health Information and Communication Technology (HICT) has the potential to reduce patient wait time and improves patient satisfaction. The Long wait times for patients to receive medical services are a big issue in Canada. The Canadian government has invested in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to shorten patient referral wait times for medical services. Little was known about the association between ICT investments and the quality of health care delivery, and particularly between the use of ICT and referral wait times in the Manitoba Health System (MHS). Methods: The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if a relationship existed between the use of HICT and the quality of health care delivery in the MHS. The quality of health care delivery was measured in terms of referral wait time, health information sharing effectiveness, physicians’ satisfaction, and patients’ satisfaction. Conclusion: Findings indicated the absence of a significant association between HICT use and referral wait times. Significant correlations were found to exist between (1) HICT use and health information sharing effectiveness, (2) HICT use and physician’s satisfaction, and (3) HICT use and patient’s satisfaction. Four recommendations emerged from this study: First, patient satisfaction should be used as an indicator of the quality of health care delivery. Second, health knowledge repository and expert systems should be integrated into health ICT systems to minimize unnecessary referrals. Third, a mixed health system should be implemented to shorten wait times. Fourth, the portability of the Canadian Medicare should be enhanced to allow Manitobans in particular and Canadians in general to seek medical services abroad. This study was intended to contribute to the existing body of knowledge associated with ICT investments’ outcomes and health care delivery in the MHS.  

scholarly journals European Hospitals’ Transition Toward Fully Electronic-Based Systems: Do Information Technology Security and Privacy Practices Follow? (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvestre Uwizeyemungu ◽  
Placide Poba-Nzaou ◽  
Michael Cantinotti
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
It Security ◽  
Privacy Measures ◽  
Security Index

BACKGROUND Traditionally, health information has been mainly kept in paper-based records. This has deeply changed throughout approximately the last three decades with the widespread use of multiple health information technologies. The digitization of health care systems contributes to improving health care delivery. However, it also exposes health records to security and privacy breaches inherently related to information technology (IT). Thus, health care organizations willing to leverage IT for improved health care delivery need to put in place IT security and privacy measures consistent with their use of IT resources. OBJECTIVE In this study, 2 main objectives are pursued: (1) to assess the state of the implementation of IT security and privacy practices in European hospitals and (2) to assess to what extent these hospitals enhance their IT security and privacy practices as they move from paper-based systems toward fully electronic-based systems. METHODS Drawing on data from the European Commission electronic health survey, we performed a cluster analysis based on IT security and privacy practices implemented in 1723 European hospitals. We also developed an IT security index, a compounded measure of implemented IT security and privacy practices, and compared it with the hospitals’ level in their transition from a paper-based system toward a fully electronic-based system. RESULTS A total of 3 clearly distinct patterns of health IT–related security and privacy practices were unveiled. These patterns, as well as the IT security index, indicate that most of the sampled hospitals (70.2%) failed to implement basic security and privacy measures consistent with their digitization level. CONCLUSIONS Even though, on average, the most electronically advanced hospitals display a higher IT security index than hospitals where the paper system still dominates, surprisingly, it appears that the enhancement of IT security and privacy practices as the health information digitization advances in European hospitals is neither systematic nor strong enough regarding the IT-security requirements. This study will contribute to raising awareness among hospitals’ managers as to the importance of enhancing their IT security and privacy measures so that they can keep up with the security threats inherently related to the digitization of health care organizations.

Outcomes Assessment of the Regional Health Information Exchange

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (04) ◽  
pp. 308-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Asikainen ◽  
M. Gissler ◽  
K. Siponen ◽  
M. Maass ◽  
K. Saranto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Health Information Exchange ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Care Information

SummaryBackground: The implementation of a technology such as health information exchange (HIE) through a Regional Health Information System (RHIS) may improve the mobilization of health care information electronically across organizations. There is a need to coordinate care and bring together regional and local stakeholders.Objectives: To describe how HIE had influenced health care delivery in one hospital district area in Finland.Method: Trend analysis was used to evaluate the influence of a regional HIE. We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal study for the period 2004–2008 for the eleven federations of municipalities in the study area. We reviewed statistical health data from the time of implementation of an RHIS. The t-test was used to determine statistical significance. The selected outcomes were the data obtained from the regional database on total appointments, emergency department visits, laboratory tests and radiology examinations, and selected laboratory tests and radiology examinations carried out in both primary care and special health care.Results: Access to HIE may have influenced health care delivery in the study area. There are indications that there is a connection between access to regional HIE and the number of laboratory tests and radiology examinations performed in both primary care and specialized health care, as observed in the decreased frequency in outcomes such as radiology examinations, number of appointments, and emergency department visits in the study environment. The decreased frequencies of the latter suggest an increased efficiency of outpatient care, but we were not able to estimate to what extent the readily available comprehensive clinical information contributed to these trends.Conclusion: Outcome assessment of HIE through an RHIS is essential for the success of health information technology (HIT) and as evidence to use in the decision-making process. As health care information becomes more digital, it increases the potential for a strong HIE effect on health care delivery.

scholarly journals Transforming Health Care Delivery Through Consumer Engagement, Health Data Transparency, and Patient-Generated Health Information

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (01) ◽  
pp. 170-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Wald ◽  
D. Z. Sands
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Data Transparency

Summary Objective: Address current topics in consumer health informatics. Methods: Literature review. Results: Current health care delivery systems need to be more effective in the management of chronic conditions as the population turns older and experiences escalating chronic illness that threatens to consume more health care resources than countries can afford. Most health care systems are positioned poorly to accommodate this. Meanwhile, the availability of ever more powerful and cheaper information and communication technology, both for professionals and consumers, has raised the capacity to gather and process information, communicate more effectively, and monitor the quality of care processes. Conclusion: Adapting health care systems to serve current and future needs requires new streams of data to enable better self-management, improve shared decision making, and provide more virtual care. Changes in reimbursement for health care services, increased adoption of relevant technologies, patient engagement, and calls for data transparency raise the importance of patient-generated health information, remote monitoring, non-visit based care, and other innovative care approaches that foster more frequent contact with patients and better management of chronic conditions.

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