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A Warnock-Matheron

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PubMed1986

The case for using computers in the operating room.

The largest cost center and revenue generator in most hospitals, the operating room is subject to demands for increased cost accountability and quality assurance. Information technology tools can be incorporated into the operating room and have the potential to positively affect practices there through addressing nursing, administrative/financial and medical needs. Microcomputer-based operating room systems now on the market can provide functions from scheduling and case costing to medical records and market analysis. Of 21 functions identified, 10 can be characterized as mandatory and the remaining as optional. Individual systems offer varied configurations, providing from 0 to 21 functions. These enhanced capabilities for data collection, monitoring and analysis enable health care professionals to provide both better and more cost-effective care for surgical patients.

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A risk management approach to the security of hospital information systems.

Risk management in today's technologically advanced health care system demands proactive rather than reactive strategies. Risk management is defined as a planned program for liability control and involves the identification, analysis and evaluation of legal risks followed by strategies to reduce or eliminate these risks. The concept of risk management is most often associated with quality assurance and direct patient care activities. For current purposes, the risk management concept is borrowed from arena of patient care and applied to the security measures surrounding hospital information systems. In this context, risk management/liability control is viewed as proactive activities designed to protect both the hospital information system and the confidentiality of patient information.

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Mapping the future of hospital information systems: priorities for nursing applications.

The purpose of this study was to determine the value of computerized applications to nurse users in a large acute-care university-affiliated hospital. A hospital information system has been in place since 1983. A convenience sample of 77 staff nurses and 33 nurse managers from various clinical areas rated the benefits for decision making and patient care of approximately 19 existing automated applications, and prioritized for future acquisition, approximately 40 applications not currently available. Results of the study revealed that of the applications currently automated, respondents ranked the applications of results reporting, order entry, nursing station census, and message switching as most useful for decision making and patient care. Applications identified as high priorities for future acquisition were on-line charting, automated medication record, and enhanced results reporting.

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