Recognition of the Inaugural “Article of the Year,” Rural Health Research Methods, Information Technology, and Veterans’ Health Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-238
Author(s):  
Tyrone F. Borders
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Veterans Health

scholarly journals Leveraging the health information technology infrastructure to advance federal research priorities

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Zayas-Cabán ◽  
Amy P Abernethy ◽  
Patricia Flatley Brennan ◽  
Stephanie Devaney ◽  
Anthony R Kerlavage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Health It ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Ensuring that federally funded health research keeps pace with the explosion of health data depends on better information technology (IT), access to high-quality electronic health data, and supportive policies. Because it prominently funds and conducts health research, the U.S. federal government needs health IT to rapidly evolve and has the ability to drive that evolution. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology developed the National Health IT Priorities for Research: A Policy and Development Agenda (the Agenda) that identifies health IT priorities for research in consultation with relevant federal agencies. This article describes support for the Agenda from the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Veterans Health Administration. Advancing the Agenda will benefit these agencies and support their missions as well as the entire ecosystem leveraging the health IT infrastructure or using data from health IT systems for research.

scholarly journals Reducing Interprofessional Conflicts in Order to Facilitate Better Rural Care: A Report From a 2016 Rural Surgical Network Invitational Meeting

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Hayley Pelletier
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Network Model ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Rural Family ◽  
Integrated Health Care System ◽  
General Surgeons

An invitational meeting organized by the Centre for Rural Health Research con-vened to facilitate respectful dialogue with general surgeons in British Columbia; the objective was to clearly understand concerns and address questions around rural family physicians with enhanced surgical skills (FPESS). In particular, the meeting focused on interprofessional challenges that hinder the adoption of a network model between general surgeons and FPESS. This report summarizes the findings (n = 5) and recommendations (n = 8) made during the meeting. The meeting underscored the need for more thoughtful discussions to develop interprofessional trust and support between general surgeons and FPESS through an integrated health care system and proper networks.

scholarly journals Information technology creeps into rural general practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anske Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Rural Health Care ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Good Support

This study looked at the effect of information technology on rural medical practice. Eight GPs in rural medial practice in Victoria were interviewed,and World Wide Web sites were accessed for information relevant to the rural GPs use of information technology. The results indicated that rural GPs are developing their use of information technology according to their needs. The use of information technology is changing the nature of rural medical practice, and bringing more support and information to rural GPs. However, some of the technologies now available are of little perceived use to the GPs,and GPs with good support staff are better able to take advantage of the technology than GPs with little or inadequate support. The findings of this study have implications for policies being implemented to increase the availability of information technology to support rural health care.

scholarly journals Networked innovation in the health sector: comparative qualitative study of the role of Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in translating research into practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 1-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Scarbrough ◽  
Daniela D’Andreta ◽  
Sarah Evans ◽  
Marco Marabelli ◽  
Sue Newell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Network Structures ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Applied Health Research ◽  
Over Time

BackgroundCollaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) were an initiative of the National Institute for Health Research in response to a new research and development strategy in the NHS: ‘Best Research for Best Health’. They were designed to address the ‘second gap in translation’ identified by the Cooksey review; namely, the need to improve health care in the UK by translating clinical research into practice more effectively. Nine CLAHRCs, each encompassing a university in partnership with local NHS bodies, were funded over the period 2008–13.AimsThe aim of this report is to provide an independent and theory-based evaluation of CLAHRCs as a new form of networked innovation in the health sector. This evaluation is based on an intensive research study involving three CLAHRCs in the UK and three international organisations (one in the USA and two in Canada). This study was carried out over two overlapping time phases so as to capture changes in the CLAHRCs over time. Networked innovation in the health sector is conceptualised as involving the translation of knowledge via informal social networks.MethodsA mix of research methods was used to help ensure the validity and generalisability of the study. These methods addressed the development of each CLAHRC over time, over multiple levels of analysis, and with particular reference to the translation of knowledge across the groups involved, and the quality of the informal underpinning network ties that supported such translation. Research methods, therefore, included a qualitative enquiry based on case studies and case analysis, cognitive mapping methods, and social network analysis.FindingsThrough our study, we found that each one of our samples of CLAHRCs appropriated the CLAHRC idea in a particular way, depending on their different interpretations or ‘visions’ of the CLAHRC’s role in knowledge translation (KT), and different operating models of how such visions could be achieved. These helped to shape the development of social networks (centralised vs. decentralised) and each CLAHRC’s approach to KT activity (‘bridging’ vs. ‘blurring’ the boundaries between professional groups). Through a comparative analysis, we develop an analytical model of the resultant capabilities which each case, including our international sites, developed for undertaking innovation, encompassing a combination of both ‘integrative capability’ (the ability to move back and forth between scientific evidence and practical application) and ‘relational capability’ (the ability of groups and organisations to work together). This extends previous models of KT by highlighting the effects of leadership and management, and the emergence of social network structures. We further highlight the implications of this analysis for policy and practice by discussing how network structures and boundary-spanning roles and activities can be tailored to different KT objectives.ConclusionsDifferent interpretations and enactments of the CLAHRC mission ultimately led to differing capabilities for KT among our studied initiatives. Further research could usefully explore how these different capabilities are produced, and how they may be more or less appropriate for particular national health-care settings, with a view to improving the design blueprint for future KT initiatives.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

Business: The Electronic Health Record: Front Line Experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Rosemary Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Electronic Health

National legislation is in place to facilitate reform of the United States health care industry. The Health Care Information Technology and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) offers financial incentives to hospitals, physicians, and individual providers to establish an electronic health record that ultimately will link with the health information technology of other health care systems and providers. The information collected will facilitate patient safety, promote best practice, and track health trends such as smoking and childhood obesity.

Teletinnitus Program at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Constance Hilory Tomberlin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Care System

There are a multitude of reasons that a teletinnitus program can be beneficial, not only to the patients, but also within the hospital and audiology department. The ability to use technology for the purpose of tinnitus management allows for improved appointment access for all patients, especially those who live at a distance, has been shown to be more cost effective when the patients travel is otherwise monetarily compensated, and allows for multiple patient's to be seen in the same time slots, allowing for greater access to the clinic for the patients wishing to be seen in-house. There is also the patient's excitement in being part of a new technology-based program. The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) saw the potential benefits of incorporating a teletinnitus program and began implementation in 2013. There were a few hurdles to work through during the beginning organizational process and the initial execution of the program. Since the establishment of the Teletinnitus program, the GCVHCS has seen an enhancement in patient care, reduction in travel compensation, improvement in clinic utilization, clinic availability, the genuine excitement of the use of a new healthcare media amongst staff and patients, and overall patient satisfaction.

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