The application of pen-based computer technology to home health care.
The purpose of this project was to study the applicability of pen-based computer technology to home health care through the development of a pen-based computer system for a Hospital/Community-Patient Review Instrument (H/C-PRI) used for nursing home placement. The sample included nurses (n = 12) from the four regional Visiting Nurse Service of New York offices, as well as all patients on whom a H/C-PRI was completed during the pre-period (n = 238) and patients on whom a H/C-PRI was completed during the post-period (n = 238). The quality of documentation was higher for patients whose H/C-PRI was performed using the pen-based computer (0% calculation errors) than for those patients whose H/C-PRI was documented in the usual manner (11% calculation errors).
Kovner
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Division of Nursing, School of Education, New York University, NY 10012, USA. kovner@is2.nyu.edu
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Mallard
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009737:Nursing Records; D010343:Patient Admission; D011446:Prospective Studies