This important new volume presents recent research in healthcare information technology and analytics.℗ℓ Individual chapters look at such issues as the impact of technology failure on electronic prescribing behavior in primary care; attitudes toward electronic health records; a latent growth modeling approach to understanding lifestyle decisions based on patient historical data; designing an integrated surgical care delivery system using axiomatic design and petri net modeling; and failure in a dynamic decision environment, particularly in treating patients with a chronic disease. Other chapters look at such topics as the impact of information technology integration in integrated delivery systems; operations and supply chain control for inventory management in a health system pharmacy; decision-theoretic assistants based on contextual gesture recognition; evaluating emergency response medical information systems; clinical decision support in critical care; virtual worlds in healthcare; and natural language processing for understanding contraceptive use at the VA.

The Impact of Technology Failure on Electronic Prescribing Behavior in Primary Care: A Case Study -- Individuals' Attitudes Towards Electronic Health Records -- A Privacy Calculus Perspective -- Understanding Lifestyle Decisions Based on Patient Historical Data: A Latent Growth Modeling Approach -- Designing an Integrated Surgical Care Delivery System using Axiomatic Design and Petri Net Modeling -- Examining Failure in a Dynamic Decision Environment: Strategies for Treating Patients with a Chronic Disease -- An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Information Technology Integration in Healthcare Integrated Delivery Systems -- Beyond the Use of Robotics: Operations and Supply Chain Control for Effective Inventory Management in a Health System Pharmacy -- Decision-Theoretic Assistants Based on Contextual Gesture Recognition -- Developing a Method to Evaluate Emergency Response Medical Information Systems -- Effective Use of Clinical Decision Support in Critical Care: Using Risk Assessment Framework for Evaluation of a Computerized Weaning Protocol -- Virtual Worlds in Healthcare -- Natural Language Processing for Understanding Contraceptive Use at the VA.