International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 7 , Pages 435-445 , July 2009

The impact of a Critical Care Information System (CCIS) on time spent charting and in direct patient care by staff in the ICU: A review of the literature

  • Rebecca L. Mador
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  • Nicola T. Shaw

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Health Informatics, 3rd Floor Environmental Engineering Bldg., University of Alberta, 112 Street & 87 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2M8. Tel.: +1 780 492 3185; fax: +1 780 492 2471.

Received 23 September 2008 ,Revised 17 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.01.002

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 7 , Pages 435-445 , July 2009

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