Table 1 Site selection criteria
Criteria | Examples | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
Significant post implementation experience of ePrescribing system | Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) / Digitally mature (years since EHR implementation) | Digitally mature sites will have systems which have had time to embed into routine use, and will have gone through multiple iterations of optimisation, offering more opportunities for learning |
Available points of comparison for health system to NHS | OECD country | Such countries have similar health systems, governance structures, and population characteristics to the UK healthcare context |
EHR system | Large integrated systems and Best-of-Breed (BoB) | Would allow for the collection of a range of data relating to interoperability and integration optimisations across different system contexts |
Vendor | A mixture of home grown and commercial off the shelf package providers | Would allow for identification of optimisation strategies specific to issues presented by both system types |
Innovative approach | For example, integrating genomics and other biomedical data, big data feedback into ePrescribing | Innovation is identified in recent national and international digital infrastructure policies as an important area for development. |
Prior interaction with the site/named contact? | Gatekeeper/network | Would facilitate recruitment of most knowledgeable and experienced staff. |