New Technology in the Human Services

Verkaar, E. A. M. J. (1996). Quality Improvement Through the Use of Home Care Information Systems - GIRST As an Example. New Technology in the Human Services, 9(2), 2-9.
Abstract: There is a trend in developing information systems in social work and health care, to support those who actually deliver help, care or cure. In the past more emphasis was placed on administrative support while developing information systems, now the focus has moved to supporting the actual process of helping, caring and curing.¤¤In this paper an example will be given of such a newlt developed help or care-supporting system.The system concerned is GIRST, designed to support helpers, nurses and their managers in the field of Dutch home care, This article will describe how such a system can lead to better quality of care. At the HUSITA 3conference in Maastricht (1993), we presented the blue-prints of GIRST. This article looks back at the three years which followed and discusses development and implementation of the application.
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