Success factors for automated systems in the clinical environment: the MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) experience.
In today's dynamic health care environment, efficient, easy, and cost-effective access to patient information is crucial for clinical decision making. The Medical University of South Carolina's experience as alpha site for development of an open architecture clinical information system (OACIS) served as a catalyst for unprecedented organizational change in this 600-bed tertiary care teaching and research facility. This article reviews the steps in the process of preparing the hospital environment for successful testing and implementation of OACIS.
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Department of Patient Care Services, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D003200:Computer User Training; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D013022:South Carolina; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013597:Systems Analysis