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HIS-Monitor: an approach to assess the quality of information processing in hospitals.
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International journal of medical informatics [Int J Med Inform] 2007 Feb-Mar; Vol. 76 (2-3), pp. 216-25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Jun 14. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Objectives: Hospital information systems (HIS) are a substantial quality and cost factor for hospitals. Systematic monitoring of HIS quality is an important task; however, this task is often seen to be insufficiently supported. To support systematic HIS monitoring, we developed HIS-Monitor, comprising about 107 questions, focusing on how a hospital information system does efficiently support clinical and administrative tasks.<br />Methods: The structure of HIS-Monitor consists of a matrix, crossing HIS quality criteria on one axis with a list of process steps within patient care on the other axis. HIS-Monitor was developed based on several pretests and was now tested in a larger feasibility study with 102 participants.<br />Results: HIS-Monitor intends to describe strengths and weaknesses of information processing in a hospital. Results of the feasibility study show that HIS-Monitor was able to highlight certain HIS problems such as insufficiently supported cross-departmental communication, legibility of drug orders and other paper-based documents, and overall time needed for documentation. We discuss feasibility of HIS-Monitor and the reliability and validity of the results.<br />Conclusions: Further refinement and more formal validation of HIS-Monitor are planned.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1386-5056
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 2-3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of medical informatics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16777476
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.05.004