Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to P Moritz.
The definition of patient outcome measures has broadened from the traditional ones of mortality, morbidity, and disability to those that include quality of life, length of stay, health status, and patient satisfaction. Three models of innovative nursing practice in Arizona, New York, and Baltimore, are currently being evaluated in terms of these new outcome measures.
The importance of information technology for health care organizations has been recognized for some time. The major emphasis has been on the development and implementation of technology for financial control and other health care management purposes. The need for nursing information systems has been assessed by nurse experts in recent years and the available clinical systems have been found wanting. This paper reviews research on information technology as a priority for nursing and the actions taken by the National Center for Nursing Research to develop a national agenda for nursing information systems research.