Dawn Dowding1, Rebecca Randell2, Peter Gardner3, Geraldine Fitzpatrick4, Patricia Dykes5, Jesus Favela6, Susan Hamer7, Zac Whitewood-Moores8, Nicholas Hardiker9, Elizabeth Borycki10, Leanne Currie11. 1. Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, USA; Center for Health Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nursing Service of New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: dd2724@columbia.edu. 2. School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. 3. Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. 4. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria. 5. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 6. CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico. 7. National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. 8. Health and Social Care Information Centre, Leeds, UK. 9. School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, UK. 10. School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada. 11. School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Abstract
AIM: This review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of evidence for the use of clinical and quality dashboards in health care environments. METHODS: A literature search was performed for the dates 1996-2012 on CINAHL, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsychInfo, Science Direct and ACM Digital Library. A citation search and a hand search of relevant papers were also conducted. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty two full text papers were retrieved of which 11 were included in the review. There was considerable heterogeneity in implementation setting, dashboard users and indicators used. There was evidence that in contexts where dashboards were easily accessible to clinicians (such as in the form of a screen saver) their use was associated with improved care processes and patient outcomes. CONCLUSION: There is some evidence that implementing clinical and/or quality dashboards that provide immediate access to information for clinicians can improve adherence to quality guidelines and may help improve patient outcomes. However, further high quality detailed research studies need to be conducted to obtain evidence of their efficacy and establish guidelines for their design.
AIM: This review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of evidence for the use of clinical and quality dashboards in health care environments. METHODS: A literature search was performed for the dates 1996-2012 on CINAHL, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, PsychInfo, Science Direct and ACM Digital Library. A citation search and a hand search of relevant papers were also conducted. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty two full text papers were retrieved of which 11 were included in the review. There was considerable heterogeneity in implementation setting, dashboard users and indicators used. There was evidence that in contexts where dashboards were easily accessible to clinicians (such as in the form of a screen saver) their use was associated with improved care processes and patient outcomes. CONCLUSION: There is some evidence that implementing clinical and/or quality dashboards that provide immediate access to information for clinicians can improve adherence to quality guidelines and may help improve patient outcomes. However, further high quality detailed research studies need to be conducted to obtain evidence of their efficacy and establish guidelines for their design.
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