Effects of health information technology on patient outcomes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review studies assessing the effects of health information technology (health IT) on patient safety outcomes.

Materials and methods

The authors employed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement methods. MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing Allied Health (CINAHL), EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases, from 2001 to June 2012, were searched. Descriptive and comparative studies were included that involved use of health IT in a clinical setting and measured effects on patient safety outcomes.

Results

Data on setting, subjects, information technology implemented, and type of patient safety outcomes were all abstracted. The quality of the studies was evaluated by 2 independent reviewers (scored fr

SUBMITTER: Brenner SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6375119 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature