Martins, Filipa Santos Lopes, Fernando Souza, Júlio Freitas, Alberto Santos, João Vasco
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
In Portugal, trained physicians undertake the clinical coding process, which serves as the basis for hospital reimbursement systems. In 2017, the classification version used for coding of diagnoses and procedures for hospital morbidity changed from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to the...
Portela, Diana Amaral, Rita Rodrigues, Pedro P Freitas, Alberto Costa, Elísio Fonseca, João A Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Quantifying and dealing with lack of consistency in administrative databases (namely, under-coding) requires tracking patients longitudinally without compromising anonymity, which is often a challenging task. This study aimed to (i) assess and compare different hierarchical clustering methods on the identification of individual patients in an admin...
Roberts, Luke Lanes, Sadie Peatman, Oliver Assheton, Phil
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Healthcare data frequently lack the specificity level needed to achieve clinical and operational objectives such as optimising bed management. Pneumonia is a disease of importance as it accounts for more bed days than any other lung disease and has a varied aetiology. The condition has a range of SNOMED CT concepts with different levels of specific...
Thielmann, Rosa Rlc Hoving, Ciska Schutgens-Kok, Esther Cals, Jochen Wl Crutzen, Rik
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Patient online access to medical records is assumed to foster patient empowerment and advance patient-centred healthcare. Since July 2020, patients in the Netherlands have been legally entitled to electronically access their medical record in general practice. Experience from pioneering countries has shown that despite high patient interest, user r...
Lloyd, Sheree Long, Karrie Probst, Yasmine Di Donato, Josie Oshni Alvandi, Abraham Roach, Jeremy Bain, Christopher
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been widely implemented in Australian hospitals. Their usability and design to support clinicians to effectively deliver and document care is essential, as is their impact on clinical workflow, safety and quality, communication, and collaboration across health systems. Perceptions of, and data about, usability...
Ignatovski, Martin
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
The implementation of emerging technologies has resulted in an increase of data breaches in healthcare organisations, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health information and cybersecurity managers need to understand if, and to what extent, breach types and locations are associated with their organisation's business type. To investigate if b...
Kalochristianakis, Michael Kontogiannis, Andreas Flouri, Despoina E Nathena, Despoina Kanaki, Katerina Kranioti, Elena F
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
This article describes the first digital clinical information system tailored to support the operational needs of a forensic unit in Greece and to maintain its archives. The development of our system was initiated towards the end of 2018, as a close collaboration between the Medical School of the University of Crete and the Forensic Medicine Unit o...
Lövestam, Elin Orrevall, Ylva Boström, Anne-Marie
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Standardised terminologies and classification systems play an increasingly important role in the continuous work towards high quality patient care. Currently, a standardised terminology for nutrition care, the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) Terminology (NCPT), is being implemented across the world, with terms for four steps: Nutrition Assessment (NA)...
Chima, Teddie Mkwinda, Esmie Kumwenda, Stephen
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Health information management (HIM) is at the core of health organisations, providing essential information. In Malawi, there is a substantial deficit of qualified personnel, specifically health information managers, who can properly manage health information in electronic and paper-based formats. The nation has no higher education institution offe...
Muzdalifah, Ifah Markam, Hosizah
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Health information management : journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia
Background: The Dr. Soeharto Heerdjan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, has deployed telepsychiatry since May 2022 to ensure continuity of care for its psychiatric patients. This model of service has not functioned optimally, owing to obstacles, including the absence of a registration officer, no designated consultation room, scheduling issues and chal...
