title: Integration of a hospital information system in a Greek cardiac surgery hospital through specific education programs for health care personnel: development of nursing documentation.
abstract: This study represents an educative effort for integrating an innovative Hospital Information System (HIS) in Greece for quality impact on nursing practice and conductive research. The Hospital involved is the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center (OCSC), a new 150 bedded state-of-the-art hospital in Athens. The aims of this study are the following: 1) To present the educational assessment concerning the HIS of Onassis Center, 2) To develop Nursing documentation to support the educational needs of nurses and clerks in correlation with the Nursing/Medical record of HIS, and 3) To show the meaning of continuing education for new and old hospital staff and the use of the system as an educative and consultative tool for decision support for health care personnel, especially nurses.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsirintani
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing; D003200:Computer User Training; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006115:Greece; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018511:Systems Integration