{"85321":{"#nid":"85321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Electronic Job Aid to Benefit Patients, Hospitals and Healthcare Workers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo help the healthcare system address these problems, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have adapted an electronic job aid and reference tool they designed for aircraft maintenance workers.  The tool is intended to improve the performance of nurses and other hospital personnel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCalled the medical electronic performance support system (MedEPSS), the technology is based on the award-winning maintainer\u0027s electronic performance support system (MEPSS) developed by Gisele Welch, director of GTRI\u0027s Logistics and Maintenance Applied Research Center (LandMARC) and her colleagues.  MEPSS was designed for military maintenance workers who repair P-3 aircraft for the U.S. Navy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLike its predecessor, MedEPSS offers a secure and mobile source of reference material, specialized training materials and ready access to vital records.  For time-pressed nurses, ready access to patient history, drug information, medical references and automated diagnostic tools could be a lifesaver - literally, Welch said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMedEPSS also could relieve some of the workplace pressures nurses face, such as patient overloads stemming from the national shortage of nurses, healthcare worker errors and increased demands for more specialized care, Welch added.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0022There are lots of tools available for doctors,\u0022 she explained, \u0022but very little focus on nurses.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Facing high-pressure situations and the potential for fatigue and error, nurses and aircraft maintenance personnel have a lot in common.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2003-03-08 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:41","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2003-03-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2003-03-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtresearchnews.gatech.edu\/newsrelease\/medepss.htm","title":"Tested at Grady"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=\u0022\u003EContact  \u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}