Title :
Evaluation in health technology projects
Author_Institution :
Centre for Health & Social Care Inf. (CHaSCI), Liverpool John Moores Univ., Liverpool, UK
Abstract :
The author outlines experience of work within e-health. Particularly important is the need to test the efficacy of technology, both with patients and clinical practitioners prior to roll-out within the British National Health Service (NHS) is emphasised. Two projects are discussed focusing on user-centered engagement, within mobile technology evaluation involving clinicians (as users) and a Patient centered system for receiving feedback. Both these projects have been undertaken with NHS partners in North West of England.
Keywords :
health care; mobile computing; performance evaluation; British national health service; clinical practitioners; clinicians; e-health; health technology project evaluation; mobile technology evaluation; patient centered system; user centered engagement; Communities; Electronic mail; Hospitals; Internet; Mobile communication; Surgery; Evaluation Remobile Technology; Health Technology;
Conference_Titel :
Innovations in Information Technology (IIT), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Abu Dhabi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0311-9
DOI :
10.1109/INNOVATIONS.2011.5893805
