Harrington L et al, The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(7-8)
Heuristic evaluation is a type of study that is useful for uncovering usability issues in a human-computer interface such as the electronic medical record (EMR). Findings can be very useful in overcoming usability problems to better realize the benefits of the EMR.
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Caligtan CA, Dykes PC. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 27(3)
Objectives
To provide an overview of electronic personal health information technology.
Data Sources
Peer reviewed research studies, review articles, and web resources.
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Vezyridis P et al, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(7)
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine nurses’ attitudes and reflection on the transformation of their workpractices after the implementation of an Emergency Department Information System (EDIS).
Methods
A qualitative study using interviews, mainly with nurses, conducted four years after the implementation of an EDIS at the emergency department (ED) of a large university hospital in Midlands, UK.
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While A, Dewsbury G. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2011
This paper traces the development of information and communication (ICT) within health care and the emergence of telehealth as a key component of modern health care delivery as health care moves from the ‘face to face age’ to the ‘information age’. The paper examines the interface of ICT and nursing practice and highlights the limited evidence relating to the nursing contribution within telehealth particularly beyond data input and output analysis for other health care personnel.
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Edirippulige S. Global Telehealth, 2010
Nurses represent the largest group of healthcare professionals; and their role in healthcare is diverse. The lack of nurses in the workforce and the increasing demand of care continues to challenge health systems across the globe. Telehealth has been identified as a potential alternative method for delivering health services.
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Lee T et al, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2010
Purpose
The implementation of an information system has become a trend in healthcare institutions. How to identify variables related to patient safety among accumulated data has been viewed as a main issue. The purpose of this study was to identify critical factors related to patient falls through the application of data mining to available data through a hospital information system.
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Westra BL et al, The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(7/8)
OBJECTIVE:
To update the definitions and measures for the Nursing Management Minimum Data Set (NMMDS).
BACKGROUND:
Meaningful use of electronic health records includes reuse of the data for quality improvement. Nursing management data are essential to explain variances in outcomes. The NMMDS is a research-based minimum set of essential standardized management data useful to support nursing management and administrative decisions for quality improvement.
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Poe SS, Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2010
Information technology is integral to health care delivery. Nurse leaders recognize the need to build intellectual capital (knowledge, skills, and experience) in use and oversight of electronic health records despite financial constraints on indirect care time.
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Furukawa MF et al, Health Services Research, 45(4)
Objective.
To estimate the effects of electronic medical records (EMR) implementation on medical-surgical acute unit costs, length of stay, nurse staffing levels, nursing skill mix, nurse cost per hour, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes.
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Lammintakanen, Johanna et al, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2010
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to describe nurse managers’ perceptions of the use of electronic information systems in their daily work. Several kinds of software are used for administrative and information management purposes in health care organizations, but the issue has been studied less from nurse managers’ perspective.
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Hübner U et al, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 10(1)
Background
IT adoption is a process that is influenced by different external and internal factors. This study aimed 1. to identify similarities and differences in the prevalence of medical and nursing IT systems in Austrian and German hospitals, and 2. to match these findings with characteristics of the two countries, in particular their healthcare system, and with features of the hospitals.
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Klehr, Joan et al, International Journal of Nursing Terminologies and Classifications, 20(4)
PURPOSE.
To describe a customized electronic medical record documentation system which provides an electronic health record, Epic, which was implemented in December 2006 using standardized taxonomies for nursing documentation.
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Rantz MJ et al, Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 36(1)
As in acute care, use of health information technology in long-term care holds promise for increased efficiency, better accuracy, reduced costs, and improved outcomes. A comprehensive electronic health record (EHR), which encompasses all health care measures that clinicians want to use-both standard health care assessments and those acquired through emerging technology-is the key to improved, efficient clinical decision making. New technologies using sensors to passively monitor older adults at home are being developed and are commercially available. However, integrating the clinical information systems with passive monitoring data so that clinical decision making is enhanced and patient records are complete is challenging.
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de Veer, Anke J.E., and Anneke L. Francke, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2009
Background
A growing number of health care organizations are implementing a system of electronic patient records (EPR). This implies a change in work routines for nursing staff, but it could also be regarded as an opportunity to improve the quality of care.
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Sarhan, Firas, Nursing Times, 105(43)
This article explores the legal and ethical issues that nurses need to consider when planning, designing and implementing telemedicine.
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Sassen, Elizabeth J., Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 27(5)
Many aspects of healthcare have been positively affected by the advent of the electronic health record system. Considering the richly documented benefits, one might assume that most nurses would hold very positive attitudes toward an electronic health record system in their practice; however, frequently, this is not the case.
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Burkhart, Lisa, and Ida Androwich, Advances in Nursing Science, 32(3)
Nursing is at a critical juncture in creating data repositories that support nursing research and theory development, as health systems adopt and design electronic health records. This article discusses how informatics theory can be used to guide designing nursing documentation screens and analyzing the resulting data sets, while highlighting methods to maximize reliability and validity and to address measurement issues.
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Polen, Hyla H. et al, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 78(10)
Background
Nursing is arguably the most organizationally diverse healthcare profession. Educational backgrounds may vary, even among similarly credentialed nurses. Drug information databases used as clinical decision support tools can improve access to pharmacologic information at point-of-care when housed on personal digital assistants. They may also help address the disparity in drug information and pharmacology education between nurses.
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