Order communication systems (OCS) are computer applications used to enter diagnostic
and therapeutic patient care orders and to view test results. Many potential benefits of OCS …

The immune system and bone are intimately linked with significant physical and functionally
related interactions. The innate immune system functions as an immediate response system …

Background Medication use process in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging
and the risk for medication error (ME) to occur is high. In Malaysia, several studies on ME …

In the current paper, we describe the challenges in measuring return on investment (ROI)
and review published ROI studies on health IT. In addition, given the absence of a robust …

Although information technology (IT)-based applications in healthcare have existed for more
than three decades, methods to evaluate outputs and outcomes of the use of IT-based …

Objective To explore how key components of economic evaluations have been included in
evaluations of health information systems (HIS), to determine the state of knowledge on …

In this study, we examined the implementation of an electronic health records (EHR) system
in a small family practice clinic. We used three data collection instruments to evaluate user …

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems can provide computer-based support for the
creation, transmission, dispensing, and monitoring of pharmacological therapies. In the …

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 …

Objective Despite existing knowledge regarding electronic health record (EHR) barriers in
the ambulatory setting, little is known, specifically, about physicians who are likely to adopt …