Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics: Research and Practices (Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics)

449 Pages·2008·2.55 MB·English

by  Joseph Tan


Healthcare Information
Systems and Informatics:
Research and Practices
Joseph Tan
Wayne State Unversty, USA
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1. Medical informatics. 2. Information storage and retrieval systems--Medical care. 3. Health services admin-
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Healthcare Information
Systems and Informatics:
Research and Practices
table of contents
Preface................................................................................................................viii
Section.I:.
HISI.Theoretical.Development
Chapter.I
Designing.a.M-Health.Framework.for.Conceptualizing.Mobile.
Health.Systems.....................................................................................................1
Phillip Olla, Madonna Univeristy, USA
Joseph Tan, Wayne State University, USA
Chapter.II
Factors.Motivating.the.Acceptance.of.New.Information.and.
Communication.Technologies.in.UK.Healthcare:.
A.Test.of.Three.Models......................................................................................25
Janice A. Osbourne, Brunel University, UK
Malcolm Clarke, Brunel University, UK
Chapter.III
An.Overview.of.the.HIPAA-Compliant.Privacy.Access.
Control.Model....................................................................................................40
Vivying S.Y. Cheng, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong
Patrick C.K. Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT),
Canada
Section.II:.
HISI.Methodological.Approaches
Chapter.IV
The.Internet.and.Managing.Boomers.and.Seniors’.Health...........................68
Christopher G. Reddick, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Chapter.V
Data Mining Medical Information: Should Artificial Neural
Networks.be.Used.to.Analyze.Trauma.Audit.Data.........................................92
Thomas Chesney, Nottingham University Business School, UK
Kay Penney, Napier University, UK
Peter Oakley, The University Hospital of North Staffordshire, UK
Simon Davies, University of Birmingham Research Park, UK
David Chesney, Freeman Hospital, UK
Nicole Maffulli, Keele University of Medicine, UK
John Templeton, Keele University of Medicine, UK
Chapter.VI
Diagnostic Cost Reduction Using Artificial Neural Networks:
The.Case.of.Pulmonary.Embolism.................................................................108
Steven Walczak, University of Colorado at Denver, USA
Bradley B. Brimhall, Tricore Reference Library, USA & University of New
Mexico, USA
Jerry B. Lefkowitz, Weill Cornell College of Medicine, USA
Chapter.VII
Information.Technology.in.Primary.Care.Practice.in.the.
United.States.....................................................................................................131
James G. Anderson, American College of Medical Informatics, USA &
Purdue University, USA
E. Andrew Balas, Old Dominion University, USA
Chapter.VIII
A.Case.Study.of.Health.Information.Systems.Adoption:.
An.Adaptive.Structuration.Theory.Approach...............................................164
Dana Schwieger, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Arlyn Melcher, Southern Illinois University, USA
Raganathan Chandreasekaran, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
H. Joseph Wen, Southeast Missouri State University, USA
Chapter.IX
Understanding.Physicians’.Acceptance.of.Computerized.
Physician.Order.Entry....................................................................................185
Huigang Liang, Temple University, USA
Yajiong Xue, East Carolina University, USA
Xiaocheng Wu, Jiangyin People’’Hospital, P.R. of China
Chapter.X
Entrepreneurial.IT.Governance.in.a.Rural.Family.Practice.
Residency.Program..........................................................................................202
Carla Wiggins, Idaho State University, USA
John C. Beachboard, Idaho State University, USA
Kenneth Trimmer, Idaho State University, USA
Lela “Kitty” Pumphrey, Zayad University–Abu Dhabi, UAE
Chapter.XI
Telehealth.Organizational.Implementation.Guideline.Issues:.
A.Canadian.Perspective...................................................................................224
Maryann Yeo, University of Calgary, Canada
Penny A. Jennett, University of Calgary, Canada
Chapter.XII
Computer.Usage.by.U.S..Group.Medical.Practices.1994.vs..2003.and.
Type.of.Usage.Comparison.to.IT.Practices.in.Taiwan..................................255
Marion Sobol, Southern Methodist University, USA
Edmund Prater, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Section.III:.
HISI.Implementation,.Evaluation,.and.Practices
Chapter.XIII
Decentralization.of.the.Greek.National.Telemedicine.System.....................278
Ioannis Apostolakis, National School of Public Health, Greece
Periklis Valsamos, Greek Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity, Greece
Iraklis Varlamis, Athens University of Economy and Business, Greece
Chapter.XIV
Perceived Level of Benefits and Risk Core Functionalities of an
EHR.System......................................................................................................297
Diane C. Davis, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, USA
Minal Thakkar, Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, USA
Chapter.XV
Using.Pocket.PCs.for.Nurses’.Shift.Reports.and.Patient.Care....................313
Karen Chang, Purdue University, USA
Kyle D. Lutes, Purdue University, USA
Melanie L. Braswell, Purdue University, USA
Jacqueline K. Nielsen, Purdue University, USA
Chapter.XVI
Evaluation.of.a.Tool.to.Enhance.Searching.for.Useful.Medical.
Information.on.the.Internet............................................................................330
David Parry, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Section.IV:.
HISI.Policies.and.Knowledge.Transfer.Processes
Chapter.XVII
Applying.Personal.Health.Informatics.to.Create.Effective.
Patient-Centered.E-Health..............................................................................344
E. Vance Wilson, The University of Toledo, USA
Chapter.XVIII
The Impact of Certification on Healthcare Information
Technology.Use.................................................................................................360
Neset Hikmet, University of South Florida, USA
