Current challenges in health information technology–related patient safety

DF Sittig, A Wright, E Coiera, F Magrabi… - Health informatics …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We identify and describe nine key, short-term, challenges to help healthcare organizations,
health information technology developers, researchers, policymakers, and funders focus …

The informatics opportunities at the intersection of patient safety and clinical informatics

PM Kilbridge, DC Classen - Journal of the American Medical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Health care providers have a basic responsibility to protect patients from accidental harm. At
the institutional level, creating safe health care organizations necessitates a systematic …

A comparative review of patient safety initiatives for national health information technology

F Magrabi, J Aarts, C Nohr, M Baker, S Harrison… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To collect and critically review patient safety initiatives for health information
technology (HIT). METHOD: Publicly promulgated set of advisories, recommendations …

The need for organizational change in patient safety initiatives

JG Anderson, R Ramanujam, D Hensel… - International journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: This study describes a computer simulation model that has been developed
to explore organizational changes required to improve patient safety based on a medication …

National efforts to improve health information system safety in Canada, the United States of America and England

AW Kushniruk, DW Bates, M Bainbridge… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: In this paper we review progress as well as challenges encountered in
Canada, the United States and England with regard to ensuring safety of health information …

Information technology for patient safety

C Huckvale, J Car, M Akiyama, S Jaafar… - BMJ Quality & …, 2010 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Research on patient care has identified substantial variations in the quality and
safety of healthcare and the considerable risks of iatrogenic harm as significant issues …

Information technology and patient safety in nursing practice: an international perspective

B Van de Castle, J Kim, MLG Pedreira, A Paiva… - International Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
When people become patients, they place their trust in their health care providers. As
providers assume responsibility for their diagnosis and treatment, patients have a right to …

Problems with health information technology and their effects on care delivery and patient outcomes: a systematic review

MO Kim, E Coiera, F Magrabi - Journal of the American Medical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To systematically review studies reporting problems with information technology
(IT) in health care and their effects on care delivery and patient outcomes. Materials and …

Measuring and improving patient safety through health information technology: The Health IT Safety Framework

H Singh, DF Sittig - BMJ Quality & Safety, 2016 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Health information technology (health IT) has potential to improve patient safety but its
implementation and use has led to unintended consequences and new safety concerns. A …

Enabling technologies promise to revitalize the role of nursing in an era of patient safety

MJ Ball, C Weaver, PA Abbott - International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2003 - Elsevier
The application of information technology (IT) in health care has the potential to transform
the delivery of care, as well as the health care work environment, by streamlining processes …