Identify the topic you selected for your Evaluation Project, and propose three potential evaluation goals for this topic.
3) Identify the viewpoint you would use with each goal, and explain why.
Required Readings
Friedman, C. P., & Wyatt, J. C. (2010). Evaluation methods in biomedical informatics (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
Chapter 2, “Evaluation as a Field” (pp. 21–47)
This chapter defines evaluation and shows how it differs from research. The chapter also includes a discussion the philosophy behind evaluation and the multiple approaches to evaluation.
Board on Health Care Services. (2012). Health IT and patient safety: Building safer systems for better care. The National Academies Press: Washington DC. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13269
Chapter 2, “Evaluating the Current State of Patient Safety and Health IT” (pp. 31–58)
This chapter addresses the challenges of evaluation in health information technology due to the complex nature of technology and rapid changes in the field. The chapter also identifies barriers to evaluation and the threats posed to patient safety by a lack of evaluation.
Nursing Documentation
Hyun, S., Johnson, S. B., Stetson, P. D., & Bakken, S. (2009). Development and evaluation of nursing user interface screens using multiple methods. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 42(6), 1004–1012.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
“The design of nursing documentation systems to support quality management and research as well as practice is a complicated task as it requires understanding of nursing practice and informatics” (p. 1010). In an effort to design more user-friendly interface screens for electronic nursing documentation systems, the researchers explore the application of theory and user-centered methods to the design process.
Saranto, K., & Kinnunen. U. M. (2009). Evaluating nursing documentation—Research designs and methods: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(3), 464–476.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In this research study, the authors examine the nursing documentation literature. One significant finding was the importance of using structured nursing terminology, as this supports more consistent documentation practices.
Public Health
Honoré, P. A., Wright, D., Berwick, D. M., Clancy, C. M., Lee, P., Nowinshi, J., & Koh, H. K. (2011). Creating a framework for getting quality into the public health system. Health Affairs, 30(4), 737–745.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
In this article, the authors explore two Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports on public health quality. The authors also posit how a framework of quality concepts can be applied in various programs to address the quality concerns presented in the two DHHS reports.
Reeder, B., Hills, R. A., Demiris, G., Revere, D., & Pina, J. (2011) Reusable design: A proposed approach to public health informatics system design. BMC Public Health, 11, 116–118.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The authors of this article examine the current state of public health informatics in terms of design consistency and interoperability. They suggest a standard design framework be implemented to guide the development of public health informatics systems.
Consumer Health Information
Van Gemert-Pijnen, J., Nijland, N., van Limburg, M., Ossebarrd, H. C., Kelders, S. M., Eysenbach, G., & Seydel, E. R. (2011). A holistic framework to improve the uptake and impact of eHealth technologies. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 13(4), e111.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Many factors influence the successful adoption of eHealth technologies. As such, many integration efforts have not been successful or sustainable. In this article, the authors propose a more holistic approach for implementing eHealth technologies to overcome problems with adoption and sustainability.
Black, A. D., Car, J., Pagliari, C., Anandan, C., Cresswell, K., Bokun, T., et al. (2011). The impact of eHealth on the quality and safety of health care: A systematic overview. PLoS Medicine, 8(1), e1000387. Retrieved from http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000387
The authors of this article discuss eHealth technologies and reviews current literature on its impact. The authors argue that eHealth technologies have yet to demonstrate cost savings, improved patient outcomes, or improved quality of care.
Decision Support Systems
Levy, S., & Heyes, B. (2012). Information systems that support effective clinical decision making. Nursing Management, 19(7), 20–22.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The focus of this article is the importance of providing nurses with HIT tools to support them in using and managing information effectively to improve patient care. The nurses should use the clinical decision-making tools to have access to relevant and timely information that they can then relay to their patients.
Randell, R., & Dowding, D. (2010). Organisational influences on nurses’ use of clinical decision support systems. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 79(6), 412–421.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The article describes a study that examined nurses’ perceptions on which organizational features facilitate the introduction and use of clinical decision support systems. The authors rank the organizational features according to the findings of their study.
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