German Health Information Technology Infrastructure: A Large-Scale Network Offering Support for Software Engineering in Health Care

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Dehling ◽  
Ali Sunyaev
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Information Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Large Scale Network ◽  
German Health ◽  
Scale Network

Building an Information Technology Infrastructure

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Goldstein ◽  
David Blumenthal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
System Reform ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Information Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Transformative Potential

Information technology is considered a potentially transformative element in the field of health care by payers, providers, vendors, and consumers alike. Because of this transformative potential, health information technology (HIT) adoption is viewed by many as a key component of health system reform. HIT is in its earliest stages, with diffusion of the technology still relatively limited; at the same time, there is growing awareness of its potential to affect the operation of the entire health care system as a result of the vast amount of information that will become available to both health professionals and patients.

scholarly journals Ten key considerations for the successful optimization of large-scale health information technology

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin M Cresswell ◽  
David W Bates ◽  
Aziz Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Information Technology ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Organization Level ◽  
Leadership Strategy ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Expensive Process

Implementation and adoption of complex health information technology (HIT) is gaining momentum internationally. This is underpinned by the drive to improve the safety, quality, and efficiency of care. Although most of the benefits associated with HIT will only be realized through optimization of these systems, relatively few health care organizations currently have the expertise or experience needed to undertake this. It is extremely important to have systems working before embarking on HIT optimization, which, much like implementation, is an ongoing, difficult, and often expensive process. We discuss some key organization-level activities that are important in optimizing large-scale HIT systems. These include considerations relating to leadership, strategy, vision, and continuous cycles of improvement. Although these alone are not sufficient to fully optimize complex HIT, they provide a starting point for conceptualizing this important area.

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