Information Systems - Standards
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Monitoring quality of care in residential care for the elderly: the information challenge.

29 Jun 2009 This study assesses the administrative data compiled on residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) by the state of California and considers the feasibility of their adaptation into a comprehensive information system. Required state RCFE ... Read more...

The multimethod evaluation of a nursing information system in taiwan.

29 Jun 2009 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a nursing information system on nurses' daily practice. A multimethod evaluation was used that combined both quantitative and qualitative approaches to explore the influence of this technology ... Read more...

The alignment of information systems with organizational objectives and strategies in health care.

29 Jun 2009 PURPOSE: The alignment of information systems with organizational objectives and strategies is a key, contemporary challenge to organizations in general and the health care industry in particular. Researchers and managers alike believe that the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Information Systems - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Commentary: is assisted living in the United States well served by regulations requiring the reporting of detailed operational data that are then posted on the Internet? 29 Jun 2009
• Monitoring quality of care in residential care for the elderly: the information challenge. 29 Jun 2009
• The multimethod evaluation of a nursing information system in taiwan. 29 Jun 2009
• The alignment of information systems with organizational objectives and strategies in health care. 29 Jun 2009
• [Woman abuse: contributions and shortcomings of the information system] 30 May 2009
• Health care information technology: a cloud around the silver lining? 23 May 2009
• Official information systems for cryptococcal meningitis, state of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil. 13 May 2009
• Some pieces already in place. IT standards groups are well-positioned to assist goals of stimulus act. 4 Apr 2009
• Keeping HIEs safe. 30 Mar 2009
• LTC provider plays role in HIE development. 30 Mar 2009
• KiPar, a tool for systematic information retrieval regarding parameters for kinetic modelling of yeast metabolic pathways. 29 Mar 2009
• A national clinical decision support infrastructure to enable the widespread and consistent practice of genomic and personalized medicine. 21 Mar 2009
• PRISM framework: a paradigm shift for designing, strengthening and evaluating routine health information systems. 18 Mar 2009
• LexGrid: a framework for representing, storing, and querying biomedical terminologies from simple to sublime. 2 Mar 2009
• IT vulnerabilities highlighted by errors, malfunctions at veterans' medical centers. 2 Mar 2009
• [Evaluation of the completeness of variables on Birth Certificates of residents in Pernambuco State, Brazil, 1996 to 2005] 27 Feb 2009
• Joint commission offers warnings, advice on adopting new health care IT systems. 9 Feb 2009
• [Analysis of data from Poison Control Centers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for use in public health activities] 30 Jan 2009
• [Reliability and validity of death certificates specifying oral cancer as cause of death in Teresina, Piauí State, Brazil, 2004-2005] 30 Jan 2009
• Representing resuscitation data-Considerations on efficient analysis of quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 15 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Information Systems'

Definition: Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.

Descriptor UI: D007256

Alternative terms: Information Systems; Information System; System, Information; Systems, Information; Data Systems; Data System; System, Data; Systems, Data; Information Retrieval Systems; Information Retrieval System; System, Information Retrieval; Systems, Information Retrieval; Ancillary Information Systems; Ancillary Information System; Information System, Ancillary; Information Systems, Ancillary; System, Ancillary Information; Systems, Ancillary Information; Emergency Care Information Systems;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.700.508.300;

Online Note: use INFORMATION SYSTEMS to search INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 1966-81; use EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS to search EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1987-91

History Note: 82; was INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 1966-81; EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS was see EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 1987-91

Technical Notes: for automated systems do not coord with AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; for medical information systems do not coord with MEDICINE