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Community‐acquired pneumonia management and outcomes in the era of health information technology
Author(s) -
Mecham Ian D.,
Vines Caroline,
Dean Nathan C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.13132
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , intensive care medicine , health care , health information technology , medical emergency , economics , economic growth
Pneumonia continues to be a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality. Implementation of health information technology ( HIT ) can lead to cost savings and improved care. In this review, we examine the literature on the use of HIT in the management of community‐acquired pneumonia. We also discuss barriers to adoption of technology in managing pneumonia, the reliability and quality of electronic health data in pneumonia research, how technology has assisted pneumonia diagnosis and outcomes research. The goal of using HIT is to develop and deploy generalizable, real‐time, computerized clinical decision support integrated into usual pneumonia care. A friendly user interface that does not disrupt efficiency and demonstrates improved clinical outcomes should result in widespread adoption.