Evaluating health information technology in community-based settings: lessons learned

Evaluating health information technology in community-based settings: lessons learned

Implementing health information technology (IT) at the community level is a national priority to help improve healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency. However, community-based organizations implementing health IT may not have expertise in evaluation. This study describes lessons learned from experience as a multi-institutional academic collaborative established to provide independent evaluat...

Adapting, piloting and evaluating complex public health interventions: lessons learned from the Nurse-Family Partnership in Canadian public health settings.

INTRODUCTION The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is a home-visit program for young and first-time, socially and economically disadvantaged mothers. Evidence from three United States randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effectiveness of this intervention at improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child health and development, and increasing maternal economic self-sufficiency is robust. Howe...

Tracking technology: lessons learned in two health care sites.

The aim of this study is to describe the process of staff and patient adoption and compliance of a real-time locating system (RTLS) across two health care settings and present lessons learned. While previous work has examined the technological feasibility of tracking staff and patients in a health care setting in real-time, these studies have not described the critical adoption issues that must...

Lessons Learned Helping Organizations Make Smart Information Technology Decisions

Lessons Learned for Technology Implementation

The South Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles recently replaced its 22-year-old computer system with a new $40 million system in an effort to resolve longstanding problems and improve service. The implementation of the new system, however, was plagued with difficulties. This article examines the implementation and suggests ways to prepare managers, employees, and other stakeholders before new t...