Data warehouse approach to nursing management.
| Autor: | Junttila K; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Jorvi Hospital, Espoo, Finland. kristina.junttila@hus.fi, Meretoja R, Seppälä A, Tolppanen EM, Ala-Nikkola T, Silvennoinen L |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nursing management [J Nurs Manag] 2007 Mar; Vol. 15 (2), pp. 155-61. |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00690.x |
| Abstrakt: | 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. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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