C. Auerbach, C. Cohen, Diane Ambrose, E. Quitkin, B. Rock
Summary The design of a database management system is described as an attempt by an urban teaching hospital to improve the quality of care and contain costs of Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients. Preliminary research findings indicate that particular discharge problems, discharge plans, and demographic characteristics of patients are related to prolonged ALC lengths of stays. These findings have helped staff to identify patients most at risk resulting in improved discharge planning.
{"title":"The design of a case management system for ALC patients: a preliminary report","authors":"C. Auerbach, C. Cohen, Diane Ambrose, E. Quitkin, B. Rock","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_07","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The design of a database management system is described as an attempt by an urban teaching hospital to improve the quality of care and contain costs of Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients. Preliminary research findings indicate that particular discharge problems, discharge plans, and demographic characteristics of patients are related to prolonged ALC lengths of stays. These findings have helped staff to identify patients most at risk resulting in improved discharge planning.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130237524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary The complex and changing context of vocational rehabilitation requires that practitioners continually upgrade their knowledge. The computer offers the capacity to combine and present current information to persons with different levels of experience and training. Still, access to computer resources can be difficult for novice computer users. AskAbout Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling (AAVRC) is a natural language computer data base that has been developed to ease access for typical vocational rehabilitation personnel. The content of AAVRC was developed in response to questions posed by a sample of rehabilitation practitioners. The data base content will be reviewed by professionals and consumers of rehabilitation. This is a practical approach to constructing a data base and most likely will lead to a different knowledge base than if it was constructed solely from teachers and experts in the field.
{"title":"Development of a knowledge base for rehabilitation practitioners","authors":"C. Stoelting, A. Neufeldt, B. Hiebert","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_15","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The complex and changing context of vocational rehabilitation requires that practitioners continually upgrade their knowledge. The computer offers the capacity to combine and present current information to persons with different levels of experience and training. Still, access to computer resources can be difficult for novice computer users. AskAbout Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling (AAVRC) is a natural language computer data base that has been developed to ease access for typical vocational rehabilitation personnel. The content of AAVRC was developed in response to questions posed by a sample of rehabilitation practitioners. The data base content will be reviewed by professionals and consumers of rehabilitation. This is a practical approach to constructing a data base and most likely will lead to a different knowledge base than if it was constructed solely from teachers and experts in the field.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129620283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information technology applications, productivity in human services","authors":"A. Penzias","doi":"10.1300/J407v09n01_05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407v09n01_05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124017302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary This paper presents the results of a research project designed to assess the impact of an automated case management system on the time utilization and attitudes of human services employees. Based on this 10 week evaluation study, the desired benefits in efficiency, effectiveness and quality of work life were not achieved. Limitations of this study were the constraints in the length of time the evaluation could be conducted and the small sample size available. The findings of this research highlight the need for employee assistance program managers to be sensitive to and knowledgeable about the potential sources of stress as well as the potential benefits in introducing computer technology into the human services delivery system.
{"title":"The Impact of Automation on Attitudes and Productivity in a Human Services Agency","authors":"Nancie L. Bowes, J. Kenney, C. L. Pearson","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_12","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This paper presents the results of a research project designed to assess the impact of an automated case management system on the time utilization and attitudes of human services employees. Based on this 10 week evaluation study, the desired benefits in efficiency, effectiveness and quality of work life were not achieved. Limitations of this study were the constraints in the length of time the evaluation could be conducted and the small sample size available. The findings of this research highlight the need for employee assistance program managers to be sensitive to and knowledgeable about the potential sources of stress as well as the potential benefits in introducing computer technology into the human services delivery system.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132959162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary This paper describes a research project on the process of collecting information for psychiatric social history. Subjects were patients' parents. Ten subjects were interviewed by computer and fourteen by persons. Unstructured interviews were obtained from old social histories. Structured interviewing collected significantly more information than unstructured interviewing. A comparison of structured human and computer interviews showed greater extremes of response with fewer discrepancies of fact in the computer condition, indicating greater candidness of subjects in that group and therefore greater validity of data collected by computer.
