Biomedical engineering aspects of critical care information systems based on user requirements

Decisions in a large hospital by doctors, nurses, managers, and information specialists are based on the information available. To make informed decisions the necessary information must be accurate and conveniently accessible. Large hospitals play a key role in the US health care system and their needs for information management are complex and in some cases unique. This paper examines, from a health care provider's point of view, the user requirements and biomedical engineering aspects of critical care information systems for specification and implementation purposes.