The NPDB was created by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to collect and publish information about physicians, dentists, and other healthcare practitioners to prevent incompetent practitioners from moving from one medical facility to another without disclosure of previously damaging performance, and to promote professional peer review activities. The ultimate goal of the database is to improve patient safety and quality of care (npdb.com).…
Hebda, T., & Czar, P. (2013). Handbook of Informatics for Nurse & Healthcare Professionals (5th…
Informatics and technology is a competency I believe will be important to the future of nursing. Quality patient care is having the correct patient information available in one place. Electronic medical records (EMR) make it possible to access information from one health system to another. Flowsheets within the EMR help document patient assessments, fall precautions, vitals and patient education. But when checking off tasks on the computer it is imperative to have patient interaction. Taryn L. Hill stated, “Nursing as a profession has an obligation to interact with clients in the moment” (Caring and Technology by Taryn L. Hill, PhD, MSN, RN, Para 2).…
“Nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice. Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology.” (Staggers & Cheryl, 2002, para).…
Nursing informatics is a branch of health informatics, where nurses are involved in the computer application and its implementation in various health care settings. The enhancement of information technology has a versed history in the nursing practice, and in the enhancement of health through its influences in the improvement of standard languages, strategy, and appraisal of information technology (Aathi, 2014).…
Again, the question at hand is how the whole process can be made more efficient, not only for the office staff and physician, but also for the patient. The use of electronic health information change can make the process more efficient. “Health care organizations need to do more to help patients realize the full benefits of electronic data from emerging health information exchange systems, according to a new study commissioned by Consumers Union that appears in the March 2012 Health Affairs”, according to American Nurse. With the development of the electronic health information exchange networks, patient’s information…
Some health care industry are slower in replacing paper records with electronic ones. She said despite the advantages it has some barriers which include upgrading the technology of current systems and getting everyone on the same page, as well as the fact that there is no universal electronic health record system, but rather hundreds for hospital to choose from will only be overcome if a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals works together to make sure the systems meet everyone’s need. “One of the reasons for nurses to embrace the technology is that electronic medical records help improve the level and consistency of patient care” Pat Wise MSN,RN, vice president of electronic health records for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society…
They found that stakeholders should be consulted from a bottom-up, clinical needs approach first because they will be the heaviest users of the system. This means physicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, billers, lab workers, and pharmacy employees need to have significant input into selecting what aspects are most important. The number one reason for implementation failure is inadequate involvement of line-worker clinicians (Rozenblum et al., 2001). Therefore, the informatics team must work very closely with these…
Nursing, like many other professions, has seen information literacy change at a phenomenal rate. Nurses must be computer literate for daily practice. Information systems require nurse interaction to store patient data. These systems provide treatment suggestions, warnings, and teaching information for the patient. The nursing practitioner may spend as much as 35% of available work time on information management rather than on patient care (Yee, et al., 2012). Nurses must be able to retrieve very specific and sensitive information from multiple sources often during the course of one phone conversation. Nurses translate this information literacy into increasing leadership in the healthcare and academic…
Kortteisto, Komulainen, Mäkelä, Kunnamo, and Kaila (2012) stated that since the dawn of information technology in healthcare, the ultimate goals have been to help clinicians in their decision making process to prevent errors, to maximize efficiency, to enable evidence-based care, and ultimately to improve health and healthcare. Gradually, tools that support the clinical decision making process have been generally designed as clinical decision support systems (CDSS). According to O'Connor et al. (2011), the informatics nurse specialist (INS) understand the concepts and technology of nursing information management and can provide operational and strategic benefits to nursing organizations, such as seen through the implementation of the electronic…
Over the past decade, virtually every major industry invested heavily in computerization. The heath care industry was no exception to the rise in the use of technology. These technologies are starting to allow health care practitioners to offer faster, and more efficient patient care than ever before. No doubt this is the right direction we expect health care to follow.…
In the opening statement of this week’s lesson, Hebda stated that she is “biased, but any opportunity to discuss nursing informatics is exciting…” Speaking of this excitement, when the AACN Essentials Self-Assessment assignment was given to me in the first week of this course, most of the information that was presented for us to complete, I end up with a very low score. Also, I did say that I was interesting in the Telenursing position. Nursing informatics had opened many avenues to my career pathway, but I am more focus on working from my home due to my disability. Sadly, to say I had to walk away from direct bedside nursing, the love of my life. In the next two years, I am hoping that I will be in high gear with my…
Manage patient charts electronically, virtually eliminating the problem of lost and misplaced charts. Enable authorized staff to access patient medical records online, in real time from multiple locations…
Instant access to records allows for updates, additions or corrections to be entered in a more timely manner. Charting can be completed while still at the bedside, improving accuracy and streamlining the work process. ("What Are The…
Until the second part of the last century, all medical records were on paper. This system worked fine in an age of family doctors making house calls and patients never travelling far from their local hospital. Our modern society has changed and our healthcare record management has changed as well. Computerized record management (CRM) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are poised to increase the quality of healthcare. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, there are numerous ways that CRM’s are improving quality of patient care. Their web site lists problems with paper records. These include, illegible handwriting, multiple healthcare providers for one patient not communicating, and increased amounts of medical and new drug information. “Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes or congestive heart failure often have to monitor their blood glucose level, weight, blood pressure, and medication regimens in their homes” (AHRQ, 2012). CMR will allow health care providers to track any abnormal values recorded from patient’s home, eliminating the need to wait until the next appointment which may be a month away. With CMR, patients will be able to go to different specialists who can all plug in to the same medical record. Also, the medical record will follow the patient if he is travelling and needs to receive care far from his primary care provider. The switch to computer records will eliminate time trying to decipher a physician’s handwriting. EMR’s will also be updated continuously with updated medical and drug information. This resource will allow the healthcare provider to keep up to date on all the latest research which will increase quality of care as well. Another aspect of increased quality of care is the patient id band being linked to the electronic record. “The system of linking hospital ID bracelets to patients' EHRs has curbed medication errors” (iHealthbeat.org, 2012).…