The Value From Investments In Health Information Technology At The U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 629-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colene M. Byrne ◽  
Lauren M. Mercincavage ◽  
Eric C. Pan ◽  
Adam G. Vincent ◽  
Douglas S. Johnston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Digital Health and Perioperative Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 126-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theofanis Fotis
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Personalised Medicine ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Health Group ◽  
Improve Access ◽  
The U.S

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ‘the broad scope of digital health includes categories such as mobile health (mHealth), health information technology (IT), wearable devices, telehealth and telemedicine, and personalised medicine, and is used by providers and other stakeholders in their efforts to reduce inefficiencies, improve access, reduce costs, increase quality, and make medicine more personalised for patients (FDA 2016). More recently, Paul Sonier, a digital health strategist and founder of the Linkedin Digital Health Group with more than 40,000 members, defined digital health as ‘the convergence of the digital and genomic revolutions with health, healthcare, living, and society’ ( storyofdigitalhealth.com 2016).

Process Level Benefits of an Electronic Medical Records System

2011 ◽  
pp. 393-401
Author(s):  
Abirami Radhakrishnan ◽  
Dessa David ◽  
Jigish Zaveri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Technology Plan ◽  
Health Insurance Premiums ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

The challenges faced by U.S. health care system are vividly explained in the U.S. Government’s health information technology plan, The U.S. health care system faces major challenges. Health care spending and health insurance premiums continue to rise at rates much higher than the rate of inflation. Despite spending over $1.6 trillion on health care, there are still serious concerns about preventable errors, uneven health care quality, and poor communication among doctors, hospitals, and many other health care providers involved in the care of any one person. The Institute of Medicine estimates that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year from medical errors. Many more die or have permanent disability because of inappropriate treatments, mistreatments, or missed treatments in ambulatory settings. It has been found that as much as $300 billion is spent each year on health care that does not improve patient outcomes – treatment that is unnecessary, inappropriate, inefficient, or ineffective. All these problems – high costs, uncertain value, medical errors, variable quality, administrative inefficiencies, and poor coordination – are closely connected to inadequate use of health care information technology. (U.S. Federal Government Health Information Technology Plan, 2004).

Process Level Benefits of an Electronic Medical Records System

2008 ◽  
pp. 1085-1092
Author(s):  
Abirami Radhakrishnan ◽  
Dessa David ◽  
Jigish Zaveri
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Technology Plan ◽  
Health Insurance Premiums ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

The challenges faced by U.S. health care system are vividly explained in the U.S. Government’s health information technology plan, The U.S. health care system faces major challenges. Health care spending and health insurance premiums continue to rise at rates much higher than the rate of inflation. Despite spending over $1.6 trillion on health care, there are still serious concerns about preventable errors, uneven health care quality, and poor communication among doctors, hospitals, and many other health care providers involved in the care of any one person. The Institute of Medicine estimates that between 44,000 and 98,000 Americans die each year from medical errors. Many more die or have permanent disability because of inappropriate treatments, mistreatments, or missed treatments in ambulatory settings. It has been found that as much as $300 billion is spent each year on health care that does not improve patient outcomes – treatment that is unnecessary, inappropriate, inefficient, or ineffective. All these problems – high costs, uncertain value, medical errors, variable quality, administrative inefficiencies, and poor coordination – are closely connected to inadequate use of health care information technology. (U.S. Federal Government Health Information Technology Plan, 2004).

Minimizing the Impact of Interoperability Errors on Clinicians

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolie Dobre ◽  
Tippy Carter ◽  
Jennifer Herout ◽  
Amanda Cournoyer
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Aggregate Data ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Usability Study ◽  
External Sources ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

There is little guidance in the literature on how health information technology (HIT) interfaces should be designed to inform clinicians of data availability. As the industry focuses on interoperability between systems and devices, and as more HIT products aggregate data from external sources, it becomes increasingly critical to identify methods to alert clinicians of the availability of data without negatively impacting clinician workflow or contributing to alert fatigue. This paper reports on a case study of a usability study done on the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV) to provide guidance to developers on communication of connection errors and interface status. The issue, process to explore the issue, and findings are discussed. As publicly developed software, the efforts behind VA’s JLV design choices and images of design solutions can be shared to further the field’s understanding.

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