The changes in caregivers' perceptions about the quality of information and benefits of nursing documentation associated with the introduction of an electronic documentation system in a nursing home

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-126

  Munyisia, Esther N ^a   Yu, Ping ^a   Hailey, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benefits; Electronic documentation; Evaluation; Information quality; Long term care; Nursing documentation; Nursing home; Nursing information system; Residential aged care

Indexed keywords

AGED CARE; BENEFITS; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION; INFORMATION QUALITY; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING DOCUMENTATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM;

DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVEYS;

NURSING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING DOCUMENTATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSING PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751703380     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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