{"title":"Need for Information and Communication Technology during COVID-19: An Exploratory Study Using Nurses' Activity Diaries.","authors":"Hyeongsuk Lee, Dongmin Lee, Seungmin Lee","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to high levels of burnout among nurses. Information and communication technology (ICT) may offer a solution to prevent a potential collapse in healthcare. The aim of this study was to identify areas where ICT could provide support, by analyzing the work of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective exploratory descriptive study analyzed qualitative data from the activity diaries of seven nurses working in COVID-19 wards or intensive care units.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The nursing work process during COVID-19 involved \"added tasks,\" \"changed tasks,\" and \"reduced tasks\" compared to the pre-COVID-19 situation. Nurses reported difficulties in communicating with other healthcare professionals both inside and outside the isolation room, as well as with patients. The use of various ICT solutions, such as real-time video-conferencing systems or mobile robots, could enhance patient monitoring in the isolation room and improve the quality and efficiency of communication.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The changes in work tasks not only led to nurse exhaustion but also negatively impacted the quality of care. ICT solutions should be explored to minimize the time spent in the isolation room, thereby reducing the risk of infection spread. This could also enhance communication among patients, family caregivers, and healthcare professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/66/e3/hir-2023-29-3-256.PMC10440201.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10049346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Praditporn Pongtriang, Aranya Rakhab, Jiang Bian, Yi Guo, Kitkamon Maitree
{"title":"Challenges in Adopting Artificial Intelligence to Improve Healthcare Systems and Outcomes in Thailand.","authors":"Praditporn Pongtriang, Aranya Rakhab, Jiang Bian, Yi Guo, Kitkamon Maitree","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.280","url":null,"abstract":"ents a significant challenge due to evolving socioeconomic and environmental factors, as well as the emergence of new diseases. Numerous countries are grappling with the task of addressing health issues within these varying contexts. Meanwhile, the past decade has also witnessed remarkable advancements in technology, particularly in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare. As a result, many countries’ healthcare systems are developing and implementing AI tools to combat health issues among their populations [1]. For example, many organizations and industries have embraced AI technology to enhance quality of life, improving the quality and effectiveness of AI technology for disease prevention and investigation within the healthcare system [2]. This article aims to shed light on ways of enhancing AI in healthcare, taking into account several factors. Specifically, it examines the health contexts, challenges, and strategies for developing improved health outcomes and systems in Thailand. Thailand and other developing countries face multiple challenges when integrating AI technology into healthcare and public health systems. These challenges can impact the efficiency and success of using AI in healthcare. The first challenge is the age composition of the population, which needs to be considered when adopting AI technology to improve health outcomes. Thailand’s age distribution has changed over time, with the elderly population increasing to consist of more than 17% of the entire population, making Thailand an aging society [3]. This demographic shift presents a challenge that government bodies must address due to the accompanying age-related declines in health and increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases linked to aging. As a result, there is a growing demand for long-term and continuous care for the aging population. The application of AI technology for this aging population requires careful design and implementation, considering various factors that affect their health. These factors include difficulties in accessing healthcare services and the necessity for continuous monitoring of vital signs to alert healthcare providers of potential emergencies. The ultimate goal is to improve health conditions and treatment outcomes, and to enhance the efficiency of future care. Challenges in Adopting Artificial Intelligence to Improve Healthcare Systems and Outcomes in Thailand","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8e/1c/hir-2023-29-3-280.PMC10440205.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10049349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinwook Choi, Hyeryun Park, Eui Kyu Chie, Sae Won Choi, Ho-Young Lee, Sooyoung Yoo, Byoung Jae Kim, Borim Ryu
