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Dr Mirela Prgomet is a health services researcher at the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University. Her research seeks to evaluate the impact of digital health technologies on the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of clinical work practices and patient care.
Mirela has expertise in quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research methodologies, systematic reviews, and is an international expert in the application and use of the Work Observation Method By Activity Timing (WOMBAT) technique and tool. She has played a key role in the design and conduct of evaluation studies that have used WOMBAT to assess how the implementation of health technologies or changes in policies and practice have enhanced or disrupted clinical work patterns, communication, and patient care.
Her current research projects include:
- examining the impact of COVID-19 on general practice and the uptake of telehealth services;
- understanding safety and quality issues in pathology point of care testing; and
- establishing a digital health foundation for outcomes-based diagnostic excellence, safety and value.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 21 May 2014
Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management)(Honours Class I), University of Sydney
Award Date: 27 Apr 2007
External positions
Editorial Board Member, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Associate Editor, Health Information Management Journal
Co-Chair, International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Working Group on Technology Assessment and Quality Development
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Projects
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Phase 2 - COVID-19: utilising near real-time electronic general practice data to establish effective care and best-practice policy
Georgiou, A., Prgomet, M., Sezgin, G., Thomas, J., Hardie, R., Amin, J., McLeod, A., Proposch, A. & Wilson, J.
5/11/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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A real-time dashboard approach to decision support: an exercise in co-design
Li, J., Scowen, C., Loten, C., Eigenstetter, A., Thomas, J., Prgomet, M., Baysari, M. & Georgiou, A., 22 Aug 2024, Digital Health and Informatics Innovations for Sustainable Health Care Systems: Proceedings of MIE 2024 . Mantas, J., Hasman, A., Demiris, G., Saranto, K., Marschollek, M., Arvanitis, T. N., Ognjanović, I., Benis, A., Gallos, P., Zoulias, E. & Andrikopoulou, E. (eds.). Amsterdam: IOS Press, p. 137-141 5 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 316).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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A work-sampling approach for assessing adequate availability of computers on hospital wards
Prgomet, M. & Westbrook, J., 22 Aug 2024, Digital Health and Informatics Innovations for Sustainable Health Care Systems: Proceedings of MIE 2024 . Mantas, J., Hasman, A., Demiris, G., Saranto, K., Marschollek, M., Arvanitis, T. N., Ognjanović, I., Benis, A., Gallos, P., Zoulias, E. & Andrikopoulou, E. (eds.). Amsterdam: IOS Press, p. 1135-1139 5 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 316).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Evaluating artificial intelligence in clinical settings: let us not reinvent the wheel
Cresswell, K., de Keizer, N., Magrabi, F., Williams, R., Rigby, M., Prgomet, M., Kukhareva, P., Wong, Z. S. Y., Scott, P., Craven, C. K., Georgiou, A., Medlock, S., McNair, J. B. & Ammenwerth, E., 7 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26, p. 1-9 9 p., e46407.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Telehealth utilization trends for respiratory conditions in Australian General Practice: a means to reduce infection risk during the pandemic and beyond
Prgomet, M., Kibret, G., Thomas, J. & Georgiou, A., 2024, p. 279-281. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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A qualitative study of long COVID: perspectives from general practice
Thomas, J., Prgomet, M. & Georgiou, A., 1 Sept 2023. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Paper Award - Context Sensitive Health Informatics Virtual Conference
Van Dort, Bethany (Recipient), Baysari, Melissa (Recipient), Prgomet, Mirela (Recipient), Zheng, Wu Yi (Recipient), Raban, Magda (Recipient), Dalla-Pozza, Luciano (Luce) (Recipient), McCullagh, Cheryl (Recipient) & Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), 2021
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Best poster award at Context Sensitive Health Informatics conference (Sydney, Australia) 6 July 2023
Li, Julie (Recipient), Prgomet, Mirela (Recipient), Baysari, Melissa (Recipient) & Georgiou, Andrew (Recipient), 6 Jul 2023
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