title: Critical steps for integrating information technology in home care: one agency's experience.
abstract: Complying with Medicare PPS mandates that agencies upgrade their information systems to integrate operations, clinical delivery, and billing functions including point-of-care technology. The critical steps of selecting and implementing information systems and components of agency analysis needed prior to employing information technology--are presented in this article. The author uses her agency's experience as a reference point.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Development and Nursing Informatics, Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, 2500 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH, USA. cstruk@vnacleveland.org
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authors.lastname: Struk
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009874:Operations Research; D010934:Planning Techniques; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States