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- Title
Managing patient records and documenting service delivery: the results of a 'best practice' remote area nursing program... nursing services at isolated tourist destinations.
- Authors
Wilks J; Barnes J; Paul K; Wood M; Jones D
- Abstract
This paper describes a 'best practice' demonstration program for monitoring nursing services in remote locations. A four-phase project involving paper- and computer-based patient information systems was implemented at nursing clinics on islands off the coast of Queensland. Patient demographics, diagnoses and details of health service provision were recorded. Results showed a marked improvement in the detail of patient records over the program period. Monitoring of services also provided useful planning and policy information for company management, while a systematic approach to maintaining patient records addressed several medico-legal issues.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; NURSE administrators; MANAGEMENT of medical records; RURAL nursing; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; MEDICAL care; OUTPATIENT medical care management; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN services programs; MEDICAL records; PERSONNEL management
- Publication
Australian Journal of Rural Health, 1997, Vol 5, Issue 3, p153
- ISSN
1038-5282
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1584.1997.tb00257.x