Clinical Information Systems (CIS) such as Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have become pervasive in modern health care. They have great potential for improving efficiency and outcomes. However, there is also significant published evidence about the risks posed by low quality…

I am co-editing a special issue of IEEE ITPro on Emerging IT Trends in Healthcare and Well-Being. We are interested in a broad range of topics related to the application of IT in healthcare and healthy living. Please have a look…

There is a notable lack of maturity of prospective hazard analysis methodology for safety-critical information systems (such as clinical information systems). Most methods in this area target only the user interface and are limited to usability studies. We have been…

Medication prescriptions are an important intervention in the healthcare process. Computerized systems are increasingly used to enter and communicate prescriptions, so called Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE systems). Current CPOE systems use a varying degree of structuredness for entering and communicating prescriptions. They…