{"title":"E-general consent: development and implementation of a nationwide harmonised interactive electronic general consent","authors":"J. Maurer, R. Saccilotto, C. Pauli-Magnus","doi":"10.4414/smi.34.00412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/smi.34.00412","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this project is to develop the general consent process further for a more flexible and admission-independent electronic request.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128944494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Swiss Variant Interpretation Platform for Oncology (SVIP-O)","authors":"D. Stekhoven, Patrick Ruch, V.V. Barbi","doi":"10.4414/SMI.34.00411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/SMI.34.00411","url":null,"abstract":"SVIP is an ambitious project to establish a Swiss one-stop shop for the interpretation of somatic variants, enabling faster and more robust prioritisation.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"284 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117045605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alevtina Dubovitskaya, Davide Calvaresi, M. Schumacher
{"title":"Essais cliniques multicentriques: transparence et contrôle de la qualité grâce à la blockchain et aux systèmes multi-agents","authors":"Alevtina Dubovitskaya, Davide Calvaresi, M. Schumacher","doi":"10.4414/SMI.34.00416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/SMI.34.00416","url":null,"abstract":"Cette solution permettra d'augmenter la fiabilite des essais cliniques en assurant une dynamique fiable et securisee.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134527640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opioid dependence and the use of analgesics in a Swiss teaching hospital","authors":"J. Blaser, E. Battegay, L. Krebs, P. Beeler","doi":"10.4414/smi.34.00414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/smi.34.00414","url":null,"abstract":"A recent population study of Swiss insurance claims between 2006 and 2013 showed marked increases in the use of opioids and other analgesics.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117113758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Calbimonte, Fabien Dubosson, R. Hilfiker, Alexandre Cotting, M. Schumacher
{"title":"MedRed: A healthcare data acquisition service for research purposes","authors":"J. Calbimonte, Fabien Dubosson, R. Hilfiker, Alexandre Cotting, M. Schumacher","doi":"10.4414/SMI.33.00389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/SMI.33.00389","url":null,"abstract":"Research in the healthcare domain requires the collection of important and exhaustive datasets in order to validate a scientific hypothesis, or to assess the effectiveness of a treatment, technology, medicine, or procedure. The data acquisition phase for this type of work requires an often under-estimated amount of time and effort, while needing to maintain high quality standards for the entire process. Many of the tasks associated with data acquisition are often carried out manually, resulting in error-prone procedures, hand-transcription, inaccuracy, and time delays to produce a usable dataset. This paper presents MedRed (medical research data acquisition platform), an interface and a service designed to facilitate the data acquisition process for researchers in the healthcare domain, and using REDCap software for data capture. This service is available first of all to all scientists at the HES-SO (University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland) schools in Switzerland, and is partially supported by the Swiss universities’ CUS-P2 programme.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121977611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of innovation projects in healthcare: the expected and the unexpected","authors":"Frédéric Ehrler, C. Lovis, K. Blondon","doi":"10.4414/SMI.33.00399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/SMI.33.00399","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Healthcare institutions welcome innovation projects aiming to improve processes by fulfilling previously identified needs. Despite the adoption of a specific methodology and the identification of potential risk, conducting an innovation project in healthcare often has unexpected consequences. We present and contrast the expected and unexpected difficulties encountered during the design and implementation of an innovative app to facilitate nursing workflow at a patient’s bedside. Methods: Expected risks were collected during feasibility assessment and risk identification analysis, and compared with those obtained during the briefing before the pilot evaluation of the project. The findings were compared using a thematic analysis. Results: Although many problems were forecast, unexpected problems were encountered due to change of leadership, difficulty in implementing functionality for heterogeneous practice, security issues due to the introduction of new devices, or insufficiently controlled communication. Discussion: Based on our experience, we recommend defining a very clear communication strategy as a preventive measure for unexpected events that can be encountered during the development of innovative solutions.