Adoption factors associated with patient safety-related information technology.
Information technology (IT) that positively affects both quality of care and patient safety currently exists but is not used widely. This study identifies organizational and external factors associated with the adoption of patient safety-related IT (PSIT) in acute care hospitals in Florida. Factors found to be positively correlated with PSIT use included physicians' active involvement in clinical IT planning, the placement of strategic importance on IT by the organization, CIO involvement in patient safety planning, and the perception of an adequate selection of products from vendors. Other factors and implications are discussed as well.
Menachemi
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Center on Patient Safety, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, USA. nir.menachemi@med.fsu.edu
Burke
Darrell
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Brooks
Robert G
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*