Aims To identify virtual healthcare services and digital health technologies deployed in
South Africa during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the challenges associated …

Since the original Institute of Medicine (IOM) report was published there has been an
accelerated development and adoption of health information technology with varying …

The global population of multimorbid older people is growing steadily. Multimorbidity is the
principal cause of complex polypharmacy, which in turn is the prime risk factor for …

Winner of the 2012 HIMSS Book of the Year Award! Co-published by HIMSS, the Scottsdale
Institute, AMIA, AMDIS and SHM, this second edition of the authoritative guide to CDS …

Aim To review the evidence on the effects/impact of electronic nursing documentation
interventions on promoting or improving quality care and/or patient safety in acute hospital …

Improving diagnosis and treatment depends on clinical monitoring and computing. Clinical
decision support systems (CDSS) have been in existence for over 50 years. While the …

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is an important part of the nation's push to enhance the
safety and quality of the prescribing process. E-prescribing allows providers in the …

Background Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a major cause of morbidity in hospitalised and
ambulatory patients. Computerised provider order entry (CPOE) combined with clinical …

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women, with more than 2.1 million
new diagnoses worldwide every year. Personalised treatment is critical to optimising …

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented major challenges to pain care, as pain clinicians
face severe restrictions in their ability to provide usual in-person assessments and …