A Hospital Nursing Adverse Events Reporting System Project: An Approach Based on the Systems Development Life Cycle

摘要

Based on the System Development Life Cycle, a hospital based nursing adverse event reporting system was developed and implemented which integrated with the current Hospital Information System (HIS). Besides the potitive outcomes in terms of timeliness and efficiency, this approach has brought an enormous change in how the nurses report, analyze and respond to the adverse events. An adverse events reporting system facilitating to respond to the events in a timely and efficient way is profound in enhancing patient safety and nursing care in all levels of health care institutes [1]. Many hospitals in developing countries like China are encountering a transitional phase in terms of building up a comprehensive and advanced hospital based medical informatics system. It is reported that the nursing adverse events reporting system is under developed which serves as one of the main barriers in promoting a patient safety culture among hospital staff in China [1]. To this end the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) has been developed and implemented to ensure quality systems design and implementation [2]. This study was undertaken to develop and implement a hospital based nursing adverse events reporting system integrated with the current Hospital Information System (HIS).