Information technology sophistication in health care:: an instrument validation study among Canadian hospitals
Information technology sophistication in health care:: an instrument validation study among Canadian hospitals
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DOI：
10.1016/s1386-5056(01)00178-2
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发表时间：
2001-10-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Sicotte, C
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作者：
Paré, G;Sicotte, C
一些实证研究表明，使用基于计算机的信息系统可以对组织绩效产生积极影响。许多人同意医疗保健组织也不例外。但如果希望确定信息技术 (IT) 对提供护理的影响，就必须能够出于操作目的描述 IT 的特征。该研究项目的主要目标是开发和验证医院环境中 IT 复杂程度的测量工具。这种工具应该为医院管理者提供一个诊断工具，能够表明其各自机构在信息技术采用方面的概况，并将该概况与其他类似医疗中心的概况进行比较。收集定性和定量数据，以评估测量仪器的心理测量特性。总体而言，研究结果表明，所有抽样医疗中心的功能复杂程度处于中等水平，技术复杂程度较低，集成复杂程度甚至较低。因此，未来的投资应侧重于临床和管理应用的整合以及购买更先进的技术设备，更具体地说是那些允许在床边直接捕获临床数据的设备。 (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Several empirical studies have shown that the use of computer-based information systems could have positive impacts on organizational performance. Many agree to say that health care organizations are no exceptions. But if one wishes to identify the effects of information technology (IT) on the delivery of care, one must be able to characterize IT for operationalization purposes. The primary objective of this research project is to develop and validate a measurement instrument of IT sophistication in the hospital milieu. Such instrument should provide hospital managers with a diagnostic tool capable of indicating the profile of their respective institutions in regard to IT adoption and comparing this profile to those of other similar medical centers. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected in order to assess the psychometric properties of the measurement instrument. Overall, findings suggest a high-moderate level of functional sophistication, a somewhat low level of technological sophistication, and an even lower level of integration sophistication in all of the sampled medical centers. Hence, future investments shall therefore be directed towards the integration of clinical and administrative applications and the acquisition of more advanced technological devices, more specifically those, which allow direct capture of clinical data at the bedside. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.