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Use of family planning information by primary healthcare clinic managers in South Africa Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Sophy Mogatlogedi Moloko, Mokholelana Margaret Ramukumba
Background:Routine family planning data in South Africa are managed using a routine health information system, which facilitates data collection, storage, processing, presentation and dissemination. Healthcare providers generate data daily as they carry out their duties. The information generated should be used for planning and evaluating health program performance and policy development.Objective:To
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Work-integrated learning for health information management students: Lessons learned from literature, and experiences of supervisors and students on virtual or remote placements Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-27 Natasha Prasad, Madeleine Maloof, Stephanie Gjorgioski, Merilyn Riley
Background:Traditionally, health placements have required practical in-person learning, including placements completed by health information management (HIM) students. COVID-19 made in-person healthcare placements largely unviable. Alternative virtual/remote placements were required.Aims:(1) Explore the experiences of virtual/remote placements for HIM students and their supervisors; (2) Compare these
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Telepsychiatry readiness assessment at the Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Soeharto Heerdjan Hospital, Indonesia. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Ifah Muzdalifah,Hosizah Markam
Background: The Dr. Soeharto Heerdjan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, has deployed telepsychiatry since May 2022 to ensure continuity of care for its psychiatric patients. This model of service has not functioned optimally, owing to obstacles, including the absence of a registration officer, no designated consultation room, scheduling issues and challenges for patients or their representatives in using
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Challenges and successes in implementing an integrated electronic patient record (HIVE) at the Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, England: 1000+ legacy systems, 10 hospitals, one electronic patient record. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Mandy Burns
BACKGROUND The Manchester University National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England. Historically, the Trust has had very mixed clinical record keeping, including over 1000 individual information systems. None of these health information technology systems had the full functionality of an integrated electronic patient record (EPR). MFT evolved to its
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Designing a comprehensive minimum dataset for patients with COVID-19 in Iranian hospital information systems. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Hosna Salmani,Sadegh Sharafi,Ahlam Almanie,Fatemeh Niknam,Zeynab Naseri,Sara Mobarak,Saeed Jelvay
BACKGROUND The Minimum Data Set (MDS) plays a vital role in data exchange, collection and quality improvement. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for a tailored MDS that aligns with the specific information needs of the Iranian community and integrates seamlessly into the country's Hospital Information Systems (HIS). OBJECTIVE The study aimed to develop a comprehensive MDS for
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A documentary analysis of Victorian Government health information assets' websites to identify availability of documentation for data sharing and reuse in Australia. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Merilyn Riley,Monique F Kilkenny,Kerin Robinson,Sandra G Leggat
BACKGROUND Health data sharing is important for monitoring diseases, policy and practice, and planning health services. If health data are used for secondary purposes, information needs to be provided to assist in reuse. OBJECTIVES To review government health information asset websites to ascertain the extent of readily available, explanatory documentation for researcher sharing and reuse of these
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Workforce survey of Australian health information management graduates, 2017-2021: A 5-year follow-on study. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Stephanie Gjorgioski,Merilyn Riley,Jenn Lee,Natasha Prasad,Melanie Tassos,Abbey Nexhip,Sally Richardson,Kerin Robinson
Background: Employment outcomes of La Trobe University's 2012-2016 health information manager (HIM) graduate cohort were reported previously. Objectives: To identify the 2017-2021 Australia-based, graduate HIMs' early career employment experiences; identify employment roles and destinations; investigate knowledge and skill sets utilised in professional performance; and compare outcomes with the previous
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The applications of Australian-coded ICD-10 and ICD-10-AM data in research: A scoping review of the literature. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Merilyn Riley,Jenn Lee,Sally Richardson,Stephanie Gjorgioski,Kerin Robinson
Background: Australia uses the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) for mortality coding and its Australian Modification, ICD-10-AM, for morbidity coding. The ICD underpins surveillance (population health, mortality), health planning and research (clinical, epidemiological and others). ICD-10-AM also supports activity-based funding, thereby propelling realignment of the foci of clinical
