TY - JOUR
T1 - Organizational and Human Factors in Green Medical Informatics - A Case Study in Dutch Hospitals
AU - Sijm-Eeken, Marieke
AU - Marcilly, Romaric
AU - Jaspers, Monique
AU - Peute, Linda
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The authors and IOS Press.
PY - 2023/6/29
Y1 - 2023/6/29
N2 - Medical Informatics brings methods and solutions that could support reducing healthcare's ecological footprint. Initial frameworks for Green Medical Informatics solutions are available, however these do not address organizational and human factors. Including these factors in evaluation or analysis of (technical) interventions aimed at making healthcare more sustainable, is essential for improving usability as well as effectiveness of these interventions. Interviews with healthcare professionals from Dutch hospitals led to preliminary insights into which organizational and human factors impact the implementation and adoption of sustainable solutions. Results indicate that forming multi-disciplinary teams is considered an important factor for realizing intended outcomes in terms of reducing carbon emissions and waste. Some other key factors mentioned are formalizing tasks, allocating budget and time, creating awareness and changing protocols to promote sustainable diagnosis and treatment procedures.
AB - Medical Informatics brings methods and solutions that could support reducing healthcare's ecological footprint. Initial frameworks for Green Medical Informatics solutions are available, however these do not address organizational and human factors. Including these factors in evaluation or analysis of (technical) interventions aimed at making healthcare more sustainable, is essential for improving usability as well as effectiveness of these interventions. Interviews with healthcare professionals from Dutch hospitals led to preliminary insights into which organizational and human factors impact the implementation and adoption of sustainable solutions. Results indicate that forming multi-disciplinary teams is considered an important factor for realizing intended outcomes in terms of reducing carbon emissions and waste. Some other key factors mentioned are formalizing tasks, allocating budget and time, creating awareness and changing protocols to promote sustainable diagnosis and treatment procedures.
KW - Human and Organizational Factors
KW - Quality Improvement
KW - SEIPS model
KW - Sustainable Healthcare
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230552
DO - https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI230552
M3 - Article
C2 - 37387086
SN - 0926-9630
VL - 305
SP - 537
EP - 540
JO - Studies in health technology and informatics
JF - Studies in health technology and informatics
ER -