Guide to health informatics. Results of healthcare service procedures. Delivery to end-users

Critically the paper argues that a truly people-centered technology supported chronic care system can only be designed by understanding and responding to the needs, attributes and capabilities of the most vulnerable in society. The paper suggests innovative ways of supporting interactions with these ‘end-users’ and highlights how reflection on these approaches can contribute to emancipating both the health system to move towards more socially inclusive e-health solutions.

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Human Factors and Organizational Issues in Health Informatics: Innovations and Opportunities

Yearbook of Medical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1726511 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (01) ◽

pp. 091-099

Author(s):

Jenna Marquard

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

User Satisfaction ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Technology Development ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Clinical Decision ◽

End Users ◽

End User ◽

Organizational Issues ◽

Health Innovations

Objective: Human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) frameworks and methods are becoming embedded in the health informatics community. There is now broad recognition that health informatics tools must account for the diverse needs, characteristics, and abilities of end users, as well as their context of use. The objective of this review is to synthesize the current nature and scope of HF/E integration into the health informatics community. Methods: Because the focus of this synthesis is on understanding the current integration of the HF/E and health informatics research communities, we manually reviewed all manuscripts published in primary HF/E and health informatics journals during 2020. Results: HF/E-focused health informatics studies included in this synthesis focused heavily on EHR customizations, specifically clinical decision support customizations and customized data displays, and on mobile health innovations. While HF/E methods aimed to jointly improve end user safety, performance, and satisfaction, most HF/E-focused health informatics studies measured only end user satisfaction. Conclusion: HF/E-focused health informatics researchers need to identify and communicate methodological standards specific to health informatics, to better synthesize findings across resource intensive HF/E-focused health informatics studies. Important gaps in the HF/E design and evaluation process should be addressed in future work, including support for technology development platforms and training programs so that health informatics designers are as diverse as end users.

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Not Well Enough to Attend Appointments: Telehealth Versus Health Marginalisation

Healthier Lives, Digitally Enabled - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics ◽

10.3233/shti210013 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Maria A. Pinero De Plaza ◽

Alline Beleigoli ◽

Alexandra Mudd ◽

Matthew Tieu ◽

Penelope McMillan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Primary Healthcare ◽

Healthcare Service ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

End Users ◽

Community Based ◽

Face To Face ◽

Reported Health ◽

First Time

Temporary telehealth initiatives during COVID-19 have been life-changing for many people in Australia; for the first time Frail, Homebound, and Bedridden Persons (FHBP) equitably received primary healthcare services, like Australians without a disability. However, government changes to telehealth funding mean that since July 2020 telehealth is only available for those who have attended a face-to-face appointment in the last 12 months, thus excluding FHBP. This paper illustrates the reported health exclusion and marginalisation of FHBP. We reviewed the literature and surveyed 164 Australian adults (27% homebound people and 73% affiliated persons) to ascertain their opinions and thoughts on potential strategies to tackle issues associated with FHBP’s current circumstances. Results demonstrate that digital technologies and telehealth services are ethical imperatives. Policymakers, clinicians, and health researchers must work with end-users (community-based participation) to create an inclusive healthcare service.

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Health Informatics: Handle with Caution

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634701 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 36 (02) ◽

pp. 79-81

Author(s):

V. Leroy ◽

S. Maurice-Tison ◽

B. Le Blanc ◽

R. Salamon

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Data Management ◽

Medical Informatics ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Data Security ◽

Health Informatics ◽

The Other ◽

Inappropriate Use

Abstract:The increased use of computers is a response to the considerable growth in information in all fields of activities. Related to this, in the field of medicine a new component appeared about 40 years ago: Medical Informatics. Its goals are to assist health care professionals in the choice of data to manage and in the choice of applications of such data. These possibilities for data management must be well understood and, related to this, two major dangers must be emphasized. One concerns data security, and the other concerns the processing of these data. This paper discusses these items and warns of the inappropriate use of medical informatics.

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Health Informatics – A Scientific Challenge?

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1635024 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 33 (03) ◽

pp. 250-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

J. R. Moehr

Keyword(s):

Health Information ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Scientific Challenge

Abstract:The paper attempts to derive directions for research and teaching in health informatics. To this end, the achievements and continuing challenges of health informatics are exemplified, categorized, and related to common underlying phenomena. Suggestions by Blum and Blois are adopted which point to the complexity of health information as the critical ingredient. Examples are given of current efforts directed at dealing with this complexity. According to Popper and Brookes one may have to search for yet other ways of dealing specifically with information; we have barely started to explore these. It is suggested that this requirement for a fundamentally different orientation has profound consequences not only for our research but also for our teaching.

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Health and Medical Informatics Education

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1635023 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 33 (03) ◽

pp. 246-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R. Haux ◽

F. J. Leven ◽

J. R. Moehr ◽

D. J. Protti

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Information ◽

Medical Informatics ◽

Health Informatics ◽

Information Science ◽

Management Program ◽

Science Program ◽

Special Issue ◽

Academic Degree ◽

The University

Abstract:Health and medical informatics education has meanwhile gained considerable importance for medicine and for health care. Specialized programs in health/medical informatics have therefore been established within the last decades.This special issue of Methods of Information in Medicine contains papers on health and medical informatics education. It is mainly based on selected papers from the 5th Working Conference on Health/Medical Informatics Education of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), which was held in September 1992 at the University of Heidelberg/Technical School Heilbronn, Germany, as part of the 20 years’ celebration of medical informatics education at Heidelberg/Heilbronn. Some papers were presented on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the health information science program of the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Within this issue, programs in health/medical informatics are presented and analyzed: the medical informatics program at the University of Utah, the medical informatics program of the University of Heidelberg/School of Technology Heilbronn, the health information science program at the University of Victoria, the health informatics program at the University of Minnesota, the health informatics management program at the University of Manchester, and the health information management program at the University of Alabama. They all have in common that they are dedicated curricula in health/medical informatics which are university-based, leading to an academic degree in this field. In addition, views and recommendations for health/medical informatics education are presented. Finally, the question is discussed, whether health and medical informatics can be regarded as a separate discipline with the necessity for specialized curricula in this field.In accordance with the aims of IMIA, the intention of this special issue is to promote the further development of health and medical informatics education in order to contribute to high quality health care and medical research.

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