Effectiveness of Nursing Management Information Systems: A Systematic Review.
10.4258/hir.2014.20.4.249
- Author:
Mona CHOI
1
;
You Lee YANG
;
Sun Mi LEE
Author Information
1. Nursing Policy Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Evaluation Studies ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Information Systems;
Nursing;
Management Information Systems;
Evaluation Studies;
Review
- MeSH:
Bias (Epidemiology);
Evaluation Studies as Topic;
Informatics;
Information Storage and Retrieval;
Information Systems;
Management Information Systems*;
Medical Informatics;
Medical Subject Headings;
Nursing Care;
Nursing Evaluation Research;
Nursing Informatics;
Nursing*;
Outcome Assessment (Health Care);
Patient Care Management
- From:Healthcare Informatics Research
2014;20(4):249-257
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to review evaluation studies of nursing management information systems (NMISs) and their outcome measures to examine system effectiveness. METHODS: For the systematic review, a literature search of the PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases was conducted to retrieve original articles published between 1970 and 2014. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms included informatics, medical informatics, nursing informatics, medical informatics application, and management information systems for information systems and evaluation studies and nursing evaluation research for evaluation research. Additionally, manag* and admin*, and nurs* were combined. Title, abstract, and full-text reviews were completed by two reviewers. And then, year, author, type of management system, study purpose, study design, data source, system users, study subjects, and outcomes were extracted from the selected articles. The quality and risk of bias of the studies that were finally selected were assessed with the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Non-randomized Studies (RoBANS) criteria. RESULTS: Out of the 2,257 retrieved articles, a total of six articles were selected. These included two scheduling programs, two nursing cost-related programs, and two patient care management programs. For the outcome measurements, usefulness, time saving, satisfaction, cost, attitude, usability, data quality/completeness/accuracy, and personnel work patterns were included. User satisfaction, time saving, and usefulness mostly showed positive findings. CONCLUSIONS: The study results suggest that NMISs were effective in time saving and useful in nursing care. Because there was a lack of quality in the reviewed studies, well-designed research, such as randomized controlled trials, should be conducted to more objectively evaluate the effectiveness of NMISs.
