health it: the big picture
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A presentation on Dec. 3, 2010 for Hospital Administration School, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.TRANSCRIPT
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Health IT: The Big PictureHealth IT: The Big PictureNawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, MD, MS Except
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Healthcare CIO Program, Ramathibodi Hospital Administration SchoolDec. 3, 2010 SlideShare.net/Nawanan
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The Anatomy of Health IT
Health GoalHealth f
Goal
Information Value‐Add
Technology MeansTechnology Means
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Various Forms of Health IT
Hospital Information System (HIS) Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
Electronic Health
Records Picture Archiving and
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Records (EHRs)
gCommunication System
(PACS)
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Still Many Other Forms of Health IT
Health Information Exchange (HIE)Exchange (HIE)
m-Health
Biosurveillance
Personal Health Records (PHRs)
Telemedicine &
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Information RetrievalTelemedicine &
Telehealth
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Information is Everywhere in Medicine
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Why Healthcare Isn’t Like Banking
• We are in a life‐or‐death business– One small mistake can lead to M&M
d l di d• Fragmented, poorly‐coordinated systems• High volume low resources little time• High volume, low resources, little time• Large, ever‐growing & changing knowledge body
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Why Healthcare Isn’t Like Banking
• Evolving standards of care & expectationsg p• Complex, diverse nature of information• Difficult (and dangerous) to automate clinical decision making Medico legalclinical decision making. Medico‐legal liabilities?
• Professional cultures & values
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Is There A Role for Health IT?
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Landmark IOM Reports
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(IOM, 2001)(IOM, 2000)
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Landmark IOM Reports: Summary
• Humans are not perfect and are bound to• Humans are not perfect and are bound to make errors
• High‐light problems in the U.S. health care system that systematically contributes tosystem that systematically contributes to medical errors and poor qualityR d f th t ld h• Recommends reform that would change how health care works and how technology innovations can help improve quality/safety
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Why We Need Health IT
• Health care is very complex (and inefficient)• Health care is very complex (and inefficient)• Health care is information‐rich• Quality of care depends on timely availability & quality of informationavailability & quality of information
• Clinical knowledge body is too large to be in any clinician’s brain, and the short time during a visit makes it worseg
• “To err is human”i id li “ h h lf”
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• Practice guidelines are put “on‐the‐shelf”
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We need “Change”
“...we need to upgrade our medical records by switching from a paper torecords by switching from a paper to an electronic system of record keeping...”
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keeping...President Barack Obama
June 15, 2009
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The Anatomy of Health IT Revisited
Health GoalHealth f
Goal
Information Value‐Add
Technology MeansTechnology Means
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Ultimate Goals of Health IT
I di id l’ H lth• Individual’s Health
•Population’s Healthp
•Organization’s Health
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Dimensions of Quality Health Care
• Safety• Safety• Timeliness• EffectivenessEffi i• Efficiency
• Equityq y• Patient‐centeredness
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CLASS EXERCISE #2
For each of Institute of Medicine’s 6 dimensions of quality health care, suggest ways health IT can help.suggest ways health IT can help.
Safety Timeliness EffectivenessSafety Timeliness EffectivenessEfficiency Equity Patient‐centeredness
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Safety?
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Safety
• Legible handwriting• Legible handwriting• Proper display of patient information (e.g. abnormal labs)• Alerts• Alerts
– Drug‐Allergy Checks– Drug‐Drug Interaction Checksg g– Drug‐Lab Interaction Checks
• Dose calculator• Prevention of medication errors• Timely information
– Histories– Diagnoses/Problem List
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– Labs– Medication List
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Timeliness?
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Timeliness
• Timely information for emergencies transfers normal visits• Timely information for emergencies, transfers, normal visits– Histories– Diagnoses/Problem List– Labs– Medication List
• Effective communications between providers• Effective triage & patient monitoring
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Effectiveness?
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Effectiveness
• Reminders/advice for– Guideline adherence– Preventive care
Specialist consults– Specialist consults
• Templates/forms– Order setsOrder sets– Care planning, nursing assessments & interventions,
nursing documentation
• Availability of patient information• Continuity of care (even in referrals)• Effective display of information (e.g. graphs, user‐friendly
screens)
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• Assistance in decision‐making (e.g. differential diagnosis)• Access to evidence/references at the point of care
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Efficiency?
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Efficiency
• Fast/lean/efficient processes of care– Automation ‐> faster care, fewer workers– Process redesigns/reengineering (e.g. parallel processes/access)
h l d f– Changes in role assignments ‐> productivity gains or more time for patient
• Predictable patterns/“Just‐in‐time” (staffing, resource allocation, inventory bed management)inventory, bed management)
• Flexibility “Organizational slacks” (buffers)
• Drug formulary checks & policy enforcement• Drug‐formulary checks & policy enforcement• Reduction of redundant tests• Efficient management of bed occupancy/hospital capacity• Efficient management of bed occupancy/hospital capacity• Cost‐savings & time‐savings from preventable errors
S i ( di l d PACS)
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• Space‐savings (e.g. medical records, PACS)• Effective communications
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Equity?
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Equity
• Reduction of barriers to care improved access• Reduction of barriers to care, improved access to care– Physical barriers (telemedicine, tele‐consultation)– Structural barriers (information exchange among ( g ghospitals)
– Functional barriers (information access by patientsFunctional barriers (information access by patients, networks of patients)Cultural barriers (tailored information for different– Cultural barriers (tailored information for different patients)
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Patient-Centeredness?
