Studies in health technology and informatics
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2017
The Journey to Become a Health Literate Organization: A Snapshot of Health System Improvement.
A health literate health care organization is one that makes it easy for people to navigate, understand, and use information and services to take care of their health. This chapter explores the journey that a growing number of organizations are taking to become health literate. Health literacy improvement has increasingly been viewed as a systems issue, one that moves beyond siloed efforts by recognizing that action is required on multiple levels. ⋯ Nonetheless, discernable progress has been made. While committed to transformation, organizations seeking to be health literate recognize that it is not a destination you can ever reach. A health literate organization is constantly striving, always knowing that further improvement can be made.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2017
Clinical Simulation: Evaluating the Usability of a Health Information System in a Telenurse Call Centre.
Telenursing is a specialized subset of nursing practice that has emerged in response to the development of health care technology. Telenurses use health information systems (HIS) as their main source of health information in order to assist callers with their health related concerns on the telephone. ⋯ The purpose of this paper is to describe usability issues that emerged during a clinical simulation study of nurses working in a call centre. Clinical simulation was thus chosen as the most comprehensive methodology in this study and its benefits will be discussed.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2017
Development of a Quick SOFA-Based Sepsis Clinical Decision Support System in a Tertiary Hospital Emergency Department.
New definition of sepsis introduced quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score. A qSOFA-based sepsis decision support system was designed and developed in an emergency departement. The system has functions of autmatically retrieving qSOFA score, 3 and 6 hours of sepsis and septic shock treatment bundle, semi-automatic calculation of SOFA score, etc. Early usage and user requests are needed to find aspects of improvement.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2016
Comparative StudyCurrent Status and Quality Assessment of Cardiovascular Diseases Related Smartphone Apps in China.
To examine current status and quality of CVD related apps available for download in China, a total of 151 apps from the top popular six app stores were analyzed. Data analysis uncovered a range of issues including missing of key variables in the pre-formatted daily records, no platform for interaction with relevant healthcare professionals and undesirable user-interface design. ⋯ This study identified areas for improvement concerning the existing CVD related apps. Information may guide the further advancement of CVD related apps and benefit CVD management in China.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2016
Developing Evidence-Based Care Standards and a Decision-Making Support System for Pain Management.
Pain is a crucial sign and symptom in hospitalised patients. This paper describes how a medical centre created a knowledge-based, computerised pain management decision-making process to support nurses in personalising preventive interventions based on patient requirements.