Anol Bhattacherjee, University of South Florida, USA
Chapter.XIX
The.Competitive.Forces.Facing.E-Health......................................................374
Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Stuart Graduate School of Business, USA
Santosh Misra, Cleveland State University, USA
Arnold Jenkins, Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
Douglas R. Vogel, City University of Hong Kong, China
Chapter.XX
From.Theory.to.Practice:.Healthcare.Technology.
Management.(HCTM).Conceptualization,.Measures,.and.Practices.........392
George Eisler, BC Academic Health Council, Canada
Joseph Tan, Wayne State University, USA
Samual Sheps, University of British Columbia, Canada
About.the.Contributors...................................................................................417
Index...................................................................................................................424
v
Preface
Over the past decade, the proliferation of e-technology, Internet-based data ex-
changes, and improved computing security has allowed the field of Health Informa-
tion Systems & Informatics (HISI) to flourish and germinate an emergent body of
theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and practitioner-based literature—all
with the ultimate goal of improving HISI implementation, evaluation, and best prac-
tices while simultaneously enriching HISI policy formulation and the knowledge
transfer processes. The active cross-pollination of ideas and fresh knowledge from
various disciplines has gone beyond just healthcare computing, or even mobile and
wireless networks, in bringing together various HISI sub-areas, from traditional
hospital information systems to emerging patient-centered e-health and m-health.
These efforts are already impacting the rapid growth and further development of a
rich, expanding field.
Despite recent and continuing efforts among well-meaning researchers and practi-
tioners to establishing HISI as a discipline, I still must repeat what I have noted in
the inaugural issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems
& Informatics, that is, the HISI field is still in its infancy, and much of the published
work has previously been scattered in a myriad of disciplined-based outlets. Indeed,
the evolving HISI discipline still lacks directing frameworks, reliable and well-tested
measurement tools, and formalized research methodologies to guide future medi-
cal and health informatics researchers and practitioners. Accordingly, this series of
compiled works serve to provide a focal point for key contributions in emerging
HISI conceptualization, methodologies and applications that would further evolve
the field, whether it is from the perspective of building relevant theories or applying
and adapting rigorous and established methodologies to the field. Some of the works
even suggest innovative strategies and models for improving HISI implementation
x
and best practices, while others attempt to concentrate on HISI evaluation, or policy
formulation and knowledge transfer processes.
As a timely testament to the sheer diversity of conceptual, methodological, evalua-
tive, and practical breakthroughs that eager researchers and practitioners are trying
to cross-fertilize in HISI, the contributions within this volume may be sequenced into
four interconnected sections. Section I, comprising Chapters I through III, provides a
sampling of newer HISI theoretical development by identifying some of the knowl-
edge gaps requiring further attention from current and future HISI researchers and
practitioners. These chapters focus selectively on concepts and constructs awaiting
theoretical development and policy formulation—concepts and constructs that will
eventually define the different sub-areas of the emerging HISI discipline, including
mobile health (M-Health), the acceptance and diffusion of clinical-based informa-
tion and communications technology (ICT), and a HIPAA-compliant framework for
detailing health web privacy and security policy. These chapters also illustrate how
new questions specific to key HISI research areas may be conjured by highlighting
some of the challenges faced when working in a rapidly emerging field. Section II,
encompassing Chapters IV through XII, concentrates on various methodological
approaches to, and applications of, extracting data empirically so that specific HISI
research questions can be answered. The highlighted methodologies range from
quantitative approaches, including rigorous statistical modeling, secondary data
analysis, and survey-based instrumentation to more qualitative techniques, such as
interviews and the use of cases to triangulation, which combines both qualitative
and quantitative approaches. Section III, covering Chapters XIII through XVI, em-
phasizes the practicality of models in supporting HISI implementation, evaluation,
and practices—for instance, the decentralization of a telemedicine infrastructure,
the innovative application of e-technology for nurses, and the evaluation of a fuzzy
ontology-based medical information system. Finally, Section IV, which includes
Chapter XVII through Chapter XX, concludes the volume with a gleam of HISI
policy and knowledge transfer processes.
Many young researchers neglect theory building when performing a literature review,
and the majority of new researchers fail to appreciate the necessity of closing the
“gaps” that are currently challenging the growth of an emerging field. In relation
to identifying “gaps” and HISI theoretical development, Chapter I of this volume
illustrates how an important “gap” in the HISI area can be used to generate a new
perspective in HISI research. In “Designing a M-Health Framework for Concep-
tualizing Mobile Health,” Olla and Tan adopt a structured and discipline-based
theoretical approach to breaking down and compartmentalizing the mobile health
(M-Health) systems into principal dimensions, based on content analysis of the extant
literature. As noted, these dimensions include communication infrastructure, appli-
cation purpose, device type, data display and application domain. Communication
infrastructure refers to the mobile telecommunication technologies and networks.
Application purpose identifies the goal and objectives for the application of a M-
Health system, such as e-prescription, clinical data exchange, decision support, or