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Exploring maturity of electronic medical record use among allied health professionals. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Maria Schwarz,Elizabeth C Ward,Anne Coccetti,Joshua Simmons,Sara Burrett,Philip Juffs,Kristy Perkins
BACKGROUND Electronic medical records (EMRs) have the potential to improve and streamline the quality and safety of patient care. Harnessing the full benefits of EMR implementation depends on the utilisation of advanced features, defined as "mature usage." At present, little is known about the maturity of EMR usage by allied health professionals (AHPs). OBJECTIVE To examine current maturity of EMR
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Health information management and physiotherapy faculty collaboration to discover the use of health informatics hiding in plain sight in an entry-level DPT program. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 David Gibbs,Karen Gibbs,Barbara Hewitt
Background: Many educational disciplines, especially in health professions, are required by accrediting bodies to introduce or include health informatics (HI); however, faculty (academics) teaching this content may not be well prepared. Objective: The aim of this project was to explore how a doctoral physical therapy (DPT) program could more accurately represent compliance with HI accreditation requirements
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Attaining consensus on a core dataset for upper limb lymphoedema using the Delphi method: A foundational step in creating a clinical support system. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Robyn Sierla,Elizabeth Dylke,Simon Poon,Tim Shaw,Sharon Kilbreath
Background: Lymphoedema is a condition of localised swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. The protein-rich fluid accumulating in the interstitial tissue can create inflammation and irreversible changes to the skin and underlying tissue. An array of methods has been used to assess and report these changes. Heterogeneity is evident in the clinic and in the literature for the domains assessed
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Adoption of electronic patient medication records in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional survey. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Ahmad Z Al Meslamani,Anan S Jarab,Derar H Abdel-Qader,Osama Mohamed Ibrahim,Nadia Al Mazrouei
BACKGROUND Access to accurate and relevant patient health information is crucial for community pharmacists to deliver high-quality care. The use of electronic patient medication records (e-PMR) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is currently limited to hospital settings, and community pharmacists do not have access to patient records. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the perceptions of community pharmacists regarding
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Digital health care and data work: Who are the data professionals? Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Claus Bossen,Pernille Scholdan Bertelsen
BACKGROUND This article reports on a study that investigated data professionals in health care. The topic is interesting and relevant because of the ongoing trend towards digitisation of the healthcare domain and efforts for it to become data driven, which entail a wide variety of work with data. OBJECTIVE Despite an interest in data science and more broadly in data work, we know surprisingly little
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Comparison of the accuracy of inpatient morbidity coding with ICD-11 and ICD-10. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Javad Zarei,Reza Golpira,Nasim Hashemi,Zahra Azadmanjir,Zahra Meidani,Akram Vahedi,Hooman Bakhshandeh,Esmaeil Fakharian,Abbas Sheikhtaheri
BACKGROUND One of the challenges when transitioning from International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) to International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11) is to ensure clinical coding accuracy. OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of clinical coding with ICD-11 in comparison with ICD-10 and identify causes of coding errors in
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Defining career success: A cross-sectional analysis of health information managers' perceptions. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Abbey Nexhip,Merilyn Riley,Kerin Robinson
BACKGROUND Career success can be defined as the accomplishment of desirable outcomes in an individual's work experiences. It can be divided into objective and subjective career success. Objective success refers to tangible and measurable outcomes such as promotions and position titles. Subjective career success relates to an individual's interpretations of their success or accomplishments. The career
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Are clinical registries an effective tool for hospital health services to address unwarranted clinical variation? Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Taryn Bessen,Gerry O'Callaghan
