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Translating Traditional Principles of System Development into a Process for Designing Clinical Information Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Pamela A. Gillis ,
Holly Booth ,
Judith R. Graves ,
Charles Steven Fehlauer  and
Jerome Soller
Pamela A. Gillis
Affiliation:
Bell Atlantic Health Care System
Holly Booth
Affiliation:
Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Judith R. Graves
Affiliation:
Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Charles Steven Fehlauer
Affiliation:
Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Jerome Soller
Affiliation:
Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Abstract

Traditional software development methodologies enhanced by a clinical component result in information systems that support the practice of nursing. This paper describes the clinical informatics model used to develop and evaluate a mobile computer assessment tool. Data entry of atomic-level elements, with storage in a relational database, allows the synthesis and analysis by multiple disciplines to aid in real-time decision making. The system is designed to improve the recording and accessibility of patient data and nursing observations on a geriatric unit at the Salt Lake VA Medical Center.

Type
Special Section: Assessing Nursing and Technology
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , Spring 1994 , pp. 235 - 248
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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