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Computerised care plans: provoking a quiet revolution.

K Eagar1, K Milbourne, D Hindle

  • 1Illawara Area Health Service.

Australian Health Review : a Publication of the Australian Hospital Association
|December 9, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Illawarra Area Health Service successfully piloted computerised nursing care plans. This technology is now being expanded for multidisciplinary care planning using critical pathways.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Nursing Informatics
  • Clinical Informatics

Background:

  • The Illawarra Area Health Service explored the use of computerised nursing care plans.
  • Successful testing of microcomputer software occurred in several wards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development process of computerised nursing care plans.
  • To present initial results of implementing this technology.
  • To detail the extension of technology to multidisciplinary care planning.

Main Methods:

  • Experimentation with microcomputer software for nursing care plans.
  • Porting of software to an area-wide mainframe for broader implementation.
  • Extension of technology to multidisciplinary care planning using managed care/critical pathways.

Main Results:

  • Successful testing of microcomputer software in multiple wards.
  • Initial positive results from the implementation of computerised care plans.
  • Successful extension to multidisciplinary care planning.

Conclusions:

  • Computerised nursing care plans show successful initial implementation.
  • The technology is scalable and adaptable to multidisciplinary approaches.
  • Further development and implementation are planned for area-wide use.

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