Special issue on human factors and the implementation of health information technology (HIT): Comparing approaches across nations

摘要

The worldwide implementation of large-scale health information technologies (HIT) continues at a rapid pace and this trend is unlikely to change in the future. The next few years are likely to be especially important given the demand for health system modernisation and the recognition that HIT has a key role to play in achieving this. The USA, Australia and the United Kingdom have all invested large amounts of government funding to support the implementation of systems such as Electronic Health Records (EHR), Computerised Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems, telehealth applications, and consumer HIT applications.