Mobile information and communication tools in the hospital

Ammenwerth, Elske; Buchauer, Anke; Bludau, Bernd; Haux, Reinhold

doi:10.1016/s1386-5056(99)00056-8

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“…Venkatesh, Ramesh and Massey (2003) concluded that time-criticality as a trigger for use might be more important in wireless than in wired environments, which could explain why time-criticality has not found more consideration in organization literature. In practice, support for urgent tasks (e.g., notification of emergency situations) has been among the earliest applications of mobile technologies (Ammenwerth, Buchauer, Bludau and Haux 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…• Access to external data such as yellow pages, white pages, stock quotes, news • Access to internal data, such as reports, corporate directory information • Use of notebook computer with wireless modem to access hospital patient data (Ammenwerth et al 2000) • Use of laptops to access police radio system (Smith et al 2002) • Use of laptops to provide onsite insurance quotes…”

Section: Primary Focus Interpersonal Interaction Computingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Task-Technology Fit for Mobile Information Systems

Gebauer

Shaw

Gribbins

2010

Journal of Information Technology

144

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Mobile information systems hold great promise to support organizational processes. Clear guidelines however, of how to design effective mobile information systems in support of organizational processes have not been developed. Based on earlier research studies that emphasized the importance of a fit between organizational tasks and technology (Goodhue and Thompson 1995), and that developed a systematic fit profile for one particular task−technology combination, namely group support systems to support group tasks (Zigurs and Buckland 1998), this research paper seeks to develop a fit profile for mobile information systems to support managerial tasks. We suggest to determine task−technology fit as a three−way match between managerial tasks (operationalized by non−routineness, interdependence and time−criticality), mobile information systems (operationalized by functionality, user interface, and adaptability), and the mobile use context (operationalized by distraction, quality of network connection, previous experience, and mobility). The analysis shows that use situations characterized by high distraction and poor quality of network connection are particularly challenging for the design of mobile information systems, and that the user interface requires particular attention. The proposed framework provides guidelines for the design of effective mobile information systems and for future research studies. AbstractMobile information systems (IS) hold great promise to support organizational processes. Clear guidelines, however, of how to design effective mobile IS in support of organizational processes have not been developed. Based on earlier research that emphasizes the importance of fit between organizational tasks and technology and that develops fit profiles for specific task-technology combinations, this paper develops a task-technology fit (TTF) profile for mobile IS to support managerial tasks. We suggest a three-way match between dimensions of managerial tasks, mobile IS, and the mobile use context. We find that use situations characterized by high distraction and poor quality of network connection are particularly challenging for the design of mobile IS, and that the user interface requires particular attention. The proposed conceptual model of task-technology fit provides guidelines for the design of effective mobile IS and for future research studies.

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Section: Time Criticalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Task-Technology Fit for Mobile Information Systems

Gebauer

Shaw

Gribbins

2010

Journal of Information Technology

144

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“…Ammenwerth, et al [3] explain these information and communication technology tools' adoptions have numerous advantages like improving the clinical and administrative performance within a hospital to promote quality and safe care. The benefits of computers and laptops to medical care are widely accepted; however, medical doctors have started adopting and utilizing new media tools as a part of their practices.…”

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An Emiprical Analysis on the Uses and Effects of Medical Database Management System by Medical Doctors in Tamil Nadu

Jayaseelan¹,

Pichandy²

2017

IJMS

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E-health system in India as well as in other countries is confronted with growing demand for medical treatment and services. The medical records must suitably have all of the medical history of the patients. Medical doctors should have proper records, since this can help doctors as well as patients in various situations. The present investigation attempts to unearth the usage and effects of Information and Communication Technology among medical doctors in the field of medicine to enhance their profession in Tamil Nadu, India. In this endeavor, the primary task of the researchers is to apply the appropriate technique to identify individuals, who will constitute the sample for the present study and also develop a reliable instrument to measure the perception of the respondents and the uses and effects of Information and Communication Technology in the field of medicine. The researcher is bestowed with the onerous task of identifying the right samples that are medical doctors and the right place where they work (government, private and own clinic) to collect reasonably representative data. This deals with the procedure adopted for developing the psychometric instrument (questionnaire), which has been used to elicit information on the uses and effects of information and communication technology by the medical doctors in the field of medicine. The results of the study reveal the major patterns of the usage of medical database management system. However, the stage also points out the grey areas, especially in the government sector, the need for proper implementation, diffusion and adoption of ICT.

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“…Again, existing work does not focus on how the physicians organize their daily work. Similar concerns hold for approaches supporting ward rounds based on process management technology [5, 23 27] or transferring information technology to ward rounds [28,13]. In addition, industrial solutions need to be considered, like the one running in the orthopaedic ward round (cf.…”

Section: Application Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thereby, half of the participants had already worked with MEDo, while the other half did not. Based on the experiences reported in comparable work [13] as well as the knowledge-intensive character of ward rounds, we decided to conduct the evaluation procedure in a qualitative manner. Consequently, the test, which was not an experiment but rather a simulation, was performed in three phases: rst interview phase, ensuing testing phase, and a second interview phase.…”

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Supporting medical ward rounds through mobile task and process management

Pryss

Mundbrod

Langer

et al. 2014

Inf Syst E-Bus Manage

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Abstract. In a hospital, ward rounds are crucial for task coordination and decision-making. In the course of knowledge-intensive patient treatment processes, it should be possible to quickly de ne tasks and to assign them to clinicians in a exible manner. In current practice, however, task management is not properly supported. During a ward round, emerging tasks are jotted down using pen and paper and their processing is prone to errors. In particular, sta members must manually keep track of the status of their tasks. To relieve them from such a manual task management, we introduce the MEDo approach. It transforms the pen and paper worksheet to a digital user interface on a mobile device. Thereby, MEDo integrates process support, task management, and access to the patient record. Interviews of medical sta members have revealed that they crave for a mobile process and task support. This has been further con rmed in a case study we conducted in four di erent wards. Finally, in user experiments, we have demonstrated that MEDo puts task acquisition on a level comparable to that of pen and paper. Overall, MEDo enables users to create, monitor and share medical tasks based on a mobile and user-friendly platform.

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Mobile information and communication tools in the hospital

Cited by 147 publications

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Task-Technology Fit for Mobile Information Systems

Task-Technology Fit for Mobile Information Systems

An Emiprical Analysis on the Uses and Effects of Medical Database Management System by Medical Doctors in Tamil Nadu

Supporting medical ward rounds through mobile task and process management

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