Methods for measuring the impact of health information technologies on clinicians' patterns of work and communication

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 129, Issue , 2007, Pages 1083-1087

  Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Ampt, Amanda ^a   Williamson, Margaret ^b   Nguyen, Ken ^a   Kearney, Leanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b National Prescribing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

computerised order entry systems; computers; handheld; interdisciplinary communication; medication systems; nursing staff; observation; time and motion studies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; HOSPITALS; MULTITASKING; NURSING; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; TIME AND MOTION STUDY;

HANDHELDS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATIONS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM;

DATA ACQUISITION;

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 35748972686     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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