Methods Inf Med 1969; 08(04): 200-205
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635985
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Daily Treatment Planning with an On-Line Shared Computer System

TÄGLICHE BEHANDLUNGSPLANUNG MITTELS EINES ON-LINE ZUGÄNGLICHEN COMPUTERS
S. B. Gotcher
1   From the Departments of Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Physiology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine [Drs. Vallbona, Spencer, and Carter] and the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston/Texas
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J. Caerick
1   From the Departments of Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Physiology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine [Drs. Vallbona, Spencer, and Carter] and the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston/Texas
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C. Vallbona
1   From the Departments of Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Physiology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine [Drs. Vallbona, Spencer, and Carter] and the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston/Texas
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W. A. Spencer
1   From the Departments of Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Physiology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine [Drs. Vallbona, Spencer, and Carter] and the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston/Texas
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R. E. Carter
1   From the Departments of Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Physiology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine [Drs. Vallbona, Spencer, and Carter] and the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston/Texas
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S. Cornell
1   From the Departments of Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Physiology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine [Drs. Vallbona, Spencer, and Carter] and the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston/Texas
› Author Affiliations
This project has been supported by USPHS Grants HM00509 and HS00088 and the SRS Grant RT-4, USPHS Grant FR00259 has provided computer support.
The authors gratefully acknowledge Mr. Robert Baker, Misses F. Brash, M. J. Partridge, M. J. Newsom, L. Horner, and Mmes. A. Gehring, M. Taylor, J. Weaver, C. Jackson, and Dr. C. G. Breckenridge for their support to this project and publication.
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Publication History

Publication Date:
10 February 2018 (online)

For six months the treatment plans of an average of 30 patients have been scheduled through the use of remote terminals on-line to a computer. Updated schedules of the treatment plan for each patient, department, and nursing unit have been produced daily and are used by the physicians, departmental directors, allied health professionals, and supportive personnel. A preliminary assessment of the usefulness of the system has indicated that it has: (a) assisted personnel in coordination and implementation of the required treatment plan, (b) provided an effective method of analysis of the total care program, (c) improved utilization of space and personnel, (d) helped the patients gain a better understanding of their care program, and (e) provided an excellent teaching tool and valuable resources for research and cost analysis.

Sechs Monate lang wurden über on-line mit einem Computer verbundene periphere Datenstationen die Behandlungspläne für durchschnittlich 30 Patienten erstellt. Dabei sind tägliche Listen der TherapieAnordnungen für jeden Patienten, jede Abteilung und jede Pflegeeinheit ausgedruckt worden, die den Ärzten, den Abteilungsdirektoren, dem übrigen Pflegepersonal und den Hilfskräften zur Verfügung stehen. Eine erste Abschätzung der Nützlichkeit des Systems hat gezeigt, daß es 1.) das Personal bei der Koordinierung und Durchführung der erforderlichen therapeutischen Maßnahmen unterstützt, 2.) sich als wirksame Methode zur Analyse des gesamten Pflegeprogramms erwiesen, 3.) die Ausnutzung der Räumlichkeiten und den Einsatz des Personals verbessert, 4.) den Patienten ein besseres Verständnis des Pflegeprogramms verschafft und 5.) sich als vorzügliches Lehrmittel und wertvolle Hilfsquelle für Forschung und Kostenanalysen bewährt hat.

 
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