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126202994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Misidentifications prevented in a closed-loop environment by a wristband-based information system","authors":"M. Oertle","doi":"10.4414/smi.33.00371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/smi.33.00371","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Error prevention in healthcare is paramount. Beyond introducing computerised provider order entry (CPOE) and automated medication dispensing systems, patient identification systems have also been proposed in an effort to increase patient safety while reducing misidentification. Electronic patient records are thus integrated into closed-loop systems. In Switzerland, there are no systematic data available on misidentification rates in hospitals. This study sought to evaluate the nature and frequency of the misidentifications prevented using a computerised, multipurpose, workflow-integrated patient identification system as part of a fully electronic patient record. We analysed actions comprising phlebotomy, drug administration, and transfusion. Methods: Over a 30-month period, 24 879 in-patient stays in a public hospital were analysed concerning identification system usage and prevented misidentification, focusing on phlebotomy, transfusion, and drug administration areas. All identification checks were performed using the same device and software. Results: The results of 38 199 bedside checks revealed low misidentification rates and moderate system usage within a non-mandatory setting Clear differences were noted between specific tasks. In this setting, a total of 457 misidentifications were prevented by the system. Conclusion: Misidentifications are not common, generally occurring in less than 2% of bedside actions. The absolute numbers are, however, cause for concern and thus merit significant preventive efforts. While implementing a multipurpose system can increase nurse acceptance, this is associated with additional workload pertaining to identification checks, which proves an issue. Increasing patient safety by introducing a wristband identification system, for example, thus appears worthwhile, although it must be designed as to respect the socio-technical environment.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133603859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Welche elektronischen Arzneimitteldatenbanken mit pädiatrischen Dosierungen werden von Schweizer Medizinalpersonen konsultiert","authors":"Sabina Hiltbrunner, C. Glanzmann, P. Vonbach","doi":"10.4414/SMI.33.00392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/SMI.33.00392","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Determining the correct drug dosages for children is delicate. Drugs are frequently used \"off-label\" or \"unlicensed\" and dosage recommendations in the summary of product characteristics (SPC) are rarely available. The aim of our survey wsa to analyze the behaviour of Swiss healthcare professionals regarding their use of electronic drug databases, focusing on databases for pediatric dosages. Method/Results: An online survey was sent to Swiss pediatricians (N=1806) and pharmacists (N=2073). The rate of return was 23% (N=882). Over 70% of all participants use electronic drug databases at least once a week, whereas 36% use them daily. Only 6% never use electronic drug databases. The utilization of different information systems was analyzed. Websites on the computer and guidelines of the respective institution are mostly used. Such guidelines are crucial for pediatricians on the children's ward, 57% use them at least once a week. However, only 13% of the Swiss healthcare professionals use mobile apps at least once a week to look up pediatric dosages, 65% never use mobile apps. The most important database for pediatric dosages was www.compendium.ch followed by the website of the University Children's Hospital (www.kinderdosierungen.ch). Conclusion: Our results show that electronic information about pediatric dosages is frequently used by pediatricians and pharmacists and crucial for their daily work. The most important sources for pediatric dosages are the SPC and www.kinderdosierungen.ch . Especially in case of \"off-label\" or \"unlicensed use\" this website is an important tool for Swiss healthcare professionals.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134418138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alevtina Dubovitskaya, Zhigang Xu, S. Ryu, M. Schumacher, Fusheng Wang
{"title":"Blockchain dans la eSanté: perspectives et une application pour le traitement quotidien","authors":"Alevtina Dubovitskaya, Zhigang Xu, S. Ryu, M. Schumacher, Fusheng Wang","doi":"10.4414/SMI.33.00400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4414/SMI.33.00400","url":null,"abstract":"Electronic medical records (EMRs) are critical, highly sensitive private information in healthcare, and need to be frequently shared among peers. Blockchain provides a shared, immutable and transparent history of all the transactions to build applications with trustability, accountability and transparency. This provides a unique opportunity to develop a secure and trustable EMR data management and sharing system by using blockchain. We present our perspectives on blockchain-based healthcare data management. We implemented a framework for managing and sharing EMR data on cancer patient care that ensures privacy, security, availability, and fine-grained access control over EMR data.","PeriodicalId":156842,"journal":{"name":"Swiss medical informatics","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129128054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}