Characterizing Collaborative Workflow and Health Information Technology

Abraham, Joanna; Reddy, Madhu

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-16916-9_6

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“…This highlights the potential of MHIRA in task-shifted mental health care [3]. Furthermore, the reports can assist in the communication between members of interdisciplinary teams [52,53].…”

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Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA) - an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services

Zimmermann

Konjufca

Kilonzo

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Evidence-based assessment (EBA) in mental health is a critical aspect of improving patient outcomes and addressing the gaps in mental health care. EBA involves the use of psychometric instruments to gather data that can inform clinical decision-making, inform policymakers, and serve as a basis for research and quality management. Despite its potential, EBA is often hindered by barriers such as workload and cost, leading to its underutilization. To simplify the application of EBA, an international team of researchers and practitioners from Tanzania, Kosovo, Chile, and Switzerland developed the Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA). MHIRA is an open source electronic health record that streamlines EBA by digitising psychometric instruments and organising patient data in a user-friendly manner. It provides immediate and convenient reports to inform clinical decision-making. The current article provides a comprehensive overview of the features and technical details of MHIRA, as well as insights from four implementation scenarios. The experience gained during the implementations as well as the user-feedback suggests that MHIRA has the potential to be successfully implemented in a variety of clinical contexts, and simplify the use of EBA. However, further research is necessary to establish its potential to sustainably transform healthcare services and impact patient outcomes. In conclusion, MHIRA represents an important step in promoting the widespread adoption of EBA in mental health. It offers a promising solution to the barriers that have limited the use of EBA in the past and holds the potential to improve patient outcomes and support the ongoing efforts to address gaps in mental health care.

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“…This highlights the potential of MHIRA in task-shifted mental health care [3]. Furthermore, the reports can assist in the communication between members of interdisciplinary teams [52,53].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA) - an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services

Zimmermann

Konjufca

Kilonzo

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…This highlights the potential of MHIRA in task-shifted mental health care [ 4 ]. Furthermore, the reports can assist in the communication between members of interdisciplinary teams [ 64 , 65 ].…”

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Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA)—an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services

Zimmermann,

Konjufca,

Sakejo

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Evidence-based assessment (EBA) in mental health is a critical aspect of improving patient outcomes and addressing the gaps in mental health care. EBA involves the use of psychometric instruments to gather data that can inform clinical decision-making, inform policymakers, and serve as a basis for research and quality management. Despite its potential, EBA is often hindered by barriers such as workload and cost, leading to its underutilization. Regarding low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the implementation of EBA is recognized as a key strategy to address and close the prevalent mental health treatment gap.To simplify the application of EBA including in LMIC, an international team of researchers and practitioners from Tanzania, Kosovo, Chile, and Switzerland developed the Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA). MHIRA is an open-source electronic health record that streamlines EBA by digitising psychometric instruments and organising patient data in a user-friendly manner. It provides immediate and convenient reports to inform clinical decision-making.The current article provides a comprehensive overview of the features and technical details of MHIRA, as well as insights from four implementation scenarios. The experience gained during the implementations as well as the user-feedback suggests that MHIRA has the potential to be successfully implemented in a variety of clinical contexts and simplify the use of EBA. However, further research is necessary to establish its potential to sustainably transform healthcare services and impact patient outcomes.In conclusion, MHIRA represents an important step in promoting the widespread adoption of EBA in mental health. It offers a promising solution to the barriers that have limited the use of EBA in the past and holds the potential to improve patient outcomes and support the ongoing efforts to address gaps in mental health care.

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“…Collaborative systems thinking is needed to enable the development of collaborative systems. Collaborative systems thinking helps us define the necessary structural and behavioural concepts needed to support collaboration [10]. For example, collaborative competencies such as awareness and common ground are essential building blocks of a collaborative system.…”

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One Health: Insights from Organizational & Social, Technology Assessment and Human Factors Perspectives

Scott,

Kuziemsky,

Zhu

et al. 2023

Yearb Med Inform

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Objectives: To offer diverse but complementary perspectives on how biomedical and health informatics can be informed by and help to achieve the vision of One Health. Methods: Overview of key considerations and critical discussion of common themes, barriers and opportunities, based on collaborative review by International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) working group members active in related fields. Results: Health and care systems are complex sociotechnical systems that need explicit design and implementation strategies to align with the goals of One Health. The evidence-based health informatics paradigm and associated frameworks for evaluation of digital health technologies need to broaden their scope to take full account of the One Health approach. Informatics has specific contributions to make to One Health, for example by improved user experience reducing energy consumption and effective app design enhancing medication adherence. Conclusions: One Health is inherently intertwined with ergonomic, sociotechnical and evaluation perspectives in biomedical and health informatics. Health is a planetary issue that requires interdisciplinary collaborative action. The theories and principles of biomedical and health informatics offer many opportunities to transform digital health technology to better serve the One Health agenda.

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Characterizing Collaborative Workflow and Health Information Technology

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Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA) - an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services

Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA) - an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services

Mental Health Information Reporting Assistant (MHIRA)—an open-source software facilitating evidence-based assessment for clinical services

One Health: Insights from Organizational & Social, Technology Assessment and Human Factors Perspectives

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