Healthcare Information Management Research Articles

4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections: A challenge for change

4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections: A challenge for change

The Medical Records Professionalsʼ View of the Electronic Medical Record

The migration of Kaiser-Permanente (KP), a large managed care organization, to the management of health care information in a paperless environment is presented from the viewpoint of Health Information Management (HIM) professionals. The author conducted an informal survey of these professionals and presents a synopsis of their recommendations in the context of KP's efforts to develop an enterprise Electronic Medical Record. Their consensus is that physicians are primarily information managers and that successful health care organizations will be those who most effectively manage their information.

Sociotechnical networks and information management in health care

In this paper, the notion of a sociotechnical network is used to illustrate the mutuality of technology and organisation. The paper tells the story of the proposed implementation of an executive information system in a newly corporatised hospital. In order to build a coherent and stable network, diverse interests of heterogeneous actors had to be accommodated within the executive information system. Ultimately, the failure to unify the multiplicity of interpretations surrounding the proposed system meant that the project ceased to exist.

Management of information technology and quality performance in health care facilities

The objective of this research was to investigate the moderating effect of information technology (1T) infrastructure on the relationship between health care information management and quality performance within health care departments. The variables that were measured included both management and customer perceptions of quality, management of health care information (MOHCI), and IT infrastructure. This research focused on the determinants of departmental quality. The study conceptualized and developed measures for quality, MOHCI, and IT infrastructure variables. A significant relationship was observed between the management of health care information and quality performance. IT infrastructure exhibited a direct, rather than a moderating, effect on quality performance. The research also found/ that significant differences exist between customer and manager perceptions of quality.

From security to trust

The use of information technology for information management in healthcare is fundamentally about facilitating the holding of much more comprehensive data on people throughout the health system. More comprehensive health information obviously creates the potential for greatly improved health-care. At the same time, however, it raises concerns about the amount of information about individuals flowing through the system. This information has the potential not only to benefit the community but also to be used in ways which are discriminatory or otherwise harmful. This paper argues that if the potential of information technology to benefit information management in health-care is to be realized, there must be a shift in the culture of the health sector, to one which has a far greater emphasis on consumer privacy than is presently evident.

Security in the Management of Information Systems

Although security technology exists in abundance in health information management systems, the implementation of that technology is often lacking. This lack of implementation can be heavily affected by the attitudes and perceptions of users and management, the "people part" of systems. Particular operational, organizational, and economic factors must be addressed along with employment of security objectives and accountability. Unique threats, as well as controls, pervade the use of microcomputer-based systems as these systems permeate health care information management.

Electronic Information Retrieval in Nursing

Electronic information networks are explored in terms of the political and economic impact of such concepts as the National Information Infrastructure. The relevancy of electronic information retrieval to nursing is discussed as it applies to current health-care information management. Electronic information sources applicable to nursing are described along with examples of how they may be utilized. Network functions, such as bulletin boards, Freenets and literature searches, are explained and the implications for evolution of health-care delivery are summarized.

Building a data foundation for tomorrow's healthcare information management systems.

Accurate, timely data are a necessary foundation for an effective healthcare information management system. Today's systems do not achieve their potential because they lack this essential ingredient. Technology can reduce the problem by making the data entry task easier, but a complete solution will require new strategies for system implementation and use. Functions must be implemented in a sequence that allows the initial functions to establish a data foundation for subsequent functions. Each atomic data item must be collected separately, with a consistent definition. Data capture strategies must permit data to be collected once, at the source. Finally, the data must be used, reused, and corrected by all members of the healthcare team.

In the right vein? How adequately are departments of information and library studies educating for health care information management and library services in a changing health service?

The results are presented of a survey of current provision for educating library and information staff in the health care sector. The number and nature of available courses offered is described and possible future developments for students and practitioners are outlined.

Book Review Information management and technology in healthcare: a guide to education and training.

Health Libraries ReviewVolume 11, Issue 4 p. 298-299 Free Access Book Review Information management and technology in healthcare: a guide to education and training. Louise Jones, Louise Jones North Thames (West) Regional Library & Information ServiceSearch for more papers by this author Louise Jones, Louise Jones North Thames (West) Regional Library & Information ServiceSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1994 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2532.1994.1140298.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume11, Issue4December 1994Pages 298-299 RelatedInformation

Information management — the convergence of professions

With the changes in information technology affecting organizations and with the increasingly high profile of information as a valuable resource, there have been significant changes in the role of information personnel. Information management has demanded the convergence of a range of skills previously the domain of specialists. The modern information manager requires knowledge and skills in information analysis, information sources, information storage and retrieval, information technology, systems analysis and strategic management. By examining recent literature in information management, evidence of demand for information professionals and by analysing recently advertised posts in healthcare information management, this article seeks to prove that information management can be seen as the convergence of several previously distinct professions such as computer management, systems analysis, information science, librarianship and management.