Computerized support for case management ISAACC

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Health Information Systems
• Nursing Theory Application

Background:

• Nursing strives to lead case management.
• Practice-oriented nursing theory can support this leadership.
• Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory offers a theoretical foundation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a computerized system supporting nursing case management.
• To introduce the Professional Care System and its ISAACC component.
• To outline future system expansion plans.

Main Methods:

• Description of the Professional Care System.
• Focus on the Intelligent System Access to Automated Clinical Charting (ISAACC) component.
• Discussion of theoretical underpinnings in system design.

Main Results:

• A computerized system, the Professional Care System with ISAACC, is described.
• The system is based on Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory.
• The system has potential to support nursing case management.

Conclusions:

• Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory provides a basis for nursing informatics tools.
• The Professional Care System and ISAACC can aid nursing case management.
• Further development is planned to enhance system capabilities.