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Longterm care goes on-line.

Contemporary Longterm Care

|January 8, 1995

Summary

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Computerization in long-term care is advancing, enabling electronic data sharing between providers. This facilitates streamlined administration and patient care documentation through electronic Minimum Data Set (MDS) output.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Long-Term Care Technology

Background:

Increasing computer adoption in long-term care facilities.
Current use of computers for financial and administrative tasks.
Growing trend in using computers for patient care tracking and documentation.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the potential for streamlined administration in long-term care.
To explore the development of electronic bridges between healthcare providers.
To discuss the transition to electronic patient data output.

Main Methods:

Review of current computerization trends in long-term care.
Analysis of administrative and patient care data management practices.
Exploration of data integration possibilities.

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Main Results:

Facilities are increasingly computerizing administrative and financial tasks.
Patient care tracking and documentation are also being computerized.
Electronic output of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a feasible next step.

Conclusions:

Computerization offers significant potential for administrative efficiency in long-term care.
Electronic data exchange can improve healthcare provider collaboration.
Transitioning to electronic patient data, including MDS, is achievable.