Viewpoints of the Operating Rooms Personnel in Kerman Teaching Hospitals About the Designed Minimum Data Set of Information System for Management of Operating Room in 2016: A Short Report

Minimum Data Set (MDS) is an important tool for collecting standard data in the information system for management of operating room. This study was conducted to investigate the viewpoints of the operating rooms personnel in Kerman teaching hospitals about the designed MDS of information system for management of operating room.
In this cross-sectional study the MDS of the system was designed through reviewing information systems, relevant documents, and studies. To finalize the primary MDS the viewpoints of supervisors and secretaries of the operating rooms in Kerman teaching hospitals were sought using questionnaires. After determining the reliability and validity of the questionnaire, data were analyzed using chi-square.
Overall, 94% of the research population in this study agreed with all determined MDSs. All participants agreed with MDSs concerning identification, admission, operation and anesthesia data of patients admitted to operating room. More than 85 percent of them agreed with other determined MDSs.
The high rate of operating room personnel agreement with determined MDSs in this study indicates that a comprehensive information system with standard MDSs is necessary for collecting required data for management of operating room.