Information-system
development priorities for a paediatric intensive care unit
Four medical students — Imran Hamid, Preetesh Modi, Tasneem
Pirani and Iman Velji — and Dr Benita Cox, from Imperial
College, London, report the results of their research.
ABSTRACT
This paper describes
the results of research undertaken in mid 2003 to identify
information-system development priorities for a paediatric intensive care
unit in a London hospital trust.
The researchers found
that software applications that facilitate the prescribing of drugs for
infants and children and provide access to patients’ records were considered
a priority for the unit.
Electronic recording
of vital-signs monitoring was also rated as desirable. In addition, a strong
need was found for means to improve the usefulness of the electronic system
for ordering laboratory tests and receiving results.
Br J Healthcare Comput
Info Manage 2005; 22(1): 29–31. |
