Health Information Technology in Long-Term Care: Potential for the Future

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 379-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milta O. Little ◽  
Marilyn Rantz ◽  
Gregory A. Lynn
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Future

Evaluating the relationship between health information technology and safer-prescribing in the long-term care setting: A systematic review

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Clemens Scott Kruse ◽  
Michael Mileski ◽  
Rohan Syal ◽  
Lauren MacNeil ◽  
Edward Chabarria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Reduced Risk

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of health information technology (HIT) as an adjunct to increase safety and quality in healthcare applications is well known. There is a relationship between the use of HIT and safer-prescribing practices in long-term care. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to determine an association between the use of HIT and the improvement of prescription administration in long-term care facilities. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted using the MEDLINE and CINAHL databases. With the use of certain key terms, 66 articles were obtained. Each article was then reviewed by two researchers to determine if the study was germane to the research objective. If both reviewers agreed with using the article, it became a source for our review. The review was conducted and structured based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. RESULTS: The researchers identified 14 articles to include in a group for analysis from North America, Europe, and Australia. Electronic health records and electronic medication administration records were the two most common forms of technological interventions (6 of 14, 43%). Reduced risk, decreased error, decreased missed dosage, improved documentation, improved clinical process, and stronger clinical focus comprised 92% of the observations. CONCLUSIONS: HIT has shown beneficial effects for many healthcare organizations. Long-term care facilities that implemented health information technologies, have shown reductions in adverse drug events caused by medication errors overall reduced risk to the organization. The implementation of new technologies did not increase the time nurses spent on medication rounds.

scholarly journals Advancing health information technology roadmaps in long term care

2020 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 104088
Author(s):  
Gregory L. Alexander ◽  
Andrew Georgiou ◽  
Kevin Doughty ◽  
Andrew Hornblow ◽  
Anne Livingstone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care

The Experience of Long Term Care in the Future

1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 3-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carter Catlett Williams
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Future

Long-Term Care for the Future

2017 ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Peter J. Whitehouse
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Future
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