ABSTRACT
The nursing informatics project team within the Information Management Services Department of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland is currently developing and implementing an Integrated Nursing Information System (INIS) in accordance with an "Information and Workflow Model" drawn up by the team in 1998. The three components of the INIS will be defined and progress in the hospital to date will be demonstrated. INIS will become part of the overall electronic patient record.
Subject(s)
Nursing Informatics/organization & administration , Nursing Staff, Hospital , Quality of Health Care , Systems Integration , Humans , IrelandABSTRACT
The Health Service Reform Programme in Ireland will be the biggest change ever seen in the health service. This programme will be dependent on information structures that provide appropriate and timely information. The Nursing Informatics Project Team in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin is in the process of implementing an Integrated Nursing Information System, which will facilitate participation in the new reforms.
