Automating Patient Acuity in Critical Care Units from Nursing Documentation

Patient acuity measurements are utilized for several functions in a hospital. This automating of acuity from nursing computer documentation was developed at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, utilizing HELP, a total hospital information system. The goals are to reduce paperwork responsibilities for the...

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Published inProceedings - Symposium on Computer Application in Medical Care pp. 709 - 711
Main Authors Killpack, Ann K., Budd, Marjorie Cengiz, Chapman, Radene H., Ranzenberger, Jane, Johnson, Dickey S., Pryor, T. Allan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.11.1984
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Nursing
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Summary:Patient acuity measurements are utilized for several functions in a hospital. This automating of acuity from nursing computer documentation was developed at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, utilizing HELP, a total hospital information system. The goals are to reduce paperwork responsibilities for the nurse and to define a patient's acuity measurement objectively from a documented nursing record.
ISSN:0195-4210