{"title":"Current Status and Key Issues of Data Management in Tertiary Hospitals: A Case Study of Seoul National University Hospital.","authors":"Jinwook Choi, Hyeryun Park, Eui Kyu Chie, Sae Won Choi, Ho-Young Lee, Sooyoung Yoo, Byoung Jae Kim, Borim Ryu","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where an ecosystem is being developed to enhance the quality of healthcare services by applying information and communication technologies, systematic and sustainable data management is essential for medical institutions. In this study, we assessed the data management status and emerging concerns of three medical institutions, while also examining future directions for seamless data management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To evaluate the data management status, we examined data types, capacities, infrastructure, backup methods, and related organizations. We also discussed challenges, such as resource and infrastructure issues, problems related to government regulations, and considerations for future data management.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hospitals are grappling with the increasing data storage space and a shortage of management personnel due to costs and project termination, which necessitates countermeasures and support. Data management regulations on the destruction or maintenance of medical records are needed, and institutional consideration for secondary utilization such as long-term treatment or research is required. Government-level guidelines for facilitating hospital data sharing and mobile patient services should be developed. Additionally, hospital executives at the organizational level need to make efforts to facilitate the clinical validation of artificial intelligence software.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This analysis of the current status and emerging issues of data management reveals potential solutions and sets the stage for future organizational and policy directions. If medical big data is systematically managed, accumulated over time, and strategically monetized, it has the potential to create new value.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1d/b9/hir-2023-29-3-209.PMC10440204.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10049342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Practice Characteristics on the Adoption of Electronic Dental Records in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Irfan Adil Majid, Fazeena Karimalakuzhiyil Alikutty, Hadeel Zuhair Qadah, Kadejh Abdulsalam Kofiyh, Reema Abdulaziz D Alsaadi, Rahaf Musaad Alsubhi, Anaum Naila Irfan","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.239","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The adoption of electronic dental records (EDRs) is less extensively studied than electronic medical records (EMRs) in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, a multivariate analysis was conducted to calculate the adoption of EDRs and determine the practice characteristics that influence adoption.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was conducted with 220 dental practices in Jeddah from August to December 2021. The questionnaire contained 10 items that measured the adoption of EDRs and identified the region, district, practice characteristics, and practice size. A regression analysis was used to ascertain the relationships between EDR adoption and the predictor variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>About 93% of the dental practices, we surveyed in Jeddah had adopted EDRs. Public dental practices and large practices were associated with higher rates of adoption (respectively, 97.0%, p = 0.016; 97.8%, p = 0.009). The logistic regression model showed statistically significant results regarding practice characteristics, practice size, and the acceptance of insurance patients. EDR adoption was 89% less likely for private dental practices, 99% less likely for smaller dental practices (≥2 dentists), and 98% less likely in dental practices that did not treat patients with insurance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study sample showed a high rate of EDR adoption. Among the participants, public practices, large practices, and practices that treat patients with insurance were the most positively inclined toward EDR adoption.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/40/5d/hir-2023-29-3-239.PMC10440202.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10049347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sunhee An, Jieun Ko, Kyung-Sang Yu, Hyuktae Kwon, Sungwan Kim, Jeeyoung Hong, Hyoun-Joong Kong
{"title":"Exploring the Category and Use Cases on Digital Therapeutic Methodologies.","authors":"Sunhee An, Jieun Ko, Kyung-Sang Yu, Hyuktae Kwon, Sungwan Kim, Jeeyoung Hong, Hyoun-Joong Kong","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.190","DOIUrl":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.3.190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>As the Fourth Industrial Revolution advances, there is a growing interest in digital technology. In particular, the use of digital therapeutics (DTx) in healthcare is anticipated to reduce medical expenses. However, analytical research on DTx is still insufficient to fuel momentum for future DTx development. The purpose of this article is to analyze representative cases of different types of DTx from around the world and to propose a classification system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this exploratory study examining DTx interaction types and representative cases, we conducted a literature review and selected seven interaction types that were utilized in a large number of cases. Then, we evaluated the specific characteristics of each DTx mechanism by reviewing the relevant literature, analyzing their indications and treatment components. A representative case for each mechanism was provided.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cognitive behavioral therapy, distraction therapy, graded exposure therapy, reminiscence therapy, art therapy, therapeutic exercise, and gamification are the seven categories of DTx interaction types. Illustrative examples of each variety are provided.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Efforts from both the government and private sector are crucial for success, as standardization can decrease both the expense and the time required for government-led DTx development. The private sector should partner with medical facilities to stimulate potential demand, carry out clinical research, and produce scholarly evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d9/a1/hir-2023-29-3-190.PMC10440199.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10047306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syeda Leena Mumtaz, Abdulrahim Shamayleh, Hussam Alshraideh, Adnane Guella
