In Support of Emergency Department Health Information Technology

Assessing Satisfaction With COVID-19 Emergency Support Packages in Employees of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Objective: The COVID-19 disease has led to psychological challenges for health care providers. This study aims to investigate the satisfaction of employees working in the headquarter of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) with the COVID-19 emergency support packages. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 311 employees of the SUMS headquarter who were selecte...

Investigating Challenges of Pre-Hospital Emergency Services Information System with a Systemic Approach: Case Study from the South of Iran

Clinical decision support systems for utilization of CT in the emergency department

Over the past two decades, healthcare costs have been growing at a rate that is unsustainable. Despite its vast utility, diagnostic medical imaging has been a culprit of the rising healthcare expenditure. Health information technology, particularly clinical decision support systems, has been promoted as a tool that can potentially improve the efficiency of imaging delivery by encouraging approp...

Effect of the Picture Archiving and Communication System Implementation on the Diagnosis Accuracy of Emergency Physicians in CT Scan Examinations

Introduction: Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) allows the processing, archiving, and sharing medical images electronically with different parts of the hospital, especially the emergency department. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of PACS on the diagnosis accuracy of emergency department physicians before and after its implementation.  Method: In this analytical...

Effect of the Picture Archiving and Communication System Implementation on the Diagnosis Accuracy of Emergency Physicians in CT Scan Examinations

Introduction: Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) allows the processing, archiving, and sharing medical images electronically with different parts of the hospital, especially the emergency department. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of PACS on the diagnosis accuracy of emergency department physicians before and after its implementation.  Method: In this analytical...

Health Departments’ Engagement in Emergency Preparedness Activities: The Influence of Health Informatics Capacity

Background Local health departments (LHDs) operate in a complex and dynamic public health landscape, with changing demands on their emergency response capacities. Informatics capacities might play an instrumental role in aiding LHDs emergency preparedness. This study aimed to explore the extent to which LHDs’ informatics capacities are associated with their activity level in emergency preparedn...