Nursing informatics meaningful use

Nursing Informatics Meaningful Use
Nursing informatics facilitates communication with all other clinical disciplines, coordinate patient care, and manage the information related to patient care and the nursing process (HIMSS, 2012). Nursing Informatics (NI) as defined by the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) (HIMSS, 2012) initiative was created to promote collaboration with nursing stakeholders to create a vision, action, and strategies to improve nursing practice and patient care delivery through the use of health information technology.
Interoperability is a significant component of healthcare informatics. It is the ability of two or more systems to exchange and use information. True interoperability requires that all parties adhere to interface and terminology standards. Nursing documentation must be a significant part of the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Originally, Meaningful Use was defined as a complex set of capabilities and standards to be met by EHR use in a series of stages over several years/ may defray cost of implementing an HER. Today it is a body of specifications and standards designed to address the question of whether electronic health records (EHRs) are being "meaningfully used” (Chute, 2010). The term arises from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (2009). ARRA legislation specified incentive payments to healthcare providers that promote the adoption and meaningful use of interoperable health information.
Proposed Stages of Meaningful Use:
Stage 1 (2011-2012) - Data Capture/Sharing
 Quality, safety, and efficiency
 Engage patients and families in their health care
 Improved care coordination
 Improved population and public health
 Privacy and security protections for PHI
Stage 2 (2014 -): Improved Outcomes- Continuous quality improvement
Stage 3 (2015 - ): Advance Clinical Processes -decision support tools and quality metrics
References:
Chute, C, G. (2010). Interoperability review: The journey of meaningful use. American Medical
Informatics Association, 1(1). Retrieved from: https://www(dot)amia(dot)org/news-and
publications/volume-1-number-1/interoperability-review-journey-meaningful-use
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMS). (2014). HIMSS nursing
informatics position statement. Retrieved from: informatics position statement. Retrieved from:
www(dot)himss(dot)org/files/HIMSSorg/handouts/HIMSSNIPositionStatementMonographReport.pdf
HealthIT. (2017). National health information network. Retrieved from:
https://www(dot)healthit(dot)gov/
For this assignment, you will explore the concept of meaningful use, EHR’s, and the nursing role in its successful implementation. Use APA format and discuss the following: 5-7 page ,inimum
In Practice: How can knowledge of nursing information systems can be used to improve nursing practice with regards to:
 Patient documentation? ___________________________________________
 Monitoring devices? ______________________________________________
 Developing and implementing care plans and pathways? _________________
 Retrieval of previous records and imaging? ____________________________
In Administration: How are Health Information Systems (HIS) used for:
 Staff scheduling systems? ______________________________________________
 Cost and budget analysis? ______________________________________________
 Monitoring of trends with quality? _______________________________________
 Patient satisfaction data? In Education: Describe how informatics and technology has applications in:
 Education, including simulation ________________________________________
 Electronic learning and teleconferencing _________________________________
 Software availability for educational presentations and programs ______________
In Research: What do Internet capabilities and electronic databases do to facilitate:
 Obtaining, compiling, and conducting research? _____________________________
 Define POCT and the advantages of this technology: _________________________
 List and discuss 3 specific examples of Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) and their purpose in your healthcare setting:
 What is information literacy? _________________________________________________
 How does information literacy impact patient outcomes? ________________________
Summary: (last paragraph)
 Write a brief summary (~1 paragraph) of your personal experience and perspective of nursing informatics.