Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics

I Health Care Information Technology: Implications for Change.- Plenary papers.- 1 On the Interaction Between Health Informatics, the Individual and Society.- 2 Development of an Information Technology Culture within the Organization.- 3 Information Leads to Compliance?.- 4 Health Care Information Technology: Implications for Change - Summary of the Working Conference.- II Health Care Information Technology: Implications for Change.- Working Group Papers.- Working Group Paper One.- Working Group Paper Two.- Working Group Paper Three.- Working Group Paper Four.- III Health Care Information Technology: Implications for Change.- Individual Papers.- The Identification of Communication Flow Patterns and Information Needs of an Organization.- Information and Communication Flow Patterns: A Vital Part of the Process of Organizational Change.- Planning Your Clinical Information System for the End User.- Software Development: Complexity and Professional Roles.- The Pros and Cons of Customized Development Versus Software Package.- Computer Application Development - User, Vendor or Profession?.- What's In It For Us? Information Technology Implementation -- A Process of Change.- Managing the Change Process for a Smooth Implementation.- Managing Change for Smooth Implementation.- Benefits of Bedside Terminals - Myth or Reality?.- Facilitating and Enhancing the Role of the Nurse: The Nurse and the Clinical Workstation.- The Electronic Community: Will Computer-Mediated Communication Have an Impact on Nursing Practice?.- Organizational Changes as a Result of Computerization -- The Peijas-Rekola Case.- Information Technology and the Management of Preventive Services.- Experiences with Selection and Implementation of an Integrated Hospital Information System.- Managing the Change Process for a Smooth Implementation: The Case of Leuven.- Computer-Based Training for HIS: A User-Driven Contemporary Curriculum Model.- From Implementation to Maintenance: How to Keep Staff Motivated?.- The Computer as a Partner in Nursing Practice: Implications for Curriculum Change.- Computer-Based Training for H.I.S. Orientation: Efficient, Effective and Friendly.- Data Protection and a Secure Environment for Nursing: Information Technology Security.- Can Patient Care Documentation Be Standardized for Today's Computer?.- Preparing for a Career in Nursing Informatics.- Career Opportunities in Nursing Informatics.- Spiralling Costs of Health Care -- Can Computers Help to Contain Costs.- Patient Classification and Computers: Tools for Patient Care Management in the Nursing Service.- Guidelines for Measuring Quality Health Care or What to Do Until We Have a Large Database.- Access to Care: Realities of the American Marketplace.- Author Index.- Key Words Index.