{"title":"Computer aided interviewing in psychiatric social work","authors":"M. Ferriter","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_09","url":null,"abstract":"Summary This paper describes a research project on the process of collecting information for psychiatric social history. Subjects were patients' parents. Ten subjects were interviewed by computer and fourteen by persons. Unstructured interviews were obtained from old social histories. Structured interviewing collected significantly more information than unstructured interviewing. A comparison of structured human and computer interviews showed greater extremes of response with fewer discrepancies of fact in the computer condition, indicating greater candidness of subjects in that group and therefore greater validity of data collected by computer.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121567876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary In-house custom software development is an important opportunity for human service agencies. This paper presents a continuum of software development alternatives. Three discrete options, internal, external and collaborative, are described. Collaboration is illustrated in detail using the “CATS” example. While it is not a panacea, the benefits derived from collaboration are worthwhile.
{"title":"An involvement continuum for custom software development: the “CATS” example","authors":"Casey Pieterson, Amy Cousineau","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_21","url":null,"abstract":"Summary In-house custom software development is an important opportunity for human service agencies. This paper presents a continuum of software development alternatives. Three discrete options, internal, external and collaborative, are described. Collaboration is illustrated in detail using the “CATS” example. While it is not a panacea, the benefits derived from collaboration are worthwhile.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120891150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary Drug addiction research is conducted to monitor the delivery of services, improve the treatment process, increase retention, evaluate the outcomes, and reduce the relapse rate. Efficient information technology facilitates effective program management and credible research. Integrity House, a traditional drug-free therapeutic community with a variety of outpatient programs, maintains several databases (intake information, the clinical file, and the daily activities file). A flat file database program with an integrated word processor is used since it is easy to leam for people with no prior computer experience. Sophisticated statistical analyses are performed by transferring the data to a university mainframe. Database management allows staff to evaluate treatment process, identify trends, and study relationships between residents' characteristics and process variables.
{"title":"Computer-assisted drug prevention and treatment program evaluation","authors":"Judith A. Waters, J. Robertson, D. Kerr","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_18","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Drug addiction research is conducted to monitor the delivery of services, improve the treatment process, increase retention, evaluate the outcomes, and reduce the relapse rate. Efficient information technology facilitates effective program management and credible research. Integrity House, a traditional drug-free therapeutic community with a variety of outpatient programs, maintains several databases (intake information, the clinical file, and the daily activities file). A flat file database program with an integrated word processor is used since it is easy to leam for people with no prior computer experience. Sophisticated statistical analyses are performed by transferring the data to a university mainframe. Database management allows staff to evaluate treatment process, identify trends, and study relationships between residents' characteristics and process variables.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115407173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary The experience of a human service organization which made the commitment to computerizing their client records early in the 1980s is described. The development of this system was plagued by several difficulties due, in part, to the fact that personal computer LAN technology was fairly new and few consulting companies had direct experience with these types of applications. As well, for certain human service organizations the 1980s was a time for reconceptualizing how services were provided based on the ideologies of consumer empowerment, community integration and normalization. This shift translated into new ways of making service decisions, hence new needs for information and strategies for its use.
{"title":"Organizational Development and Information Systems","authors":"R. J. Tighe","doi":"10.1300/J407V09N01_16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V09N01_16","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The experience of a human service organization which made the commitment to computerizing their client records early in the 1980s is described. The development of this system was plagued by several difficulties due, in part, to the fact that personal computer LAN technology was fairly new and few consulting companies had direct experience with these types of applications. As well, for certain human service organizations the 1980s was a time for reconceptualizing how services were provided based on the ideologies of consumer empowerment, community integration and normalization. This shift translated into new ways of making service decisions, hence new needs for information and strategies for its use.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"980 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123316170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract A brief history and general description of the COMPSYCH software Information service is provided This includes the purpose and goals of the services how to access and use COMPSYCH, and what is currently available from the COMPSYCH service.
{"title":"The COMPSYCH Software Information Service","authors":"P. Hornby, M. Anderson","doi":"10.1300/J407V10N02_04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V10N02_04","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A brief history and general description of the COMPSYCH software Information service is provided This includes the purpose and goals of the services how to access and use COMPSYCH, and what is currently available from the COMPSYCH service.","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116643666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obtaining Mental Health Software by Telephone from a Computerized Bulletin Board System","authors":"Marvin J. Miller","doi":"10.1300/J407V08N03_02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1300/J407V08N03_02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":422385,"journal":{"name":"Computers in Human Services","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1991-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132075062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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