• Reference Architecture Frameworks for Chronic Disease Management Solutions 

  Tahsiniaraghi, Sara (2022-08-23)

  Background: Chronic diseases have beaten acute and infectious diseases as Canada's primary cause of illness, disability, and death. Considering the growing and aging population, chronic diseases are expected to climb in ...
• Exploring the role of digital technologies for social connectedness, outcomes and experiences with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) community: A transformative mixed methods research study 

  Antonio, Marcy (2021-10-04)

  Prior to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were already experiencing social isolation due to the complex intersection of symptoms, and perceptions ...
• Social media reviews as a supplement to traditional quality survey in the Canadian context 

  Talusan, Christopher (2021-09-13)

  Measurement for quality improvement in health care can be difficult. Measuring patientcentred care ensures both patient, health care professionals and health system perspectives are accounted for. Unfortunately, obtaining ...
• The trade-offs of using different physician attribution methods for audit and feedback interventions in general medicine inpatient care 

  Tang, Terence (2021-05-03)

  BACKGROUND: Audit and feedback interventions have the potential to improve clinical care. Electronically captured administrative and clinical data routinely collected in Canadian hospitals may be used to provide feedback ...
• A scoping review and thematic analysis of the effects of medical scribes on patients and physicians 

  Shah, Lisa M (2020-04-01)

  Objective: To investigate the effects of medical scribes on physician and patient satisfaction, physician burnout, and the educational experience of medical students and residents. Methods: A scoping review was done ...
• Benefits of End-User Involvement in Project Management for Health Information System Projects: A Scoping Review 

  Johnson, Laura A. (2019-11-22)

  Background: Effective project management is crucial to successfully implement new health information systems (HIS). End-users ultimately determine the success of projects. Past literature illustrates a lack of adequate ...
• A pilot project exploring the feasibility of enlisting health information & support networks to enable health information seekers, using semantic web middleware 

  Gardner, Jesse William (2019-09-27)

  My Thesis posits a novel method of utilizing emerging web semantics, through HTML5 markup; to improve experience of Health Information seekers through a framework for creating functional, tailored Health Information Resource ...
• An analysis of health information technology-related adverse events: technology-induced errors and vendor reported solutions 

  Pequegnat, Victoria (2019-08-07)

  Health information technology has been widely accepted as having the potential to decrease the prevalence of adverse events and improve workflows and communication between healthcare workers. However, the emergence of ...
• Factors Related to Emergency Surgery Wait Times in British Columbia 

  Sing, Jaclyn E (2019-05-23)

  Objective: The purpose of this project was to assess the relationships between emergency surgery wait times in British Columbia (BC) and characteristics of the patient’s hospital admission. Background: The BC Ministry ...
• Personal Health Records and Patient Portals: An Umbrella Review 

  Noronha, Patrice Kate (2019-04-13)

  Objective: The objective of this research project is to conduct an umbrella review to provide a summary of evidence in previously published systematic reviews on Personal Health Records (PHR) and patient portals. This ...
• Consumer medication information: memory, perceptions, preferences, and information needs 

  Monkman, Helen (2018-12-19)

  INTRODUCTION: Electronic health resources are becoming prevalent. However, consumer health information is still predominantly text based. Relying on text alone to deliver health information may not be the most effective ...
• Inventory improvement and optimization of pharmacy Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) 

  Marefat, Mehdi (2018-12-17)

  Abstract Introduction Emerge of Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs) has helped hospital pharmacies to expand their monitoring and controls beyond pharmacy walls. It has provided opportunities for hospital pharmacies ...
• Evaluating a post-implementation electronic medical record training intervention for diabetes management in primary care 

  Randhawa, Gurprit Kaur (2018-12-05)

  Electronic medical records (EMR) can be used by Primary Care Physicians (PCP) to support diabetes care in a proactive and planned way. Although the majority of Canadian PCPs have adopted an EMR, advanced use of the EMR is ...
• What do key informants think about information quality in acute care in relation to information technology: an exploratory study 

  Keay, Elizabeth (2018-10-09)

  The published literature indicates that large information system implementations are often expensive failures with costs to human safety largely because of missing or corrupt information. This has generated the overall ...
• User perspectives of electronic referral to inform pan-Canadian implementation 

  Alarakhia, Mohamed (2018-10-01)

  Long wait times for elective services are seen as one of the major challenges for Canadian healthcare. Canadians report that they wait longer for specialists than citizens in other countries. An average of 25% of patients ...
• Evaluating the effect of display size on the usability and the perceptions of safety of a mobile handheld application for accessing electronic medical records 

  Minshall, Simon (2018-09-27)

  INTRODUCTION: While mobile device use by physicians increases, there is an increased risk that errors committed while using mobile devices can lead to harm. This mixed-method study evaluates the effects of screen size ...
• Clinical Resource Utilization Assessment of Device Follow-up Clinic’s Remote Monitoring Service of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices 

  Leung, Lisa W.S. (2018-09-21)

  Background: With the maturity and wide availability of the telecommunication technology, the remote interrogation or remote monitoring of a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) has become an increasingly ...
• Shared decision making via personal health record technology as normalized practice for youth with Type 1 diabetes 

  Davis, Selena (2018-09-04)

  Engaging youth with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the self-management of daily tasks and decision- making provides opportunities for positive health outcomes. However, emerging adulthood and care transitions are associated with ...
• Health link: a wide area telecommunication network for health care providers 

  McDaniel, James Grennell (2018-07-11)

  Early computerized health information systems supported applications in hospital records and laboratory data collection. Since that time, software has been developed for a number of health care providers such as doctors ...
• An Overview of Reviews of Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Portals: Barriers, Enablers and Benefits. 

  Denman, Steve (2018-01-09)

  Background: Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Patient Portals (Portals) are said to be facilitators of a new paradigm emerging in the delivery of healthcare where the patients are empowered to take an active role in their ...

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