OBJECTIVE To map clinical registries within the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN); and to identify how these registries were currently used for addressing unwarranted clinical variation in care. METHOD An online survey was sent to all Heads of Units (HoUs) within CALHN. The survey addressed participation, type of data, reporting processes and use of the clinical registries for research
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Perceptions of Portuguese medical coders on the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS: A national survey. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Filipa Santos Martins,Fernando Lopes,Júlio Souza,Alberto Freitas,João Vasco Santos
BACKGROUND In Portugal, trained physicians undertake the clinical coding process, which serves as the basis for hospital reimbursement systems. In 2017, the classification version used for coding of diagnoses and procedures for hospital morbidity changed from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to the International Classification of Diseases
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The need for health information management professionals in Malawi health facilities. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Teddie Chima,Esmie Mkwinda,Stephen Kumwenda
BACKGROUND Health information management (HIM) is at the core of health organisations, providing essential information. In Malawi, there is a substantial deficit of qualified personnel, specifically health information managers, who can properly manage health information in electronic and paper-based formats. The nation has no higher education institution offering an academic programme in HIM. OBJECTIVE
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Alpha NSW: What would it take to create a state-wide paediatric population-level learning health system? Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Michael Hodgins,Nora Samir,Susan Woolfenden,Nan Hu,Francisco Schneuer,Natasha Nassar,Raghu Lingam
BACKGROUND The health and well-being of children in the first 2000 days has a lasting effect on educational achievement and long-term chronic disease in later life. However, the lack of integration between high-quality data, analytic capacity and timely health improvement initiatives means practitioners, service leaders and policymakers cannot use data effectively to plan and evaluate early intervention
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Stroke clinical coding education program in Australia and New Zealand. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Monique F Kilkenny,Ailie Sanders,Catherine Burns,Lauren M Sanders,Olivia Ryan,Carla Read,Miriam Lum On,Anna Ranta,Tara Purvis,Carys Inman,Dominique A Cadilhac,Helen Carter,Stella Rowlands,Lee Nedkoff,Muideen T Olaiya,
BACKGROUND Accurate coded diagnostic data are important for epidemiological research of stroke. OBJECTIVE To develop, implement and evaluate an online education program for improving clinical coding of stroke. METHOD The Australia and New Zealand Stroke Coding Working Group co-developed an education program comprising eight modules: rationale for coding of stroke; understanding stroke; management of
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A holistic view of facilitators and barriers of electronic health records usage from different perspectives: A qualitative content analysis approach. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Anna Griesser,Sonja Bidmon
BACKGROUND Electronic health records (EHR) are seen as a promising endeavour, in spite of policies, designs, user rights and types of health data varying across countries. In many European countries, including Austria, EHR usage has fallen short when compared to the deployment plans. OBJECTIVE By adopting a qualitative approach, this research aimed to explore facilitators and barriers experienced by
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Analysis of data items and gaps in Australia's national mental health services activity and capacity data collections for integrated regional service planning. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Claudia Pagliaro,Arabella Mundie,Harvey Whiteford,Sandra Diminic
Background: Services data are an important source of information for policymakers and planners. In Australia, significant work has been undertaken to develop and implement collections of mental health services data. Given this level of investment, it is important that collected data are fit for purpose. Objective: This study aimed to: (1) identify existing national mandated and best endeavours collections
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Impact of clinical note format on diagnostic accuracy and efficiency Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Evita M Payton, Mark L Graber, Vasil Bachiashvili, Tapan Mehta, P Irushi Dissanayake, Eta S Berner
BackgroundClinician notes are structured in a variety of ways. This research pilot tested an innovative study design and explored the impact of note formats on diagnostic accuracy and documentation...
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Medical and nursing clinician perspectives on the usability of the hospital electronic medical record: A qualitative analysis Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Sheree Lloyd, Karrie Long, Yasmine Probst, Josie Di Donato, Abraham Oshni Alvandi, Jeremy Roach, Christopher Bain
BackgroundElectronic medical records (EMRs) have been widely implemented in Australian hospitals. Their usability and design to support clinicians to effectively deliver and document care is essent...
