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ArticleYearbook of medical informatics2021

How to Improve Information Technology to Support Healthcare to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic: an International Survey with Health Informatics Experts.

Max Topaz, Laura-Maria Peltonen, James Mitchell, Dari Alhuwail, Seyedeh-Samin Barakati, Adrienne Lewis, Hans Moen, Sai Pavan Kumar Veeranki, Lori Block, Tracie Risling and 1 more

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Article in Yearbook of medical informatics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Max TopazSchool of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Laura-Maria PeltonenDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Finland.
James MitchellSchool of Computing and Mathematics, Keele University, UK.
Dari AlhuwailInformation Science Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Seyedeh-Samin BarakatiDaphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
Adrienne LewisSplatsin Health Services, Enderby, BC, Canada.
Hans MoenDepartment of Future Technologies, University of Turku, Finland.
Sai Pavan Kumar VeerankiHealth & Bioresources/Molecular Diagnostics, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Graz, Austria.
Lori BlockSchool of Nursing, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Tracie RislingCollege of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Charlene RonquilloDaphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo identify the ways in which healthcare information and communication technologies can be improved to address the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsThe study population included health informatics experts who had been involved with the planning, development and deployment of healthcare information and communication technologies in healthcare settings in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected via an online survey. A non-probability convenience sampling strategy was employed. Data were analyzed with content analysis.

resultsA total of 65 participants from 16 countries responded to the conducted survey. The four major themes regarding recommended improvements identified from the content analysis included: improved technology availability, improved interoperability, intuitive user interfaces and adoption of standards of care. Respondents also identified several key healthcare information and communication technologies that can help to provide better healthcare to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, including telehealth, advanced software, electronic health records, remote work technologies (e.g., remote desktop computer access), and clinical decision support tools.

conclusionsOur results help to identify several important healthcare information and communication technologies, recommended by health informatics experts, which can help to provide better care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results also highlight the need for improved interoperability, intuitive user interfaces and advocating the adoption of standards of care.

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COVID-19Information TechnologyMedical InformaticsMedical Informatics ApplicationsHealth Information InteroperabilityHumansInternationalitySoftwareSurveys and QuestionnairesTelemedicine

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PMCPMC8416206

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