Table 7.

Common themes or problems addressed by HIT interventions

Theme	Description	Example Disease Contexts
Establishing continuity of care	Extending care to patients in the community (home, school) beyond settings where they traditionally access care (eg, hospitals)	Complex health care needs post-discharge from hospital
Addressing time constraints	Increasing efficiency of care or reducing time burden on health care providers	ED decision support for asthma
Bridging geographical barriers	Reducing the need for patient travel or providing access to distant specialists	Burn care to patients in rural Australia