Abstract
Objectives - To demonstrate and promote the importance of applying a scientific process to health IT design and implementation, and of basing this on research principles and techniques.
Methods - A review by international experts linked to the IMIA Working Group on Technology Assessment and Quality Development.
Results - Four approaches are presented, linking to the creation of national professional expectations, adherence to research-based standards, quality assurance approaches to ensure safety, and scientific measurement of impact.
Conclusions - Solely marketing- and aspiration-based approaches to health informatics applications are no longer ethical or acceptable when scientifically grounded evidence-based approaches are available and in use.
Methods - A review by international experts linked to the IMIA Working Group on Technology Assessment and Quality Development.
Results - Four approaches are presented, linking to the creation of national professional expectations, adherence to research-based standards, quality assurance approaches to ensure safety, and scientific measurement of impact.
Conclusions - Solely marketing- and aspiration-based approaches to health informatics applications are no longer ethical or acceptable when scientifically grounded evidence-based approaches are available and in use.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 255-260 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Healthcare Informatics Research |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- medical informatics
- policy
- patient safety
- standards
- Health Impact Assessment
- evidence-based practice