{"title":"Improvement of Dialysis Dosing Using Big Data Analytics.","authors":"Syeda Leena Mumtaz, Abdulrahim Shamayleh, Hussam Alshraideh, Adnane Guella","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Large amounts of healthcare data are now generated via patient health records, records of diagnosis and treatment, smart devices, and wearables. Extracting insights from such data can transform healthcare from a traditional, symptom-driven practice into precisely personalized medicine. Dialysis treatments generate a vast amount of data, with more than 100 parameters that must be regulated for ideal treatment outcomes. When complications occur, understanding electrolyte parameters and predicting their outcomes to deliver the optimal dialysis dosing for each patient is a challenge. This study focused on refining dialysis dosing by utilizing emerging data from the growing number of dialysis patients to improve patients' quality of life and well-being.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Exploratory data analysis and data prediction approaches were performed to gather insights from patients' vital electrolytes on how to improve the patients' dialysis dosing. Four predictive models were constructed to predict electrolyte levels through various dialysis parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The decision tree model showed excellent performance and more accurate results than the support vector machine, linear regression, and neural network models.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The predictive models identified that pre-dialysis blood urea nitrogen, pre-weight, dry weight, anticoagulation, and sex had the most significant effects on electrolyte concentrations. Such models could fine-tune dialysis dosing levels for the growing number of dialysis patients to improve each patient's quality of life, life expectancy, and well-being, and to reduce costs, efforts, and time consumption for both patients and physicians. The study's results need to be validated on a larger scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e1/7c/hir-2023-29-2-174.PMC10209726.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9516713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Geun Hyeong Lee, Jonggul Park, Jihyeong Kim, Yeesuk Kim, Byungjin Choi, Rae Woong Park, Sang Youl Rhee, Soo-Yong Shin
{"title":"Feasibility Study of Federated Learning on the Distributed Research Network of OMOP Common Data Model.","authors":"Geun Hyeong Lee, Jonggul Park, Jihyeong Kim, Yeesuk Kim, Byungjin Choi, Rae Woong Park, Sang Youl Rhee, Soo-Yong Shin","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.168","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Since protecting patients' privacy is a major concern in clinical research, there has been a growing need for privacy-preserving data analysis platforms. For this purpose, a federated learning (FL) method based on the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) common data model (CDM) was implemented, and its feasibility was demonstrated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We implemented an FL platform on FeederNet, which is a distributed clinical data analysis platform based on the OMOP CDM in Korea. We trained it through an artificial neural network (ANN) using data from patients who received steroid prescriptions or injections, with the aim of predicting the occurrence of side effects depending on the prescribed dose. The ANN was trained using the FL platform with the OMOP CDMs of Kyung Hee University Medical Center (KHMC) and Ajou University Hospital (AUH).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROCs) for predicting bone fracture, osteonecrosis, and osteoporosis using only data from each hospital were 0.8426, 0.6920, and 0.7727 for KHMC and 0.7891, 0.7049, and 0.7544 for AUH, respectively. In contrast, when using FL, the corresponding AUROCs were 0.8260, 0.7001, and 0.7928 for KHMC and 0.7912, 0.8076, and 0.7441 for AUH, respectively. In particular, FL led to a 14% improvement in performance for osteonecrosis at AUH.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>FL can be performed with the OMOP CDM, and FL often shows better performance than using only a single institution's data. Therefore, research using OMOP CDM has been expanded from statistical analysis to machine learning so that researchers can conduct more diverse research.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d8/e2/hir-2023-29-2-168.PMC10209729.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9524923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Waheed Ali Laghari, Audrey Huong, Kim Gaik Tay, Chang Choon Chew
{"title":"Dorsal Hand Vein Pattern Recognition: A Comparison between Manual and Automatic Segmentation Methods.","authors":"Waheed Ali Laghari, Audrey Huong, Kim Gaik Tay, Chang Choon Chew","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Various techniques for dorsal hand vein (DHV) pattern extraction have been introduced using small datasets with poor and inconsistent segmentation. This work compared manual segmentation with our proposed hybrid automatic segmentation method (HHM) for this classification problem.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Manual segmentation involved selecting a region-of-interest (ROI) in images from the Bosphorus dataset to generate ground truth data. The HHM combined histogram equalization and morphological and thresholding-based algorithms to localize veins from hand images. The data were divided into training, validation, and testing sets with an 8:1:1 ratio before training AlexNet. We considered three image augmentation strategies to enlarge our training sets. The best training hyperparameters were found using the manually segmented dataset.