Table 3 Main anticipated benefits of switching from paper charting to an ICIS
From: Has information technology finally been adopted in Flemish intensive care units?
1. Automatic compact archiving; |
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2. Improved exchange of information between the different caregivers; |
3. More complete and automatic data acquisition; |
4. Higher quality of care with prevention of errors, in the first place medication errors; |
5. Automatic calculation of scores and support for coding (e.g. APACHE II, SOFA, SAPS, TISS); |
6. Automatic reporting and automatic generation of discharge documents; |
7. Data extraction possibilities. |