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Computers conquer hospital wards in Germany
Author(s) -
Höhmann U.,
Schulz B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2834.1996.01973.x
Subject(s) - german , order (exchange) , health care , health informatics , informatics , accountability , nursing , nursing care , nursing management , work (physics) , medicine , business , political science , public health , engineering , finance , history , law , mechanical engineering , archaeology
As a result of the Health Reform Act (1993) German hospitals have to prepare for fundamental changes in their accountability to the health insurance companies. For example, the introduction of diagnosis‐related groups and competitive elements into the health care sector necessitate thorough recording of patient‐related costs by each individual hospital. Consequently, the work done by nurses is to be measured in a more refined manner in order to obtain a correct picture of the overall costs for a particular treatment. Computer technology is seen as a suitable tool to meet the challenges of this new development. The Agnes Karll Institute of Nursing Research (German Nurses' Association) conducted a study in the hospitals of Hesse, Germany, in order to investigate the present state of nursing informatics and related questions. Some results will be outlined in this paper.