Studies in health technology and informatics
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Smart Homes may improve the care received by the elderly and those with disabilities that prevent them from conveniently accessing care from providers. This paper examines the structures and mechanisms of Smart Homes, explores the advantages and disadvantages for patients receiving care from the comfort of their own homes and describes a model that can be used to view the needs of patients involving Smart Home technologies.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2019
Describing Telenurses' Decision Making Using Clinical Decision Support: Influential Factors Identified.
Understand the cognitive processes of telenurses' decision making with the use of health information systems (HIS), specifically Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS). In addition, identify the factors that influence how telenurses use CDSS. ⋯ Several factors were identified that influenced how telenurses made decisions while using the CDSS. It was found that the decision ladder model could be applied to describe telenurse strategies while using CDSS. The purpose of this paper is to describe the emerging factors that influence telenurses' decision making during a clinical simulation study in a telenursing call centre.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2019
Using Simulation Technology to Improve Patient Safety in Airway Management by Practicing Otolaryngologists.
Simulation technology provides a safe environment to learn crisis resource management in stressful clinical scenarios, such as the acute airway. While a number of surgical simulation studies have assessed trainees, there remains a paucity of data on simulation benefits for practicing physicians. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of a simulation symposium on airway management for practicing otolaryngologists. ⋯ Simulation with feedback may provide an opportunity for the practicing otolaryngologist to fulfill Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development requirements. This symposium allowed practicing otolaryngologists, including those in the community, to learn, develop, and refresh technical and communication skills while fulfilling certification requirements.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2018
Security and Other Ethical Concerns of Instant Messaging in Healthcare.
There is a growing body of evidence highlighting the benefits of mobile health in terms of cost effectiveness, efficiency and patient satisfaction. These benefits have been further enhanced through the development of Instant Messaging (IM) applications (apps) that enable the transmission of images and text messages. The aim of this paper is to review the use of IM in clinical services, and to understand the medico legal concerns with regard to the security and management of protected health information on doctors' phones.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2018
Pending Laboratory Test Results at the Time of Discharge: A 3-Year Retrospective Comparison of Paper Versus Electronic Test Ordering in Three Emergency Departments.
Pending laboratory test results at discharge can have major adverse health outcomes. The availability of test results at discharge may depend on whether the tests were ordered electronically or by using a paper-based system. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of pending test results at time of discharge from Emergency Departments (ED), and compare the rate for paper-based and electronic orders across three EDs in New South Wales, Australia. ⋯ Similar differences were observed when analysis was done by year of ED presentation. Moreover, in a subgroup analysis that included the top five high volume tests, four of the five tests had significantly lower rates of pending test results for electronic orders than for paper-based orders. The study highlighted an important benefit of ordering tests via electronic system which can potentially improve patient outcomes.