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An empirically-derived approach for investigating Health Information Technology: the Elementally Entangled Organisational Communication (EEOC) frameworkAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 12:68. 2012..The EEOC framework was empirically developed as a tool to tackle organisational communication challenges in the implementation and evaluation of health information systems...
Troponin testing in the emergency department: a longitudinal study to assess the impact and sustainability of decision support strategiesAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Pathol 65:546-50. 2012..To evaluate the impact of decision support on the proportion of troponin I (cTnI) tests and associated costs over the period 2000-7 for patients presenting with chest pain in an emergency department (ED) setting...- The impact of computerized provider order entry systems on medical-imaging services: a systematic reviewAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Am Med Inform Assoc 18:335-40. 2011..Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems have been strongly promoted as a means to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare... - What do physicians tell laboratories when requesting tests? A multi-method examination of information supplied to the microbiology laboratory before and after the introduction of electronic orderingAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
Int J Med Inform 80:646-54. 2011..The provision of relevant clinical information on pathology requests is an important part of facilitating appropriate laboratory utilization and accurate results interpretation and reporting... 
Multiple perspectives on the impact of electronic ordering on hospital organisational and communication processesAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Informatics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
HIM J 34:130-5. 2006..This study revealed that the new electronic ordering system involved major alterations to the information management processes within the hospital, which in turn affected communication processes and work relations...- Time matters--a theoretical and empirical examination of the temporal landscape of a hospital pathology service and the impact of e-healthAndrew Georgiou
University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia
Soc Sci Med 72:1603-10. 2011..The use of qualitative methods longitudinally provided key insights into the way that temporal factors operate within pathology laboratories and their interrelationship with the performance, distribution and allocation of work... - The impact of computerised physician order entry systems on pathology services: a systematic reviewAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Informatics, University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney 2052, Australia
Int J Med Inform 76:514-29. 2007..The implementation of such systems is costly and complex. The purpose of this paper is to review current evidence of the impact of CPOE on hospital pathology services... - When requests become orders--a formative investigation into the impact of a computerized physician order entry system on a pathology laboratory serviceAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Informatics, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
Int J Med Inform 76:583-91. 2007..The purpose of this study was to identify the key implications of the implementation of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on pathology laboratory services... - The role of ICT in supporting disruptive innovation: a multi-site qualitative study of nurse practitioners in emergency departmentsJulie Li
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 12:27. 2012..This study aimed to investigate ways in which Nurse Practitioners (NP) have incorporated the use of ICT as a mechanism to support their new clinical role within Emergency Departments... - How and why are communities of practice established in the healthcare sector? A systematic review of the literatureGeetha Ranmuthugala
Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
BMC Health Serv Res 11:273. 2011..To this end, a systematic review of the literature on CoPs was conducted, to examine how and why CoPs have been established and whether they have been shown to improve healthcare practice... - Perceptions of the effect of information and communication technology on the quality of care delivered in emergency departments: a cross-site qualitative studyJoanne Callen
UNSW Medicine, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Ann Emerg Med 61:131-44. 2013..We identify and describe emergency physicians' and nurses' perceptions of the effect of an integrated emergency department (ED) information system on the quality of care delivered in the ED... - Health professional networks as a vector for improving healthcare quality and safety: a systematic reviewFrances C Cunningham
Centre for Clinical Governance Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
BMJ Qual Saf 21:239-49. 2012..While there is a considerable corpus of theoretical and empirical literature on networks within and outside of the health sector, multiple research questions are yet to be answered... - A realist evaluation of the role of communities of practice in changing healthcare practiceGeetha Ranmuthugala
Centre for Clinical Governance Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Implement Sci 6:49. 2011..this study will explore the following questions: What outcomes do CoPs achieve in healthcare? Do these outcomes translate into improved practice in healthcare? What are the contexts and mechanisms by which CoPs improve healthcare?.. - What do radiology incident reports reveal about in-hospital communication processes and the use of health information technology?Michael J Stewart
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Stud Health Technol Inform 178:213-8. 2012..Incident reporting systems provide a portal for staff to catalogue adverse events which occur within a hospital or department. Analysing incident reports can reveal trends and provide guidance for quality improvement efforts... - The impact of PACS on clinician work practices in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of the literatureIsla M Hains
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Am Med Inform Assoc 19:506-13. 2012..To assess evidence of the impact of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) on clinicians' work practices in the intensive care unit (ICU)... - Does computerised provider order entry reduce test turnaround times? A before-and-after study at four hospitalsJohanna I Westbrook
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe 1825, NSW, Australia
Stud Health Technol Inform 150:527-31. 2009..These results add weight to the hypothesis that the introduction of CPOE may positively impact upon patient outcomes... - Multimethod evaluation of information and communication technologies in health in the context of wicked problems and sociotechnical theoryJohanna I Westbrook
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Am Med Inform Assoc 14:746-55. 2007..We report the design and implementation of a multimethod evaluation model to assess the impact of computerized order entry systems on both the technical and social systems within a health care organization... - The safety implications of missed test results for hospitalised patients: a systematic reviewJoanne Callen
