Evaluating eHealth Interventions: The Need for Continuous Systemic Evaluation
Lorraine Catwell,Aziz Sheikh +1 more
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The background to the series is outlined and the importance of evaluating the widespread investments in and adoption of information communication technology in health care is discussed.Abstract:
In the first in a series of three articles on evaluating eHealth, Aziz Sheikh and Lorraine Catwell outline the background to the series and discuss the importance of evaluating the widespread investments in and adoption of information communication technology in health care.read more
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Assessing the feasibility of eHealth and mHealth: a systematic review and analysis of initiatives implemented in Kenya
Martin Njoroge,Dejan Zurovac,Dejan Zurovac,Dejan Zurovac,Esther A. A. Ogara,Jane Chuma,Doris Gatwiri Kirigia +6 more
TL;DR: There is a myriad of eHealth projects being implemented in Kenya, mainly in the mHealth strategic area and focusing mostly on primary care and HIV/AIDs, although few projects are implemented in marginalised areas and least urbanized counties with more health care needs.
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Online Guide for Electronic Health Evaluation Approaches: Systematic Scoping Review and Concept Mapping Study
Tobias Bonten,Anneloek Rauwerdink,Jeremy C Wyatt,Marise J. Kasteleyn,Leonard Witkamp,Heleen Riper,Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen,Kathrin Cresswell,Aziz Sheikh,Marlies P. Schijven,Niels H. Chavannes +10 more
TL;DR: By assisting evaluators in selecting a suitable evaluation approach in relation to a specific study phase of the “eHealth evaluation cycle,” the guide aims to enhance the quality, safety, and successful long-term implementation of novel eHealth solutions.
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Ten key considerations for the successful optimization of large-scale health information technology.
TL;DR: This work discusses some key organization-level activities that are important in optimizing large-scale HIT systems, and indicates that considerations relating to leadership, strategy, vision, and continuous cycles of improvement are not sufficient to fully optimize complex HIT.
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Building a house on shifting sand: methodological considerations when evaluating the implementation and adoption of national electronic health record systems
Amirhossein Takian,Amirhossein Takian,Dimitra Petrakaki,Tony Cornford,Aziz Sheikh,Nick Barber +5 more
TL;DR: An approach is argued for which moves away from seeing EHR systems as Information and Communication Technologies projects requiring an essentially outcome-centred assessment towards a more interpretive approach that reflects the situated and evolving nature of EHR seen within multiple specific settings and reflecting a constantly changing milieu of policies, strategies and software.
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Patient Use and Experience With Online Access to Electronic Health Records in Norway: Results From an Online Survey.
TL;DR: PAEHRs in Norway are becoming a mature service and are perceived as useful by patients, with clinical advantages to patients with complex, long-term or chronic conditions seemed to benefit the most.
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