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For-profit versus non-profit cybersecurity posture: breach types and locations in healthcare organisations Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Martin Ignatovski
BackgroundThe implementation of emerging technologies has resulted in an increase of data breaches in healthcare organisations, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health information and cyber...
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Unsupervised algorithms to identify potential under-coding of secondary diagnoses in hospitalisations databases in Portugal Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Diana Portela, Rita Amaral, Pedro P Rodrigues, Alberto Freitas, Elísio Costa, João A Fonseca, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto
BackgroundQuantifying and dealing with lack of consistency in administrative databases (namely, under-coding) requires tracking patients longitudinally without compromising anonymity, which is ofte...
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IPPASOS: The first digital forensic information system in Greece Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-02-17 Michael Kalochristianakis, Andreas Kontogiannis, Despoina E Flouri, Despoina Nathena, Katerina Kanaki, Elena F Kranioti
ObjectiveThis article describes the first digital clinical information system tailored to support the operational needs of a forensic unit in Greece and to maintain its archives.MethodThe developme...
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The importance of SNOMED CT concept specificity in healthcare analytics Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-01-21 Luke Roberts, Sadie Lanes, Oliver Peatman, Phil Assheton
BackgroundHealthcare data frequently lack the specificity level needed to achieve clinical and operational objectives such as optimising bed management. Pneumonia is a disease of importance as it a...
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Evaluation of Medical Certification of Cause of Death in Tertiary Cancer Hospitals in Northern India Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-01-21 Akash Anand, Divya Khanna, Payal Singh, Anuj Singh, Abhishek Pandey, Atul Budukh, Satyajit Pradhan
BackgroundMedical certification of cause of death (MCCD) provides valuable data regarding disease burden in a community and for formulating health policy. Inaccurate MCCDs can significantly impair ...
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Patient online access to general practice medical records: A qualitative study on patients’ needs and expectations Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Rosa RLC Thielmann, Ciska Hoving, Esther Schutgens-Kok, Jochen WL Cals, Rik Crutzen
BackgroundPatient online access to medical records is assumed to foster patient empowerment and advance patient-centred healthcare. Since July 2020, patients in the Netherlands have been legally en...
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Comparison of comorbidities of stroke collected in administrative data, surveys, clinical trials and cohort studies Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Monique F Kilkenny, Lachlan L Dalli, Ailie Sanders, Muideen T Olaiya, Joosup Kim, David Ung, Nadine E Andrew
BackgroundAdministrative data are used extensively for research purposes, but there remains limited information on the quality of these data for identifying comorbidities related to stroke.Objectiv...
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Concordance between coding sources of burn size and depth across Australian and New Zealand specialist burn services Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Monica Perkins, Heather Cleland, Belinda J Gabbe, Lincoln M Tracy
BackgroundThe percentage of total body surface area (%TBSA) burned and burn depth provide valuable information on burn injury severity.ObjectiveThis study investigated the concordance between The I...
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Performance of ICD-10-AM codes for quality improvement monitoring of hospital-acquired pneumonia in a haematology-oncology casemix in Victoria, Australia Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Jake C Valentine, Elizabeth Gillespie, Karin M Verspoor, Lisa Hall, Leon J Worth
BackgroundThe Australian hospital-acquired complication (HAC) policy was introduced to facilitate negative funding adjustments in Australian hospitals using ICD-10-AM codes.ObjectiveThe aim of this...
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The emergence of health information in aged care. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-10-31 Carol Loggie,Jenny Davis
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of the Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT): Comprehensive data capturing for multiple uses Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-10-28 Olivia Ryan, Jot Ghuliani, Brenda Grabsch, Kelvin Hill, Geoffrey C Cloud, Sibilah Breen, Monique F Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac
BackgroundHistorically, national programs for collecting stroke data in Australia required the use of multiple online tools. Clinicians were required to enter overlapping variables for the same pat...
