Lay summary for Protocol for evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of ePrescribing systems and candidate prototype for other related health information technologies

Protocol for evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of ePrescribing systems and candidate prototype for other related health information technologies

BACKGROUND This protocol concerns the assessment of cost-effectiveness of hospital health information technology (HIT) in four hospitals. Two of these hospitals are acquiring ePrescribing systems incorporating extensive decision support, while the other two will implement systems incorporating more basic clinical algorithms. Implementation of an ePrescribing system will have diffuse effects ove...

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Hospital Information System in Comparison with Manual System in Selected Sections of Namazi Hospital of Shiraz

Background & objectives: Health information technology provides a powerful tool for monitoring the health system's performance. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of hospital information system in comparison with manual system in selected sections of Namazi hospital in Shiraz. Methods: This descriptive-analytical research was a economic evaluation carried out at Namazi hospital ...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in Iranian patients with primary immunodeficiencies

    Background: Economic evaluation of subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy (SCIG) is important, and it has recently been used for treatment of patients with primary immunodeficiency (PID) diseases, and can improve allocation of resources in health care systems. The present research aimed at providing an economic assessment of SCIG and IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin therapy) adm...

Protocol for a workshop to elicit and quantify expert opinion for the effectiveness of ePrescribing systems and prototype for other health service interventions

Defining evaluation criteria for Health Information Systems using Human, organization and technology-fit factors (HOT-fit): systematic review

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to conduct a review of a series of published studies on evaluation of health information systems in order to determine the criteria of evaluation of hospital information systems using HOT-fit framework Information sources or data: The present study is a review study to evaluate articles of English databases PubMed, scupos and Persian databases Irandoc...