The needs, uses and issues surrounding computerized variance data analysis.
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K A Badger
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How the case manager can influence the clinical information system selection process.
The selection and implementation of a clinical information system that provides meaningful patient data in a format that is usable by the clinician is a challenge facing many healthcare institutions. In the first issue of Nursing Case Management, we explored the information needs of the nurse case manager and the available and emerging computerized information systems tools to meet these specific needs. This follow-up article will focus on a typical clinical information system selection process; outline specific ways the nurse case manager can effectively influence that process; and provide examples and a checklist that will enable the nurse case manager to assist the institution in selecting and implementing the most appropriate system.
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Patient care report cards: an analysis.
In the competitive health care market of the 1990s, health care institutions face a significant number of fiscal challenges that threaten their survival. As part of the survival process, institutions must demonstrate--to the public and to regulatory agencies--that they are measuring the effect of their care structures and processes. Institutions must be willing to share these measurements with the public as well as to use them internally to identify performance problems and document the impact of process improvements or other changes. The report card is a simple, easily understood method for reporting quality data and comparing varying aspects of patient care processes and outcomes. However, as measurements, report cards are not robust enough to serve as the sole source of quality-related data, and interinstitutional comparisons may be misleading. This article explores the new phenomenon known as patient care report cards and discusses their usage in quality measurement and improvement.
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