The impact of a Critical Care Information System (CCIS) on time spent charting and in direct patient care by staff in the ICU: A review of the literature

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 435-445

  Mador, Rebecca L ^a   Shaw, Nicola T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerized; Critical Care Information System; Efficiency; Intensive care units; Medical records systems; Point of care systems; Review; Workflow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED; CRITICAL CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; WORKFLOW;

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT;

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; JOB ANALYSIS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CRITICAL CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67349123684     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.01.002     Document Type: Review

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