'To take care of the patients': Qualitative analysis of Veterans Health Administration personnel experiences with a clinical informatics system [PDF]
The Veterans Health Administration (VA) has invested significant resources in designing and implementing a comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) that supports clinical priorities. EHRs in general have been difficult to implement, with unclear cost-effectiveness.
Bonner, Laura M+4 more
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Informatics Resources to Support Health Care Quality Improvement in the Veterans Health Administration [PDF]
Information systems are increasingly important for measuring and improving health care quality. A number of integrated health care delivery systems use advanced information systems and integrated decision support to carry out quality assurance activities, but none as large as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Ruth Perrin+4 more
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Veterans Health Administration Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence: Clinical care, education, informatics, and research [PDF]
In January 2002, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established two Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Centers of Excellence (MSCoEs) to improve the care of veterans with MS. Since then, MSCoE East, based at the Baltimore VA Medical Center (VAMC), and MSCoE West, based at the Seattle and Portland VAMCs, have initiated a variety of clinical care, educational,
Dennis Bourdette+4 more
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A Working Lexicon for the Tele-Intensive Care Unit: We Need to Define Tele-Intensive Care Unit to Grow and Understand It [PDF]
Telemedicine in the intensive care unit (Tele-ICU) has grown exponentially since the first formalized program in 2000. Initially, there was limited product choice, and certain capabilities have been engineered into the process with the implication of ...
Bander, Joseph+5 more
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The Methods Behind 2015 Informatics Capacity and Needs Assessment Study [PDF]
The 2015 Informatics Needs and Capacity of Local Health Departments (LHDs) survey is the most recent comprehensive source of quantitative data on LHD informatics.
McCullough, McCullough, Shah, Vest
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Prescription for nursing informatics in pre-registration nurse education. [PDF]
Nurses need to be able to use information and communications technology not only to support their own practice, but also to help their patients make best use of it.
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Implementing Pharmacy Informatics in College Curricula: The AACP Technology in Pharmacy Education and Learning Special Interest Group [PDF]
Many professional organizations have initiatives to increase the awareness and use of informatics in the practice of pharmacy. Within education we must respond to these initiatives and make technology integral to all aspects of the curriculum ...
Anderson, H. Glenn, Jr.+9 more
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Public Health and Epidemiology Informatics: Recent Research and Trends in the United States [PDF]
Objectives To survey advances in public health and epidemiology informatics over the past three years. Methods We conducted a review of English-language research works conducted in the domain of public health informatics (PHI), and published in ...
Dixon, Brian E.+2 more
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Investigation Interoperability Problems in Pharmacy Automation: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
The aim of this case study is to investigate the nature of interoperability problems in hospital systems automation. One of the advanced healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia is the host of the study.
Almeziny, M.+2 more
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Supporting Collaborative Health Tracking in the Hospital: Patients' Perspectives [PDF]
The hospital setting creates a high-stakes environment where patients' lives depend on accurate tracking of health data. Despite recent work emphasizing the importance of patients' engagement in their own health care, less is known about how patients ...
Elera, Rashmi G.+7 more
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