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- Title
Health Information System Implementation: A Qualitative Meta-analysis.
- Authors
Rahimi, Bahlol; Vimarlund, Vivian; Timpka, Toomas
- Abstract
Healthcare information systems (HISs) are often implemented to enhance the quality of care and the degree to which it is patient-centered, as well as to improve the efficiency and safety of services. However, the outcomes of HIS implementations have not met expectations. We set out to organize the knowledge gained in qualitative studies performed in association with HIS implementations and to use this knowledge to outline an updated structure for implementation planning. A multi-disciplinary team performed the analyses in order to cover as many aspects of the primary studies as possible. We found that merely implementing an HIS will not automatically increase organizational efficiency. Strategic, tactical, and operational actions have to be taken into consideration, including management involvement, integration in healthcare workflow, establishing compatibility between software and hardware and, most importantly, user involvement, education and training. The results should be interpreted as a high-order scheme, and not a predictive theory.
- Subjects
INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; INFORMATION resources management; QUALITATIVE research; META-analysis; MEDICAL quality control; HEALTH services administration; ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness
- Publication
Journal of Medical Systems, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 5, p359
- ISSN
0148-5598
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10916-008-9198-9