• “Don’t implementtechnology just for
technology’s sake.”
• “Don’t make use of excellent technology.
Make excellent use of technology.”
(Tangwongsan, Supachai. Personal communication, 2005.)
• “Health care IT is not a panacea for all that ails
medicine.” (Hersh, 2004)
Some “Smart” Quotes
To treat &to care
for their patients
to their best
abilities, given
limited time &
resources
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What Clinicians Want
A safe, effectivecare that
focus on us, the patients,
and our needs
What Patients Want
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• Safe (ปลอดภัย)
•Timely (ทันเวลา)
• Effective (มีประสิทธิผล)
• Patient-Centered
(ยึดผู้ป่วยเป็นศูนย์กลาง)
• Efficient (มีประสิทธิภาพ)
• Equitable (เป็นธรรม)
Institute of Medicine, Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the quality chasm:
a new health system for the 21st century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001. 337 p.
Quality of Care
• Safe
–Drug allergies
–MedicationReconciliation
• Timely
–Complete information at point of care
• Effective
–Better clinical decision-making
Being “Smart” in Healthcare
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• Patient-Centered
–Empowerment &better self-care
• Efficient
–Faster care
–Time & cost savings
–Reducing unnecessary tests
• Equitable
–Access to providers & knowledge
Being “Smart” in Healthcare
• To Erris Human (IOM, 2000) reported
that:
– 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S.
hospitals each year as a result of
preventable medical mistakes
– Mistakes cost U.S. hospitals $17 billion to
$29 billion yearly
– Individual errors are not the main problem
– Faulty systems, processes, and other
conditions lead to preventable errors
Patient Safety
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• Humans arenot perfect and are bound
to make errors
• Highlight problems in U.S. health care
system that systematically contributes
to medical errors and poor quality
• Recommends reform
• Health IT plays a role in improving
patient safety
Summary of These Reports
48.
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To Err is Human 1: Attention
49.
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To Err is Human 2: Memory
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• Medication Errors
–DrugAllergies
–Drug Interactions
• Ineffective or inappropriate treatment
• Redundant orders
• Failure to follow clinical practice
guidelines
Common Errors
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External Memory
Knowledge Data
LongTerm Memory
Knowledge Data
Inference
DECISION
PATIENT
Perception
Attention
Working
Memory
CLINICIAN
Elson, Faughnan & Connelly (1997)
Clinical Decision Making
52.
Example of “Alerts& Reminders”
Reducing Errors through Alerts & Reminders
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• Guideline adherence
•Better documentation
• Practitioner decision making or
process of care
• Medication safety
• Patient surveillance & monitoring
• Patient education/reminder
Documented Values of Health IT
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Tip #3: LinkIT Values to
Quality (Including Safety)
Hospital Information System(HIS) Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
Electronic
Health
Records
(EHRs)
Picture Archiving and
Communication System
(PACS)
Various Forms of Health IT
• The LargeN Interfaces Problem
N = 2, Interface = 1
# Interfaces = N(N-1)/2
N = 3, Interface = 3
N = 5, Interface = 10
N = 100, Interface = 4,950
Standards: Why?
73.
นวนรรน ธีระอัมพรพันธุ์. ตำนำนควำมเชื่อและข้อเท็จจริงเกี่ยวกับมำตรฐำนสำรสนเทศทำงสุขภำพ.ใน: Health
Data Standards Expo: From Reimbursement to Clinical Excellence; 2011 Aug 8-9; Bangkok,
Thailand. Bangkok (Thailand): Mahidol University, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital;
2011 Aug.
http://www.slideshare.net/nawanan/myths-and-truths-on-health-information-standards
Myths and Truths on Standards
74.
Myths
• We don’tneed standards
• Standards are IT people’s jobs
• We should exclude vendors from this
• We need the same software to share data
• We need to always adopt international standards
• We need to always use local standards
Theera-Ampornpunt (2011)
Myths and Truths on Standards
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Tip #4: Gofor Systems that
Use Standards, Not a Unified,
Conquer-the-World System
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