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Patient-Centeredness
• Patient’s access toPatient s access to– Own clinical informationG l h lth i f ti– General health information
– Tailored health information
• Patient engagement/compliance• Patient empowerment• Patient empowerment
– Patients’ networking & knowledge sharing
• Patient satisfaction with quality & efficient care• Patient’s control of information (privacy)
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• Patient s control of information (privacy)
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Roles of Health IT
• Information provider• Information provider• Process transformer• Mistake preventer (risk manager)Cli i i ’ h l• Clinician’s helper
• Patient’s educator & supporterpp• Management’s assistantR h ’• Researcher’s gateway
• etc.
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Documented Benefits of Health IT
• Literature suggests improvement through• Literature suggests improvement through– Guideline adherence (Shiffman et al, 1999;Chaudhry et al, 2006)
– Better documentation (Shiffman et al, 1999)
– Practitioner decision making or process of care (Balas et al, 1996;Kaushal et al, 2003;Garg et al, 2005)
– Medication safety(Kaushal et al 2003;Chaudhry et al 2006;van Rosse et al 2009)(Kaushal et al, 2003;Chaudhry et al, 2006;van Rosse et al, 2009)
– Patient surveillance & monitoring (Chaudhry et al, 2006)P ti t d ti / i d– Patient education/reminder (Balas et al, 1996)
– Cost savings and better financial performance (P t & D b 2001 Ch dh t l 2006 A i h t l 2009
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(Parente & Dunbar, 2001;Chaudhry et al, 2006;Amarasingham et al, 2009;Borzekowski, 2009)
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But...But...• “Don’t implement technology just for technology’s• Don t implement technology just for technology s sake.”“D ’t k f ll t t h l• “Don’t make use of excellent technology. Make excellent use of technology.”(Tangwongsan Supachai Personal communication 2005 )(Tangwongsan, Supachai. Personal communication, 2005.)
• “Health care IT is not a panacea for all that ails medicine ” (H h 2004)medicine. (Hersh, 2004)
• “We worry, however, that [electronic records] are b d f l ll h ll fbeing touted as a panacea for nearly all the ills of modern medicine.”(H t b d & G 2008)
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(Hartzband & Groopman, 2008)
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Common “Goals” for Adopting HIT
“Computerize”“Go paperless” ComputerizeGo paperless
“Digital Hospital”“Get a HIS”
Digital Hospital
“H EMR ”“Modernize”
“Have EMRs”
“Share data”
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Share data
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The Common Denominator
H lth I f ti T h l•Health Information Technology
•Electronic Health Records
•Health Information Exchange
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Some Misconceptions about HIT
Ifd
IfCurrent
EnvironmentNew, Modern, Electronic
EnvironmentEnvironment
ThenAlways
Bad GoodAlways
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Fundamental Theorem of Informatics
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Take-Home Messages
• Health IT has documented benefits to• Health IT has documented benefits to quality & efficiency of care
• Implementing health IT will not a tomaticall fi all problemsautomatically fix all problems
• Health IT is not without risks• Find the ways health IT can help• Focus on the ultimate goals• Benefits of health IT may vary by
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• Benefits of health IT may vary by context
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NEXTHealth IT inHealth IT in Hospital SettingsHospital Settings
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References
• Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener‐West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR. Clinical information g gtechnologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(2):108‐14.
• Balas EA, Austin SM, Mitchell JA, Ewigman BG, Bopp KD, Brown GD. The clinical value of d f f d d l l l hcomputerized information services. A review of 98 randomized clinical trials. Arch Fam
Med. 1996;5(5):271‐8.• Borzekowski R. Measuring the cost impact of hospital information systems: 1987‐1994. J
Health Econ 2009;28(5):939 49Health Econ. 2009;28(5):939‐49.• Chaudhry B, Wang J, Wu S, Maglione M, Mojica W, Roth E, Morton SC, Shekelle PG.
Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(10):742‐52.; ( )
• DeLone WH, McLean ER. Information systems success: the quest for the dependent variable. Inform Syst Res. 1992 Mar;3(1):60‐95.
• Friedman CP. A "fundamental theorem" of biomedical informatics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009 Apr;16(2):169‐70.
• Garg AX, Adhikari NKJ, McDonald H, Rosas‐Arellano MP, Devereaux PJ, Beyene J, et al. Effects of computerized clinical decision support systems on practitioner performance d i i i JAMA 2005 293(10) 1223 38
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and patient outcomes: a systematic review. JAMA. 2005;293(10):1223‐38.• Hartzband P, Groopman J. Off the record‐‐avoiding the pitfalls of going electronic. N Engl
J Med. 2008 Apr 17;358(16):1656‐1658.
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References
• Hersh W. Health care information technology: progress and barriers. JAMA. 2004 Nov 10:292(18):2273 410:292(18):2273‐4.
• Institute of Medicine, Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. To err is human: building a safer health system. Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, editors. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2000. 287 p.g , y ; p
• Institute of Medicine, Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001. 337 p.
• Kaushal R, Shojania KG, Bates DW. Effects of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems on medication safety: a systematic review. Arch. Intern. Med. 2003;163(12):1409‐16.P ST D b JL I h l h i f i h l i l d h• Parente ST, Dunbar JL. Is health information technology investment related to the financial performance of US hospitals? An exploratory analysis. Int J Healthc TechnolManag. 2001;3(1):48‐58.
• Shiffman RN Liaw Y Brandt CA Corb GJ Computer‐based guideline implementation• Shiffman RN, Liaw Y, Brandt CA, Corb GJ. Computer‐based guideline implementation systems: a systematic review of functionality and effectiveness. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1999;6(2):104‐14.
• Van Rosse F, Maat B, Rademaker CMA, van Vught AJ, Egberts ACG, Bollen CW. The effect
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g gof computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors and clinical outcome in pediatric and intensive care: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2009;123(4):1184‐90.
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Various Ways to Measure Success
• DeLone & McLean (1992;2003)• DeLone & McLean (1992;2003)
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