Information needs of nurse care managers

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006:2006:913.

Abstract

Unmet information needs of physicians and patients are common, but those of nurse care managers - defined as collaborative care planners for with chronic conditions - are less well understood. We taped and transcribed daily activities and conducted semi-structured interviews of 7 care managers, and analyzed questions elicited through this work through a variety of frameworks.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ambulatory Care Information Systems
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Medical Informatics*
  • Middle Aged
  • Needs Assessment*
  • Nurse Administrators*
  • Nursing Care / organization & administration*
  • Primary Health Care