Improving Pathway Compliance and Clinician Performance by Using Information Technology

Lenz R, Blaser R, Schnabel M, Opitz E, Kuhn K, Heger O (2005)

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2005

Journal

Studies in health technology and informatics IOS Press; 1999

Publisher: IOS Press; 1999

Book Volume: 116

Pages Range: 199-204

Abstract

To deliver patient-specific advice at the time and place of a consultation, to improve clinician performance and compliance by using computer-based decision support, and to integrate such IT solutions with the clinical workflow are important strategies for the implementation of clinical pathways. User acceptance plays a critical role: Additional effort has to be balanced with enough benefit for the users. Experiences from routine use of an online surgical pathway at Marburg University Medical Center show that it is possible to successfully address this issue by seamlessly integrating patient-specific pathway recommendations with documentation tasks which have to be done anyway and by substantially reusing entered data to accelerate routine tasks (e.g. by automatically generating orders and reports).

Authors with CRIS profile

Richard Lenz Professur für evolutionäres Datenmanagement

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Philipps-Universität Marburg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Lenz, R., Blaser, R., Schnabel, M., Opitz, E., Kuhn, K., & Heger, O. (2005). Improving Pathway Compliance and Clinician Performance by Using Information Technology. Studies in health technology and informatics, 116, 199-204.

MLA:

Lenz, Richard, et al. "Improving Pathway Compliance and Clinician Performance by Using Information Technology." Studies in health technology and informatics 116 (2005): 199-204.

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