title: Improving information access with an emergency department system.
abstract: An emergency department (ED) clinical system was developed by in-house personnel, with ED physician, nursing, registration and clerical staff input. The utilization of existing hardware and customization of the hospital's mainframe hospital information system (HIS) facilitated the implementation of a cost-effective system that meets the information access needs of a busy, state-of-the-art academic ED. The transition to automation of the ED was facilitated through the use of a comprehensive training plan and change strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Travers
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authors.lastname: Parham
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000191:economics; D003200:Computer User Training; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000191:economics; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012984:Software / Q000191:economics