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Individual and contextual factors in the Swedish Nutrition Care Process Terminology implementation Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Elin Lövestam, Ylva Orrevall, Anne-Marie Boström
BackgroundStandardised terminologies and classification systems play an increasingly important role in the continuous work towards high quality patient care. Currently, a standardised terminology f...
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Professional identity and workplace motivation: A case study of health information managers Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-08-15 Abbey Nexhip, Merilyn Riley, Kerin Robinson
BackgroundThe professional identity and motivation of qualified health information managers (HIMs) is largely unexplored.ObjectivesA larger study has investigated the motivators of HIMs in the cons...
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A near real-time electronic health record-based COVID-19 surveillance system: An experience from a developing country Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Abbas Sheikhtaheri, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaee Jabali, Ehsan Bitaraf, Alireza TehraniYazdi, Ali Kabir
ContextAccess to real-time data that provide accurate and timely information about the status and extent of disease spread could assist management of the COVID-19 pandemic and inform decision-makin...
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International Classification of Diseases clinical coding training: An international survey Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Lucia Otero Varela, Chelsea Doktorchik, Natalie Wiebe, Danielle A Southern, Søren Knudsen, Pallavi Mathur, Hude Quan, Cathy A Eastwood
BackgroundThe International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is widely used by clinical coders worldwide for clinical coding morbidity data into administrative health databases. Accordingly, hospit...
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Performance of hospital administrative data for detection of sepsis in Australia: The sepsis coding and documentation (SECOND) study Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-27 Graeme J Duke, Maria Bishara, Steve Hirth, Lyn-Li Lim, Leon J Worth
BackgroundSepsis is the world’s leading cause of death and its detection from a range of data and coding sources, consistent with consensus clinical definition, is desirable.ObjectiveTo evaluate th...
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Development and implementation of an institutional enhanced recovery program data process Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Mohamed A Seif, Brittany C Kruse, Cameron A Keramati, Thomas A Aloia, Ruth A Amaku, Shreyas Bhavsar, Kenneth R DeCarlo, Rose Joan D Erfe, Jarrod S Eska, Maria D Iniesta, Laura R Prakash, Tao Zhang, Vijaya Gottumukkala
Background: With increasing implementation of enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) in clinical practice, standardised data collection and reporting have become critical in addressing the heterogeneity...
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Evaluating data quality in the Australian and New Zealand dialysis and transplant registry using administrative hospital admission datasets and data-linkage Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam, Elaine M Pascoe, Carmel M Hawley, David W Johnson, Gishan Ratnayake, Stephen McDonald, Neil Boudville, Matthew Jose, Magid Fahim
Background: Clinical quality registries provide rich and useful data for clinical quality monitoring and research purposes but are susceptible to data quality issues that can impact their usage. Ob...
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Development and implementation of an institutional enhanced recovery program data process. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Mohamed A Seif,Brittany C Kruse,Cameron A Keramati,Thomas A Aloia,Ruth A Amaku,Shreyas Bhavsar,Kenneth R DeCarlo,Rose Joan D Erfe,Jarrod S Eska,Maria D Iniesta,Laura R Prakash,Tao Zhang,Vijaya Gottumukkala
Background: With increasing implementation of enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) in clinical practice, standardised data collection and reporting have become critical in addressing the heterogeneity of metrics used for reporting outcomes. Opportunities exist to leverage electronic health record (EHR) systems to collect, analyse, and disseminate ERP data. Objectives: (i) To consolidate relevant ERP variables
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Evaluating data quality in the Australian and New Zealand dialysis and transplant registry using administrative hospital admission datasets and data-linkage. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam,Elaine M Pascoe,Carmel M Hawley,David W Johnson,Gishan Ratnayake,Stephen McDonald,Neil Boudville,Matthew Jose,Magid Fahim
Background: Clinical quality registries provide rich and useful data for clinical quality monitoring and research purposes but are susceptible to data quality issues that can impact their usage. Objective: This study assessed the concordance between comorbidities recorded in the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant (ANZDATA) Registry and those in state-based hospital admission datasets
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Performance of hospital administrative data for detection of sepsis in Australia: The sepsis coding and documentation (SECOND) study. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-27 Graeme J Duke,Maria Bishara,Steve Hirth,Lyn-Li Lim,Leon J Worth
BACKGROUND Sepsis is the world's leading cause of death and its detection from a range of data and coding sources, consistent with consensus clinical definition, is desirable. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of three coding definitions (explicit, implicit, and newly proposed synchronous method) for sepsis derived from administrative data compared to a clinical reference standard. METHOD Extraction
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Costs of acute hospitalisation for stroke and transient ischaemic attack in Australia Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Joosup Kim, Rohan Grimley, Monique F Kilkenny, Greg Cadigan, Trisha Johnston, Nadine E Andrew, Amanda G Thrift, Natasha A Lannin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Dominique A Cadilhac
BackgroundStroke is a high-cost condition. Detailed patient-level assessments of the costs of care received and outcomes achieved provide useful information for organisation and optimisation of the...
