title: HIS-monitor: quality of information processing in hospitals.
abstract: Systematic monitoring of HIS quality is an important task; however, this task is often seen to be insufficiently supported. To support systematic HIS monitoring, we developed the HIS-Monitor questionnaire, focusing on how a hospital information system (HIS) does efficiently support clinical and administrative tasks. HIS-Monitor was applied in a feasibility study with 102 nursing participants. Results point to strengths and weaknesses of information processing in the participating departments. Based on the experiences of the feasibility study, HIS-Monitor is now further being optimized.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Information Systems, UMIT - University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tyrol, Austria. elske.ammenwerth@umit.at
authors.forename: Elske
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ammenwerth
authors.forename: Frauke
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ehlers
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gratl
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Machan
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000592:standards*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D011786:Quality Control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires