PURPOSE This study was done to develop and implement the Nursing KMS (knowledge management system) in order to improve knowledge sharing and creation among clinical nurses in outpatient departments. METHODS This study was a methodological research using the 'System Development Life Cycle': consisting of planning, analyzing, design, implementation, and evaluation. Quality Function Deployment (...

background: users of hospital information system (his) use these systems durâ­ing working day and know its problems better than othâ­ers know. studying their views is very important and can be espeâ­cially effective in the development of the inâ­formation system. the aim of this study was to investigate the users' views toâ­wards the qualâ­ity of hospital information system in the training hosp...

abstract the aim of this study was to evaluate the status of information on forest and data transfer and to identify the gaps in information and data flow in forestry sector in iran. the study evaluated the data and information flow in three levels (control offices level, provincial offices level and organizational offices level) using the document analysis and questioning (interviews and ques...

Documentation computer tools for nursing homes are uncommon, with few nursing homes having access to electronic systems. At St. Paul's Nursing Home an UCSD student engineering team created a web based solution for the nursing staff progress notes. The purpose was to develop innovative design processes so other groups can emulate similar processes. By collecting information from nurse notes and ...

OBJECTIVE Limited consumer use of health care report cards may be due to the large amount of information presented in report cards, which can be difficult to understand. These limitations may be overcome with summary measures. Our objective was to evaluate consumer response to summary measures in the setting of nursing homes. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING 2005-2010 nursing home Minimum Data Set ...