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The Effects of Electronic Documentation in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting
Author(s) -
O'Meara Estela
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.11.025
Subject(s) - documentation , ambulatory , medicine , health care , electronic health record , ambulatory care , medical emergency , decision support system , nursing , computer science , surgery , economics , programming language , artificial intelligence , economic growth
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION can improve organizational processes in health care settings and may be of particular benefit to ambulatory surgery centers. A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) can be integrated with an electronic documentation system. A DSS can identify potential errors and deviations from best practices and provide electronic alerts for health care clinicians to support patient screening and care. BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION of a DSS include practitioner noncompliance with alerts and limitations in system design. NURSES CAN BE INSTRUMENTAL in overcoming the barriers that prevent some clinicians from adopting these useful information systems. AORN J 86 (December 2007) 970–979. © AORN, Inc, 2007.