Information Systems - Utilization
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Information technology sophistication in nursing homes.

27 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: There is growing recognition that a more sophisticated information technology (IT) infrastructure is needed to improve the quality of nursing home care in the United States. The purpose of this study was to explore the concept of IT ... Read more...

The Nicaraguan pediatric dengue cohort study: study design, methods, use of information technology, and extension to other infectious diseases.

10 May 2009 Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is a major public health problem worldwide. In 2004, the Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study was established in Managua, Nicaragua, to study the natural history and transmission of dengue in children. Here, ... Read more...

Plugging in a nation.

27 Feb 2009 The government's $19 billion in IT funding could hasten a true EHR. Are you prepared to spend your share, and to help wire ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Information Systems - Utilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Information technology sophistication in nursing homes. 27 May 2009
• The Nicaraguan pediatric dengue cohort study: study design, methods, use of information technology, and extension to other infectious diseases. 10 May 2009
• Focusing on health literacy might help us cross the quality chasm. 29 Apr 2009
• Rx drug safety in TN: some successes, some challenges. 30 Mar 2009
• Plugging in a nation. 27 Feb 2009
• People, get ready. This is our chance to truly transform health care. 27 Feb 2009
• Education, staffing reforms urged to equip nurses to use IT. Group proposes ways to give RNs more skills, more say on technology. 27 Feb 2009
• Long-term care health information technology. Providers are increasingly looking to improve quality and claim earned reimbursement with HIT. 27 Feb 2009
• Evaluating health information technology: provider satisfaction with an HIV-specific, electronic clinical management and reporting system. 30 Jan 2009
• IT challenges. 30 Jan 2009
• Availability and usage of ICT applications among European primary care physicians. 30 Dec 2008
• Health information technology--results from a roundtable discussion. 30 Dec 2008
• Use of electronic information systems in nursing homes: United States, 2004. 22 Oct 2008
• [Use of information systems for managing healthcare services in a long-term care facility] 30 Aug 2008
• Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications and shorter length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries in acute care hospitals in the United States. 17 Jun 2008
• Factors associated with the use of electronic information systems for drug dispensing and medication administration records in nursing homes. 31 May 2008
• Managing an emergency department by analysing HIS medical data: a focus on elderly patient clinical pathways. 30 May 2008
• Rethinking medical professionalism: the role of information technology and practice innovations. 30 May 2008
• Future state. Newt Gingrich's vision of tomorrow's healthcare system involves copious amounts of IT. Interview by Anthony Guerra. 30 Mar 2008
• [Utility of an information system for primary care] 30 Mar 2008

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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