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The resources listed below are intended to improve your access to relevant Omaha System information, but not to endorse specific products, software, or courses. Click on the links, contact those involved, and evaluate what information matches your needs. The entries and links are not exhaustive; more are being added. Please email if you have (a) an addition to be considered, or (b) information to correct/update an existing entry.

Primary Omaha System Materials, Courses, and Conferences:

  • 2005 Omaha System Book
    • The Omaha System: A Key to Practice, Documentation, and Information Management (2nd ed., 2005) includes the terms, definitions, and codes of the Omaha System, and describes how it is used in practice, education, and research settings nationally and internationally. Includes 18 case studies that illustrate application. 484 pages.
    • Available from Elsevier (formerly Saunders and Mosby); ISBN number #0721601308; order on-line or call 800-545-2522 in the USA
    • International orders and contacts in a specific country or region, contact Elsevier's Global Customer Support and Sales Offices
       
  • Basic Workshops: For details email Karen Martin
    • April 22, 2008: El Paso County Department of Health & Environment, Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • April 23, 2008: University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
    • September 19, 2008: Visiting Nurse Association of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • September 26, 2008: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
       
  • 2009 Omaha System International Conference: April 16-18, 2009: Eagan Community Center, Eagan, Minnesota

Performance Reports/Courses/Products that Include the Omaha System:
The following agencies, schools/universities, and companies have given permission to be listed and appear alphabetically. Each has developed or is developing diverse examples of data performance reports, courses, and/or commercially-available products based on the 2005 version of the Omaha System. Each includes substantial Omaha System content. Contact the agencies, schools/universities, and companies directly for details.

Clinical Information System Software that is Based on the Omaha System:
The following companies and organizations, listed alphabetically, developed or are developing commercially-available computer software based on the 2005 version of the Omaha System. They have given permission to be listed. Their products are designed to support practice, documentation, and information management in service, education, and/or research sites. Their products, target and actual customers, prices, and length of time since the initial release are diverse. Contact them directly for details about their products.

Courses/Modules/Case Studies Developed by Schools/Universities that include the Omaha System:
The following schools/universities have given permission to be listed and appear alphabetically. Each has developed or is developing substantial and diverse courses/modules/case studies based on the 2005 version of the Omaha System. (Associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree nursing students are learning about the Omaha System as well as some other disciplines.) Contact faculty members directly at the schools/universities for details.

  • Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • California State University, Bakersfield Department of Nursing, Bakersfield, California
  • College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University Department of Nursing, St. Joseph, Minnesota
  • Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • San Jose State University School of Nursing, San Jose, California
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Nursing, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China SAR
  • The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio
  • The University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, Arizona
  • Unitec New Zealand School of Health Science, Auckland, New Zealand
  • University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus School of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado
  • University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Resources that Include the Omaha System:
The following companies and organizations (governmental and membership) offer information that includes the Omaha System. They are involved with automation, terminologies, standards, and/or quality improvement, and are listed alphabetically.

Resources Related to the Omaha System:
The following companies and organizations (governmental and membership) offer information related to the Omaha System. They are involved with automation, terminologies, standards, and/or quality improvement, and are listed alphabetically.
 
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