INFORMATICS COMPETENCIES AND NURSING LEADERSHIP

The importance of informatics in healthcare, including electronic health records (EMR), computerized-provider order entry (CPOE), and clinical decision support (CDS), is what the emerging 21st century nurse have to understand.The goal for this informatic course is to ensure that I am adequately prepared in my new Nursing leadership and  Administrative role and to use healthcare equipment's related to clinical informatics. Nurses are expected to use technology in their daily clinical practice, but there is an evident preparation practice gap related to the use of clinical informatics. Majority of these nurses are at user level of nursing informatics, which is where I was before I took this course. My proficiency involved use of 

various  computer applications in creating

Also, I was able to navigate online courses and use EHR system and various healthcare technological equipment. Now, I will be taking you on a journey in my opinion, the most important aspects of what I have learned in the Nursing informatic course. 

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MEANINGFUL USE 

The most important term learned was "Meaningful Use". The term meaningful use describes the guidelines and regulations that must be met with the use of electronic health records. Meaningful use regulations are

The importance of meaningful use is for providers, nurses, patients and their families.Meaningful use consents the electronic health record to deliver information and data about one's healthcare in real time which is useful for patients and their families. For providers, it is important because it determines weather you will be reimbursed or not. For health care leaders, it is important to understand meaningful use because it improves patient quality of care, and well as its financial benefits; reimbursement. Data sharing and reporting to supplementary healthcare providers about the patient rapidly are the most crucial part of meaningful use of the electronic health record with. Interoperability is the ability to for technological devices and systems are able to share and  interpret data since the HITECT  act. Interoperability allows for improved patient-family awareness, allowing other healthcare providers accessibility to patient records which is vital to the care of the patient. As health care providers, it is crucial that we are using technology to it's fullest potential to reap the full benefits.  Nursing leaders must understand this in order to effectively use and educate other medical and nursing staff members on the importance of meaningful use of technology. 

 

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DATABASES

Technology and Database are solely utilized by

Various databases are available toe health care professional. Databases are accessed by healthcare professional such s nurses for evidenced based research to help educate nurses, improve staff knowledge, and to improve patient care delivery and improve patient outcome. The use of health care IT and databases fir research has demonstrated to be cost effective, high quality/safe patient care.The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQ1) is the national nursing database that offers quarterly and annual reporting of structure, process, and outcome indicators to gauge nursing care on a unit level. Nursing-sensitive quality measures can be followed and associated to local and regional and national standards for health care organizations applying for NDNQI. Operation databases is an exceptional ways to ensure that patients are receiving the best care and also, health care staff members are educated and utilizing the database in researching best practices. It is essential for Nursing leaders to encourage the database utilization, a tool for educating staff, patient, and for skills proficiency to ensure patients receives the highest quality of care. 

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TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES 

The weekly technological challenges we engaging, challenging, and resourceful. This challenges were are useful tools to help with presentations that are engaging to staff members. The first presentation was the use of a a new technology called Snagit on nursing sensitive quality outcomes; the dashboard also known as KPI's. It took forever to get it right because it was new to me. But that was when I was at the user stage, right now as I reflect, I  comfortably place myself on the modifier-level of informatics and have learned how to develop blogs, websites, embed videos/hyperlink, upload contents, use web based applications such as Snagit, Venngage, Movenote, Powtoon, Prezi, Youtube, to create interesting videos and tutorials.

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PREZI 

VENNGAGE

POWTOON 

MOVENOTE

INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE 

The individual technology challenge was different, because, it involved observations, interview, and hands on encounter with three KEY health care informatics Technological leaders. This was really exciting because not only did I get the opportunity to get to know who the health care informatics teams were at my workplace, I was able to introduce myself and acquire new knowledge. The interview was with an Informatics Nurse, Privacy officer, and Chief information  officer at Catholic Health of Buffalo, NY. This three plays a crucial role in Catholic Health informatics team. After the interviews, I turned it all into a power point presentation, then into a PDF, then uploaded it to movenote where I was able to convey what I observed and heard in relation to healthcare informatics. Their roles involves patients safety, patient privacy, patient safety, ethics, data management, quality improvement, educating staff on HIPAA regulations, work flow management, and clinical efficiency in the use of EHR. Nurses play a major role in healthcare and nursing leaders have to understand health care informatics and be part of its development and usability. The benefits of using technology to its fullest potentials in health care is to deliver the highest quality of patient care, educate staff members, data mining, a data analysis, and put into meaningful use which can prevent waste in health care and improve patient outcome.

REFLECTION

Overall, I find all these technological tools to be exceptionally easy, fun, educational, engaging, and an easy way to address any health care issues. Although Powtoon was challenging, it was accomplished and I see myself using it again for future presentations. It allows you to customize it, to use your own voice or music, an easy way to convey a massage. I am excited to continue to develop my technological skills and share what I have learned with my peers and future staff members. The technologies, the terminologies, and research projects have all given me the tools to be a better leader role and educate other staff members on the importance of meaningful use of technology.I am confident that I will continue to discover new ways in which I can use informatics both local and international.