Abstract:
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.
摘要:
医学信息学带来的方法和解决方案,可以支持减少医疗保健的生态足迹。绿色医学信息学解决方案的初始框架可用,然而,这些都没有解决组织和人为因素。在评估或分析旨在使医疗保健更具可持续性的(技术)干预措施中包括这些因素,对于提高这些干预措施的可用性和有效性至关重要。与来自荷兰医院的医疗保健专业人员的访谈导致了组织和人为因素影响可持续解决方案的实施和采用的初步见解。结果表明,在减少碳排放和废物方面,组建多学科团队被认为是实现预期成果的重要因素。提到的其他一些关键因素是正式化任务,分配预算和时间,提高认识和改变协议,以促进可持续的诊断和治疗程序。