Impact of IT-supported clinical pathways on medical staff satisfaction. A prospective longitudinal cohort study

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Schuld, Jochen ^a   Schäfer, Thilo ^a   Nickel, Stefan ^b   Jacob, Peter ^a   Schilling, Martin K ^a   Richter, Sven ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Clinical professionals; IT support; Quality of care; Staff satisfaction; Treatment standards

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAYS; CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS; IT-SUPPORT; QUALITY OF CARE; STAFF SATISFACTION; TREATMENT STANDARDS;

NURSING; OPTIMIZATION; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79851512099     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.10.012     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Schilling M.K., Richter S., Jacob P., et al. Clinical pathways-first results of a systematic IT-supported application at a surgical department of a university hospital. Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2006, 131(17):962-967.
2. Blaser R., Schnabel M., Biber C., et al. Improving pathway compliance and clinician performance by using information technology. Int. J. Med. Inform. 2007, 76(2-3):151-156.
3. Lenz R., Blaser R., Beyer M., et al. IT support for clinical pathways-lessons learned. Int. J. Med. Inform. 2007, 76(Suppl. 3):S397-402.
4. Ronellenfitsch U., Rossner E., Jakob J., et al. Clinical pathways in surgery: should we introduce them into clinical routine? A review article. Langenbecks Arch. Surg. 2008, 393(4):449-457.
5. Muller M.K., Dedes K.J., Dindo D., et al. Impact of clinical pathways in surgery. Langenbecks Arch. Surg. 2009, 394(1):31-39.
6. Graeber S., Richter S., Folz J., et al. Clinical pathways in general surgery. Development, implementation, and evaluation. Methods Inf. Med. 2007, 46(5):574-579.
7. Schuld J., Richter S., Folz J., et al. Influence of IT-supported clinical pathways on patient satisfaction at a surgical department of a university hospital. Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. 2008, 133(23):1235-1239.
8. Aiken L.H., Clarke S.P., Sloane D.M., et al. Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. JAMA 2002, 288(16):1987-1993.
9. Kennedy E.P., Grenda T.R., Sauter P.K., et al. Implementation of a critical pathway for distal pancreatectomy at an academic institution. J. Gastrointest. Surg. 2009, 13(5):938-944.
10. Tan J.J., Cheong A.Y., Foo D.M. Colorectal clinical pathways: a method of improving clinical outcome?. Asian J. Surg. 2005, 28(4):252-256.
11. Cheah J. Development and implementation of a clinical pathway programme in an acute care general hospital in Singapore. Int. J. Qual. Health Care 2000, 12(5):403.
12. Murphy M.A., Richards T., Atkinson C., et al. Fast track open aortic surgery: reduced post operative stay with a goal directed pathway. Eur. J. Vasc. Endovasc. Surg. 2007, 34(3):274-278.
13. Joh H.J., Moon I.S., Park H.R., et al. The effects of the critical pathway for inguinal hernia repair. Yonsei Med. J. 2003, 44(1):81-88.
14. Goode C.J. Impact of a CareMap and case management on patient satisfaction and staff satisfaction, collaboration, and autonomy. Nurs. Econ. 1995, 13(6). 337-348, 361.
15. Holzbeierlein J.M., Smith J.A. Radical prostatectomy and collaborative care pathways. Semin. Urol. Oncol. 2000, 18(1):60-65.
16. Lorenzi N.M., Riley R.T. Managing change: an overview. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. 2000, 7(2):116-124.
17. Halbesleben J.R., Wakefield D.S., Ward M.M., et al. The relationship between super users' attitudes and employee experiences with clinical information systems. Med. Care Res. Rev. 2009, 66(1):82-96.
18. Davis F.D. Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information technology. MIS Q. 1989, 319-340.
19. Goodwin N.C. Functionality and usability. Commun. ACM 1987, 30(3):229-233.
20. Epstein R.M., Hundert E.M. Defining and assessing professional competence. JAMA 2002, 287(2):226-235.
21. Berg M. Implementing information systems in health care organizations: myths and challenges. Int. J. Med. Inform. 2001, 64(2-3):143-156.
22. Button G. Technology in Working Order: Studies of Work, Interaction, and Technology 1993, Routledge, New York, NY 10001.
23. Dahm M.F., Wadensten B. Nurses' experiences of and opinions about using standardised care plans in electronic health records-a questionnaire study. J. Clin. Nurs. 2008, 17(16):2137-2145.
24. de Veer A.J., Francke A.L. Attitudes of nursing staff towards electronic patient records: a questionnaire survey. Int. J. Nurs. Stud. 2010, 47(7):846-854.
25. Hunt S.D., Sparkman R.D., Wilcox J.B. The pretest in survey research: issues and preliminary findings. J. Mark. Res. 1982, 19(2):269-273.
26. Schuld J., Scheingraber S., Richter S., et al. Public service strike. Effects on operating room management and training at a surgical university clinic. Chirurg 2007, 78(10):945-949.