Effect of a nursing information system on the quality of information processing in nursing: An evaluation study using the HIS-monitor instrument

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-38

  Ammenwerth, Elske ^a   Rauchegger, Franz ^b   Ehlers, Frauke ^c   Hirsch, Bernhard ^a   Schaubmayr, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b TILAK   (Austria)

^c ITH Icoserve Technology for Healthcare GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Evaluation questionnaire; Healthcare information systems; Hospital information systems; Information management; Quality; Survey

Indexed keywords

CARE PLANNING; CRONBACH ALPHA; EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL REGULATION; MCNEMAR; NURSING DOCUMENTATION; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY; QUALITY OF INFORMATION; TECHNICAL PROBLEM; WORKFLOW SUPPORT;

AVAILABILITY; DATA PROCESSING; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INSTRUMENTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; NURSING; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MCNEMAR TEST; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 78650266431     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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