Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Health Care Information Systems / Health Informatics (PDF)

Introduction.- Part I: Evaluating Health Care Information Systems: A Multi-Method Approach.- Overview: Theoretical perspectives methodologies for the evaluation of health care information systems.- Qualitative research methods for evaluating computer information systems.- Multiple Perspectives: Evaluating Healthcare Information Systems in Collaborative Environments.- Survey methods for assessing social impacts of computers in health care organizations.- Using the Internet for surveys and research.- Cognitive approaches to evaluation.- Work Sampling.- Social networks and healthcare information systems.- Computer Simulation as an evaluation tool.- Part II: Evaluating Health Care Information Systems: Applications.- Computers in the consulting room: a case study of clinician and patient perspectives.- Introducing physician order entry at a major academic medical center.- Evaluating the capability of information technology to prevent adverse drug events" a computer simulation approach.- Implementing computers in ambulatory care: Implications of physician practice patterns for system design.- Nursing documentation time during implementation of an electronic medical record.- Computer charting: An evaluation of a respiratory care computer system.- Research and evaluation: Future directions.