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We obtained a good test accuracy (91.5%) using the model trained with manually segmented images. The HHM method showed slightly inferior performance (76.5%). Considerable improvement was observed in the test accuracy of the model trained with the inclusion of automatically segmented and augmented images (84%), with low false acceptance and false rejection rates (0.00035% and 0.095%, respectively). A comparison with past studies further demonstrated the competitiveness of our technique.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our technique can be feasible for extracting the ROI in DHV images. This strategy provides higher consistency and greater efficiency than the manual approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/b5/11/hir-2023-29-2-152.PMC10209724.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9516705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of a Machine Learning System to Predict the Thickness of a Melanoma Lesion in a Non-Invasive Way from Dermoscopic Images.","authors":"Ádám Szijártó, Ellák Somfai, András Lőrincz","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, but it can be fully cured through early detection and treatment in 99% of cases. Our aim was to develop a non-invasive machine learning system that can predict the thickness of a melanoma lesion, which is a proxy for tumor progression, through dermoscopic images. This method can serve as a valuable tool in identifying urgent cases for treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A modern convolutional neural network architecture (EfficientNet) was used to construct a model capable of classifying dermoscopic images of melanoma lesions into three distinct categories based on thickness. We incorporated techniques to reduce the impact of an imbalanced training dataset, enhanced the generalization capacity of the model through image augmentation, and utilized five-fold cross-validation to produce more reliable metrics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our method achieved 71% balanced accuracy for three-way classification when trained on a small public dataset of 247 melanoma images. We also presented performance projections for larger training datasets.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our model represents a new state-of-the-art method for classifying melanoma thicknesses. Performance can be further optimized by expanding training datasets and utilizing model ensembles. We have shown that earlier claims of higher performance were mistaken due to data leakage during the evaluation process.</p>","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/68/55/hir-2023-29-2-112.PMC10209725.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9516706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frameworks for Evaluating the Impact of Safety Technology Use.","authors":"Insook Cho","doi":"10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2023.29.2.89","url":null,"abstract":"clared “If it’s not safe, it’s not care,” highlighting the crucial role of patient safety in healthcare. The Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 of the World Health Organization (WHO) underscores the need for national policies and strategies for patient safety, surveillance, and learning systems for safety incidents, and improved healthcare practices, technologies, and medication use [1]. Recent technological advancements provide new opportunities for improving patient safety by standardizing and streamlining clinical workflows and reducing errors and costs by digitizing healthcare processes [2-4]. However, poorly designed or implemented technological approaches can instead actually increase the burden on clinicians, with alert fatigue and failure to respond to notifications by overworked clinicians leading to more medical errors [5-7]. Various frameworks, models, and methods have been developed to guide how to understand, design, and implement technology, and find a balance between the benefits and successful adoption by clinicians. This review evaluated the frameworks and models used to evaluate the impact of safety technology use and adoption through change management in acute care settings. Multiple theoretical and conceptual models have been introduced and used in health informatics to understand and explore the relationship between clinicians and technology and also to evaluate and assure the impact and successful adoption of technology in practice. We identified several frameworks that were hybrid constructs of the technology acceptance model (TAM), theory of planned behavior and intrinsic motivation, hybrid theory of diffusion of innovation, sociotechnology analysis, organization theory, and health-organization-technology (HOT)-fit model. These frameworks are based on various theories such as those of planned behavior, reasoned action, sociotechnology, longitudinal acceptance, diffusion of innovation, organization, Bandura’s social learning, and intrinsic motivation. Focusing on the frameworks and models used frequently for safety technology, we reviewed and compared seven frameworks and their constructors or concepts that affected the ultimate purpose of improving patient clinical outcomes and safety. We also added an introduction on the maturity models that are getting attention in practice.","PeriodicalId":12947,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Informatics Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/9d/bd/hir-2023-29-2-89.PMC10209723.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9516707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}