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Role of Information Technology in Healthcare Quality Assessment

Role of Information Technology in Healthcare Quality Assessment
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Author(s): Stamatia Ilioudi (University of Peloponnese, Greece), Athina A. Lazakidou (University of Peloponnese, Greece)and Maria Tsironi (University of Peloponnese, Greece)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 12
Source title: Quality Assurance in Healthcare Service Delivery, Nursing and Personalized Medicine: Technologies and Processes
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Athina Lazakidou (University of Peloponnese, Greece)and Andriani Daskalaki (Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Germany)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-120-7.ch015

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Abstract

Quantifying and improving the quality of health care is an increasingly important goal in medicine. Because quality of life is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure - particularly with physically and mentally vulnerable people - outcomes from nursing in continuing care are not easily articulated. The focus of the nursing assessment tool is therefore on increasing quality of life, rather than perceiving health gain simply as increased longevity. Assessment is considered to be the first step in the process of individualized nursing care. It provides information that is critical to the development of a plan of action that enhances personal health status. It also decreases the potential for, or the severity of, chronic conditions and helps the individual to gain control over their health through self-care. In this chapter the authors try to describe how important is the role of information and especially of the Information Technology in healthcare quality assessment.

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