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Costs of acute hospitalisation for stroke and transient ischaemic attack in Australia. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Joosup Kim,Rohan Grimley,Monique F Kilkenny,Greg Cadigan,Trisha Johnston,Nadine E Andrew,Amanda G Thrift,Natasha A Lannin,Vijaya Sundararajan,Dominique A Cadilhac
BACKGROUND Stroke is a high-cost condition. Detailed patient-level assessments of the costs of care received and outcomes achieved provide useful information for organisation and optimisation of the health system. OBJECTIVES To describe the costs of hospital care for stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and investigate factors associated with costs. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using data
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Use of linked patient data to assess the effect of Long-COVID on system-wide healthcare utilisation Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Ben J Murch, Sarah E Hollier, Charlie Kenward, Richard M Wood
Background: Within the relatively early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been an awareness of the potential longer-term effects of infection (so called Long-COVID) but little was known of...
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Comprehensiveness, accuracy, quality, credibility and readability of online information about knee osteoarthritis Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Anthony J Goff, Christian J Barton, Mark Merolli, Andre Shi Zhang Quah, Caleb Ki-Cheong Hoe, Danilo De Oliveira Silva
Background People are increasingly using the Internet to retrieve health information about chronic musculoskeletal conditions, yet content can be inaccurate and of variable quality. Objective To summarise (i) comprehensiveness, (ii) accuracy and clarity, iii) quality of information about treatment choices, (iv) credibility and (v) readability of online information about knee osteoarthritis. Method
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Recording our genes: Stakeholder views on genetic test results in networked electronic medical records Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Megan Prictor, Maria Rychkova
Background: In Australia, national policy prioritises the integration of clinical genetic data with networked electronic medical records (EMRs) for enhanced coordination of care and clinical decisi...
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Impact of the ICD-11 on the accuracy of clinical coding in Korea Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Hyunkyung Lee, Sukil Kim
Background: ICD-11 was officially released at the World Health Assembly on 25 May 2019. Objective: To find effective ways to increase the accuracy of coding for diagnostic terms in Korea for a stab...
