A Review of Future Studies in the Field of Health Information Technology

Author(s):

Morteza Hemmat , Haleh Ayatollahi* , Mohammadreza Maleki , Fatemeh Saghafi

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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Introduction
In order to adopt the right technologies, policy makers should have adequate information about the present and future advances. This study aimed to review future studies in the field of health information technology.
Method
This review study was conducted in 2015. The databases including Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest, Ovid Medline, and PubMed were sought between 2000 and 2015.
Results
11 papers were selected for the study. The papers were divided into two groups: forecasting the future of health information technology (n=7) and health information technology foresight (n=4). According to the results, it is better to use foresight approach for big and long-term goals.
Conclusion
The results of foresight studies can be useful for making decision and policy-making in the field of health information technology, particularly at the national level.
Keywords:

Health information technology , Foresight , Forecast , Decision making , Policy making

Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Volume:6 Issue: 1, 2019
Pages:
68 to 77
https://www.magiran.com/p2000367  
سامانه نویسندگان
  • Hemmat، Morteza
    Author (1)
    Hemmat, Morteza
    Associate Professor Saveh university of medical sciecnces,
  • Saghafi، Fatemeh
    Author (4)
    Saghafi, Fatemeh
    Associate Professor Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of management, University of Tehran, تهران, Iran
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