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Kristiina Junttila1, Riitta Meretoja, Anja Seppälä
1Helsinki University Central Hospital, Jorvi Hospital, Espoo, Finland. kristina.junttila@hus.fi
Aim:
This article describes a data warehouse approach when designing an information system to meet nursing management needs in acute hospital setting.
Background:
The rapidly changing health care environment has created new challenges for nursing leaders and requires appropriate, accurate and timely data for decision-making.
Method:
Key aspects of current information needs were identified by a nursing expert group. A data warehouse-based Nursing Management Information System was produced and piloted in nine wards. A survey and interviews were conducted to evaluate the piloting.
Results:
Data from the patient administrative system together with nursing rostering data and measures for nursing care intensity brought new opportunities for nursing management.
Conclusions:
A Nursing Management Information System is suggested to be built using data warehouse model. Successful implementation of a Nursing Management Information System requires systematic data quality checks. An information analyst is essential for interpreting and communicating nursing data to multi-professional management groups.
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