Comparison of extent of use, information accuracy, and functions for manual and electronic patient status boards

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 817-823

  Patterson, Emily S ^a   Rogers, Michelle L ^b   Tomolo, Anne M ^c   Wears, Robert L ^d,e   Tsevat, Joel ^f,g  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Human factors; Information technology; Observational study

Indexed keywords

DEPARTURE TIME; ELECTRONIC DATA ENTRY; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; ETHNOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS; HUMAN FACTORS; INFORMATION ACCURACY; MEDICAL CENTER; OBSERVABLE BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFIERS; PATIENT TRACKING; PRIMARY FUNCTIONS; REAL-TIME CHANGES; WHITE BOARD;

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY ROOMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NURSING;

INFORMATION USE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ORDER; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78650202414     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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