Paper Info
Title
Diagnostic Informatics: Its Role in Enhancing Clinical Excellence, Patient Safety and the Value of Care.
Abstract
Diagnostic informatics encompasses the role of information technology in key areas of the diagnostic testing (pathology and medical imaging) process, including the selection of appropriate tests and interpretation and follow-up of test results. We present three case studies employing diagnostic informatics methodologies to demonstrate their potential use and value in health services research: (1) Data analytics applied to diagnostic data linked with patient outcome data as a means of enhanancing the monitoring of the quality and appropriateness of diagnostic test choices; (2) Business process modelling which can help to highlight healthcare processes in the diagnostic pathway as a means of improving safety and performance, and (3) Consumer involvement in the diagnostic research process to assist in the establishment of person-centred test result management systems. The case studies provide evidence of the role that diagnostic informatics can have in improving the quality and safety of patient care.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.3233/SHTI190291
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Diagnosis,Quality,Safety
Medical education,Informatics,Patient safety,Knowledge management,Medicine,Excellence
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
264
0926-9630
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andrew Georgiou111818.76
Rae-Anne Hardie211.38
Maria R Dahm301.69
Julie Li4184.23
Judith Thomas501.01
Gorkem Sezgin600.34
Ling Li7136.64
Johanna I. Westbrook827455.58