Alexander Gregory L, Madsen Richard, Newton Matthew
J Gerontol Nurs. 2017 Jan 1;43(1):17-21. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20161215-05.
Nursing home (NH) health information technology (IT) is becoming more prevalent across the country. Currently, a national sample of NHs is being surveyed for 3 consecutive years to determine trends in NH IT sophistication (e.g., measures of IT capabilities, extent of IT use, IT integration with internal and external stakeholders). IT sophistication is measured in resident care, clinical support, and administrative activities. The current article provides details of the differences in NH IT sophistication reported by administrators completing Year 1 and Year 2 surveys. IT in clinical support (i.e., laboratory, pharmacy, and radiology) had the greatest differences. This difference is expected because these areas typically require external contracts, making it dificult to fit IT with existing workflows, which is important for sustained adoption. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 43(1), 17-21.].
疗养院(NH)的健康信息技术(IT)在全国正变得越来越普遍。目前,正在对全国范围内的疗养院样本进行连续三年的调查,以确定疗养院IT成熟度的趋势(例如,IT能力的衡量指标、IT使用程度、IT与内部和外部利益相关者的整合情况)。IT成熟度在居民护理、临床支持和行政活动方面进行衡量。本文详细介绍了完成第一年和第二年调查的管理人员报告的疗养院IT成熟度差异。临床支持方面(即实验室、药房和放射科)的差异最大。预计会出现这种差异,因为这些领域通常需要外部合同,这使得将IT与现有工作流程相匹配变得困难,而这对于持续采用IT至关重要。[《老年护理杂志》,43(1),17 - 21。]