title: Implementation of computerized social work data base/assessments.
abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Work Service has designed, developed and implemented the Social Work Information Management System (SWIMS) which provides for the collection and reporting of both administrative and clinical information. This paper describes the implementation of one component of SWIMS, the automated Social Work Data Base/Assessment. The discussion details the implementation process and discusses issues encountered in the implementation of a computerized documentation system.
authors.affiliation: Social Work Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Danville, IL, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Breeding
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Grishman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreland
mesh_terms: D003200:Computer User Training; D003628:Database Management Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D011996:Records; D012947:Social Work; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs