Impacts of health information technology on health care quality in hospital-related settings: A systematic review

Mian Yan, Ting Qu, Congdong Li, Suxiu Xu*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The impacts of health information technologies (HITs) on care quality have become a major concern in health care industry. However, pertinent review studies focusing on hospital-related settings are few in numbers. To this end, the authors conducted a systematic literature review in the latest published literature indexed in two electronic databases (i.e., CINAHL Plus and MEDLINE) to identify such impacts on four major areas: health care timeliness and effectiveness, care providers/patients adherence and their perceived care quality. Data drawn from 20 eligible articles were synthesized in this review. In total, 11 studies (55%) showed positive effects of HITs on care quality, six (30%) showed mixed or limited effects, two (10%) showed no effects, and one (5%) showed negative effects. Future works to explore the underneath reasons why HITs lead to certain outcomes should be done to improve our understanding in this field.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICNSC 2018 - 15th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-4
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538650530
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 May 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event15th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2018 - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 27 Mar 201829 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameICNSC 2018 - 15th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control

Conference

Conference15th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period27/03/1829/03/18

Keywords

  • health care quality
  • health information technology
  • hospital-related setting
  • systematic review

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