Effects of clinical communication interventions in hospitals: A systematic review of information and communication technology adoptions for improved communication between clinicians

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 723-732

  Wu, Robert C ^a,b   Tran, Kim ^a   Lo, Vivian ^a   O'Leary, Kevin J ^c   Morra, Dante ^a,b   Quan, Sherman D ^a   Perrier, Laure ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Hospital communication systems; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION DEVICE; HANDS-FREE; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; LOSS OF CONTROL; PATIENT-ORIENTED; QUALITATIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RAPID ADVANCEMENT; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DISPLAY DEVICES; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ALPHANUMERIC PAGER; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; DISPLAY BASED PAGING SYSTEM; HAND FREE COMMUNICATION DEVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SMARTPHONE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84867143384     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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