Advancing the adoption, integration and testing of technological advancements within existing care systems
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Objective This manuscript reviews the work on uptake and dissemination of health information technologies in mental health populations and settings, with the goal of informing the future research agenda.Methods We reviewed both the formal and "grey" literature describing the rates and correlates of uptake for electronic health records (EHRs) and personal health records (PHRs) for general and specialty mental health settings.Results Rates of uptake and use of EHRs and PHRs are low in general medical settings, and the limited evidence suggests even lower rates for specialty mental health settings. Many of the patient, provider and system-level characteristics associated with lower rates of use in general populations would be expected to be exacerbated in mental health settings.Conclusions The findings suggest a need to better understand both the causes and strategies for overcoming barriers to uptake of health information technology (HIT) in mental health settings. Observational studies could help to better elucidate the barriers to adoption of HIT that are unique or disproportionate in mental health populations. Implementation science studies are needed to better identify strategies for addressing these barriers and optimizing uptake of mental health HIT interventions.
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In some countries with common claims datasets or electronic medical records, mental health care measures have been variably adopted.
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- Authors
- Druss, B. G., & Dimitropoulos, L.
- Affiliations
- Emory University (US)
- RTI International (US)
- Corresponding author
- Druss, Benjamin G.
- Venue
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 345-348
- ISSN
- 0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2091913375
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 10.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- General Hospital Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Medical Coding and Health Information
- Keywords
- health information technology adoption, electronic health records, personal health records, mental health services, technology adoption barriers, implementation science
- MeSH terms
- Diffusion of Innovation, Humans, Medical Informatics, Mental Health Services, Technology Transfer, Health Records, Personal, Electronic Health Records
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