Readiness for Change With an ever-increasing population and the rising cost of medical care, the healthcare industry is in need of innovated ways to provide quality health care while containing cost. Technological advances offer one-such solution to cost containment, though, adoption of Information Technology (IT) in the health care industry remains low despite overwhelming evidence that the use of electronic medical records (EMR) has improved staff efficiency, increased preventative care measures
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Tammy Davis University of Phoenix Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Strategic planning involves the development of ideas and guidelines that will help a business achieve its goals. In order for a business to be effective and successful, it is vital to implement a wide variety of strategic planning with ongoing adjustments made to improve the future and longevity of the company. According to Hebda & Czar “Strategic planning is a management
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Is Telenursing in Your Future? Let’s start by answering the question, what is Telenursing? “Telenursing is the use of technology to deliver nursing care and conduct nursing practice.” ("Patient Safety, Telenursing, and Telehealth - Patient Safety and Quality - NCBI Bookshelf," n.d.). As technology continues to integrate the healthcare field, each nurse needs to have a better understanding of what telenursing encompasses. Evaluating the skills needed for Telenursing, as well as the advantages
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Running Head: Competency in Information and Technology Literacy Abstract The dynamic changes in information technology has advocated for nurses highly qualified in nursing informatics. This paper discusses some barricades allied to the employment of essential Nursing Informatics competencies into undergraduate nursing websites. Introduction Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to discover, repossess, evaluate, and use information. The Changes in information technology have led to
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South University Online In partial fulfillment of the requirements of NSG5000: The Role of the Advanced Practice Nursing Dr. Cheryl Williams September 19, 2014 Introduction The advanced nursing practice is the highest level of practice in the nursing field. Due to the diversity of this profession, the advanced nurse can play the role of nurse administrator, nurse informatics, nurse practitioner or nurse educator. These high level roles require more advanced education and experience to attain
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hospital to bring them into compliance with Meaningful Use Legislation, requires the expertise of different disciplines within the hospital. For this hospital the team will consist of myself, a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a Post-Masters Nursing Informatics Certificate, Health Information Management (HIM) Specialist, in charge of medical records, and ensuring regulatory compliance, Information Technology (IT) Specialist who is knowledgeable in computer software and hardware, Physician who is a
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Kevin Besse, RN, MSN, CNE The use of technology in the clinical practice has rapidly increased in delivering quality patient-centered care. Technological advances in the last decade have transformed the manner in which healthcare is delivered. “Nursing is a complex profession which utilizes the integration of knowledge, skills and competencies to provide patient care and improve outcomes. Nurses are knowledge workers who are responsible for the delivery of patient care. Accessing online evidence-based
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Tuesday VanTuyl HCS/482 05/20/2015 Marilyn Goodloe Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Nurses today work in a time of fast paced change and ever evolving technology. Just as the patient must be assessed and plans of care adapted, the way we care for those patients must change and adapt as well. The nursing process is the essential core practice of registered nurses in providing care (ANA, 2015). The familiarity of nurses in using a systematic
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Advanced Information Management Western Governors University February 21, 2016 Regulation placed upon the healthcare system only seek to improve safety and security of the patients we care for. The enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) and the enactment of Meaningful Use Act the United States government has set strict regulations on the security of health information and has allotted for stricter penalties for non-compliance. The advancement of electronic
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Intranet Healthcare Products Luzy Zapata University of Phoenix Health Care Informatics HCS482 Richard Ong September 23, 2013 Intranet Healthcare products Areas of evaluation: Intranet Healthcare products: Intranet is a form of web service technology that allows for the use of software services. Intranet users are able to perform timely access to a wide variety of corporate information sources. In addition, the use of web-based applications will result in lowering costs and increasing
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