scholarly journals Some Unintended Consequences of Information Technology in Health Care: The Nature of Patient Care Information System-related Errors

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Ash
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Care Information

All CLEAR? Preparing for IT Downtime

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 547-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanne T. Kashiwagi ◽  
Meredie D. Sexton ◽  
C. Estelle Souchet Graves ◽  
Jay M. Johnson ◽  
Byron I. Callies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Care Continuity ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Health Care Information Technology ◽  
Care Information

Health care information technology (IT) outages pose a threat to patient safety and patient care continuity. Organizations’ downtime plans must be updated regularly and staff at the work area level should have experience with implementing IT outage operations through downtime drills. This article describes the study institution’s IT Outage Toolkit, based on the acronym CLEAR, which guides the development of a downtime plan as well as design, execution, and assessment of work area downtime drills. Self-report and external audits of downtime drills help identify performance gaps and gaps in downtime plans.

Analyzing the Role of Health Information Technology in Global Health Care

2017 ◽  
pp. 694-714
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health It ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Global Health Care

This chapter explains the perspectives on global health, the overview of health information technology (health IT), the applications of electronic health record (EHR), and the importance of health IT in global health care. Health IT is the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, utilization, and maintenance of information systems for the health care industry. Health IT makes it possible for health care providers to better manage patient care through the secure use and sharing of health information. Effective health IT can lower costs, improve efficiency, and reduce medical error, while providing better patient care and service. The chapter argues that utilizing health IT has the potential to enhance health care performance and reach strategic goals in global health care.

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