Monitoring adverse drug reactions across a nationwide health care system using information technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Emmendorfer ◽  
Peter A. Glassman ◽  
Von Moore ◽  
Thomas C. Leadholm ◽  
Chester B. Good ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Reflective Choice in Health Care: Using Information Technology to Present Allocation Options

1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 387-402
Author(s):  
Arti K. Rai
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Alternative Funding ◽  
Health Care Interventions ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

Over the last few decades, the U.S. health care system has been the beneficiary of tremendous growth in the power and sheer quantity of useful medical technology. As a consequence, our society has, for some time, had to make cost-benefit tradeoffs in health care. The alternative—funding all health care interventions that would produce some health benefit for some patient—is not feasible, because it would effectively consume all of our resources.

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).

Improving America’s Health Care System By Investing In Information Technology

2003 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Joel Coye ◽  
William S. Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Globalization and Health in Kosovo

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Albina Balidemaj ◽  
Festina Balidemaj
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Food Trade ◽  
History Of ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Care System

Kosovo and the region have had a traditionally long history of problems with the health care system. The situation worsened since the ex-Yugoslav conflict in the nineties when Kosovo inherited a large, hierarchical, and centralized healthcare system from socialist Yugoslavia (UNDP, 2013). This paper focuses on the effects of globalization on health in Kosovo; more specifically the effect of Global Food Trade in Kosovo's health and the development of information technology and telemedicine in Kosovo. Further, this paper focuses on the opportunities for Kosovars to obtain healthcare outside of Kosovo as well as prospects for the medical personnel to practice their profession abroad.

Using Information Technology and Community-based Research to Improve the Dental Health-care System

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.A. Atchison
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Care System

It is commonly acknowledged that the United States’ health-care system produces some of the finest care in the world for some people but fails to meet the needs of others. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued six aims for a redesigned health-care system, that it be: safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. The purpose of this paper is to use an ongoing community-based study to illustrate current problems in the provision of oral health services that could be addressed through information technology. Appropriate use of information technology can assist dental schools and clinics in community-based clinical outcomes research needed to assemble the evidence base for improving oral health care. This conference serves as an important steppingstone to establish a means for information technology to improve the community’s oral health.

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).

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