Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module the student will have a good understanding of the key clinical IT systems that encompass a modern digital hospital and their uses. They will be critically aware of the benefits and limitations of such systems, how adoption can be optimised and measured, as well as developing a capability in proposing and acquiring such systems in the wider health environment.
Indicative Module Content:
This module provides a comprehensive overview of clinical IT systems, how they form part of the overall fully electronic patient record, and an overview of how to acquire systems and measure progress. Topic to be covered include:
• Departmental Systems;
• National Clinical Systems (NIMIS, MedLIS, MN-CMS);
• EPR vs EHR vs PHR;
• “Single Vendor vs Best of Breed”;
• Integration and Interoperability of Systems;
• Opensource Solutions;
• eHealth Developments internationally;
• Clinical Adoption Models (e.g. HIMSS);
• Writing a Business Case for a System;
• Developing a Roadmap for Application Strategy;
• Benefits Realisation and System Optimisation;
• Reporting on Evaluation Studies in HI (STARE-HI guidelines)
• Clinical Decision Support Systems and integration into clinical care;
• “Alert Fatigue”