What the Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 international survey of general practitioners means for the UK

"The survey findings show that there are certain aspects of care where the UK performs strongly. Indeed, in some cases (such as the use of electronic medical records) the UK is an international leader. However, the survey also highlights a number of areas of concern, in particular that UK GPs find their job more stressful than any of their international counterparts."

Under pressure: What the Commonwealth Fund’s 2015 international survey of general practitioners means for the UK
S Martin, E Davies, B Gershlick
The Health Foundation
February 2016

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Paper-free at the Point of Care

"Providers are being invited to complete a Digital Maturity Self-assessment in order to establish the baseline position regarding the effective use of information, technology and systems by health and care professionals at the point-of-care." 

Paper-free at the Point of Care: Completing the Digital Maturity Self-assessment (Five Year Forward View)
NHS National Information Board
November 2015

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Implementing electronic health records in hospitals: a systematic literature review

"Although EHR systems are anticipated as having positive effects on the performance of hospitals, their implementation is a complex undertaking. This systematic review reveals reasons for this complexity and presents a framework of 19 interventions that can help overcome typical problems in EHR implementation."

Implementing electronic health records in hospitals: a systematic literature review
A Boonstra1, A Versluis, JFJ Vos
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:370

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Preferences of users of electronic medical records in hospitals

"Currently electronic medical records (EMRs) are implemented in hospitals, because of 
expected benefits for quality and safety of care...This paper quantifies the relative importance of known barriers and facilitators of EMR, experienced by the users (i.e., nurses and physicians in hospitals)"

The preferences of users of electronic medical records in hospitals: quantifying the relative importance of barriers and facilitators of an innovation
MHL Struik, F Koster, AJ Schuit, R Nugteren, J Veldwijk, MS Lambooij
Implementation Science, 2014, 9: 69

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Patient-specific computer-based decision support in primary healthcare

"Computerized, tailored reminders in primary care did not decrease during the 12 months of follow-up time after the introduction of a patient-specific decision support system."

Patient-specific computer-based decision support in primary healthcare—a randomized trial
T Kortteisto, J Raitanen, J Komulainen, I Kunnamo, M Mäkelä, P Rissanen, M Kaila
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:15

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Knowledge management practices and healthcare delivery

"Being a knowledge driven process, healthcare delivery provides opportunity to incorporate knowledge management practices to improve processes."

Knowledge management practices and healthcare delivery: a contingency framework
P Bordoloi, N Islam
Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 2012, 10(1)

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