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Recording our genes: Stakeholder views on genetic test results in networked electronic medical records. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Megan Prictor,Maria Rychkova
Background: In Australia, national policy prioritises the integration of clinical genetic data with networked electronic medical records (EMRs) for enhanced coordination of care and clinical decision-making. Objective: To examine the needs, privacy expectations and concerns of patients, family members, patient advocates and clinicians in relation to the use of networked EMRs for clinical genetic information
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Use of linked patient data to assess the effect of Long-COVID on system-wide healthcare utilisation. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Ben J Murch,Sarah E Hollier,Charlie Kenward,Richard M Wood
Background: Within the relatively early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there had been an awareness of the potential longer-term effects of infection (so called Long-COVID) but little was known of the ongoing demands such patients may place on healthcare services. Objective: To investigate whether COVID-19 illness is associated with increased post-acute healthcare utilisation. Method: Using linked
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Impact of the ICD-11 on the accuracy of clinical coding in Korea. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Hyunkyung Lee,Sukil Kim
Background: ICD-11 was officially released at the World Health Assembly on 25 May 2019. Objective: To find effective ways to increase the accuracy of coding for diagnostic terms in Korea for a stable transition from Korean modification of ICD-10 (7th Revision of Korean Classification of Disease, KCD-7) to ICD-11. Method: A total of 27 skilled Korean health information managers performed KCD-7 and ICD-11
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Comprehensiveness, accuracy, quality, credibility and readability of online information about knee osteoarthritis. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Anthony J Goff,Christian J Barton,Mark Merolli,Andre Shi Zhang Quah,Caleb Ki-Cheong Hoe,Danilo De Oliveira Silva
BACKGROUND People are increasingly using the Internet to retrieve health information about chronic musculoskeletal conditions, yet content can be inaccurate and of variable quality. OBJECTIVE To summarise (i) comprehensiveness, (ii) accuracy and clarity, iii) quality of information about treatment choices, (iv) credibility and (v) readability of online information about knee osteoarthritis. METHOD
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Electronic health records post-implementation challenges in selected hospitals: A qualitative study in the Central Region of southern Ghana Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-15 Nathan K Mensah, Richard O Boadu, Godwin Adzakpah, Obed U Lasim, Ruth D Amuakwa, Hannah B Taylor-Abdulai, Samuel T Chatio
BackgroundElectronic health records (EHRs) are useful tools in healthcare settings but implementation in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) face challenges.ObjectiveTo explore post-implementation challenges affecting the deployment of EHRs and their use in selected health facilities in Ghana.MethodUsing a qualitative research approach, 21 in-depth interviews were conducted with health workers in
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Electronic health records post-implementation challenges in selected hospitals: A qualitative study in the Central Region of southern Ghana. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-05-15 Nathan K Mensah,Richard O Boadu,Godwin Adzakpah,Obed U Lasim,Ruth D Amuakwa,Hannah B Taylor-Abdulai,Samuel T Chatio
BACKGROUND Electronic health records (EHRs) are useful tools in healthcare settings but implementation in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) face challenges. OBJECTIVE To explore post-implementation challenges affecting the deployment of EHRs and their use in selected health facilities in Ghana. METHOD Using a qualitative research approach, 21 in-depth interviews were conducted with health workers
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The suitability of government health information assets for secondary use in research: A fit-for-purpose analysis Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Merilyn Riley, Kerin Robinson, Monique F Kilkenny, Sandra G Leggat
Background Governments have responsibility for ensuring the quality and fitness-for-purpose of personal health data provided to them. While these health information assets are used widely for research, this secondary usage has received minimal research attention. Objective This study aimed to investigate the secondary uses, in research, of population health and administrative datasets (information
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The suitability of government health information assets for secondary use in research: A fit-for-purpose analysis. Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Merilyn Riley,Kerin Robinson,Monique F Kilkenny,Sandra G Leggat
BACKGROUND Governments have responsibility for ensuring the quality and fitness-for-purpose of personal health data provided to them. While these health information assets are used widely for research, this secondary usage has received minimal research attention. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the secondary uses, in research, of population health and administrative datasets (information
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The historiography of a profession: The societal and political drivers of the health information management profession in Australia Health Inf. Manag. (IF 3.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Kerin Robinson, Simon Barraclough, Elizabeth Cummings, Rick Iedema
Health information permeates healthcare delivery from point-of-care, across the continuum of care and throughout the healthcare system’s policy, population health, research, planning and funding arenas. Health information managers (HIMs) expertly manage that information. This commentary theorises the health information management profession for the first time. Its purpose is to identify and contextualise