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
BMJ Qual Saf 20:194-9. 2011..Failure to follow-up test results is a critical safety issue. The objective was to systematically review evidence quantifying the extent of failure to follow-up test results and the impact on patient outcomes... - The impact of mobile handheld technology on hospital physicians' work practices and patient care: a systematic reviewMirela Prgomet
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Level 3, Building M, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia
J Am Med Inform Assoc 16:792-801. 2009..The paucity of evidence calls for much needed future research that asks explicit questions about the impact the mobility of devices has on work practices and outcomes... - Challenges associated with electronic ordering in the emergency department: a study of doctors' experiencesSanj Fernando
Department of Emergency Medicine Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 21:373-8. 2009..The objective of the present study was to identify and report on the key challenges confronted by emergency doctors following the introduction of Computerised Provider Order Entry system in a major metropolitan hospital in Sydney... - Consumer e-health: an overview of research evidence and implications for future policyAntonia Hordern
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
HIM J 40:6-14. 2011..It is imperative that policy initiatives address these issues to ensure that consumer e-health services can be effectively, efficiently, and safely accessed... - Volume, rates, source and types of add-on pathology test requests across five hospitalsElia Vecellio
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Clin Chem Lab Med 50:1041-8. 2012..However, little research has quantified the volume, rates, source or types of add-on tests. This study provides a descriptive analysis of add-on testing within a pathology service serving five hospitals... - Comprehensive medical assessments for monitoring and improving the health of residents in aged care facilities: existing comprehensive medical assessments coverage and trial of a new service modelJohanna I Westbrook
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Australas J Ageing 30:5-10. 2011..To measure comprehensive medical assessment (CMA) completions among aged care residents in Australia; and to report the outcomes of a CMA service trial... - Non-emergency patient transport: what are the quality and safety issues? A systematic reviewIsla M Hains
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Qual Health Care 23:68-75. 2011..This systematic review examines the factors associated with the quality and safety of non-emergency transport services... - The use of computerized provider order entry to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of coagulation testingAndrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Arch Pathol Lab Med 135:495-8. 2011..001) and from 34 to 23 minutes for the aPTT test results (P < .001). The results show that CPOE and decision-support systems can enhance laboratory efficiency and improve its contribution to effective patient care... - Failure to follow-up test results for ambulatory patients: a systematic reviewJoanne L Callen
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
J Gen Intern Med 27:1334-48. 2012..Serious lapses in patient care result from failure to follow-up test results... - Changes, disruption and innovation: An investigation of the introduction of new health information technology in a microbiology laboratoryGeorge Toouli
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine, Level 1, AGSM Building, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
J Pathol Inform 3:16. 2012.... - Strengthening organizational performance through accreditation research-a framework for twelve interrelated studies: the ACCREDIT project study protocolJeffrey Braithwaite
University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
BMC Res Notes 4:390. 2011..abstract:.. - Medication incident reporting in residential aged care facilities: Limitations and risks to residents' safetyAmina Tariq
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia
BMC Geriatr 12:67. 2012..abstract:.. - Examining the role of information exchange in residential aged care work practices-a survey of residential aged care facilitiesSarah Gaskin
Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, Australia
BMC Geriatr 12:40. 2012..The aim of this study was to explicate and quantify the volume and method by which information is collected, exchanged within facilities and with external providers, and retrieved from facility information systems and hospitals... - The development, design, testing, refinement, simulation and application of an evaluation framework for communities of practice and social-professional networksJeffrey Braithwaite
Centre for Clinical Governance Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
BMC Health Serv Res 9:162. 2009..Given the prevalence and importance of communities of practice and social networks, and the extent of investments in them, this project represents a scientific innovation of national and international significance... - Cardiovascular risk levels in general practice patients with type 2 diabetes in rural and urban areasQing Wan
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aust J Rural Health 15:327-33. 2007.... - GP claims for completing diabetes 'cycle of care'Andrew Georgiou
Centre for Health Informatics, University of New South Wales
Aust Fam Physician 33:755-7. 2004..The association with practice size and DGP activities suggests that practice organisation and systems are important in the provision of good care for patients with chronic disease... - Information and communication processes in the microbiology laboratory--implications for computerised provider order entryAndrew Georgiou
Health Informatics Research Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, and South Western Area Pathology Services, Liverpool, Australia
Stud Health Technol Inform 129:943-7. 2007..The introduction of new CPOE systems can help to increase the efficiency of this process but for that to be achieved research attention needs to be given to enhancing the provision and communication of clinical information... - Multi-method studies in health services researchAndrew Georgiou
Aust N Z J Public Health 31:492. 2007 - The use of performance metrics to monitor the impact of CPOE on pathology laboratory servicesAndrew Georgiou
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, 1825, Australia
Stud Health Technol Inform 136:291-6. 2008..Performance metrics, can be relevant for measuring and monitoring changes in communication processes. This is important with CPOE systems whose introduction can have unexpected consequences requiring early detection and action... - Computerised order entry systems: sustained impact on laboratory efficiency and mortality rates?Johanna I Westbrook
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, 1825, Australia
Stud Health Technol Inform 136:345-50. 2008..Associations between increased mortality rates and system introduction should be investigated carefully to ascertain any likely association... - Pathology's front line - a comparison of the experiences of electronic ordering in the clinical chemistry and haematology departmentsAndrew Georgiou
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia
Stud Health Technol Inform 130:121-32. 2007....