1. Chapter 19 Manager of Information Systems

2. Defining Informatics Process of using cognitive skills and computers to manage information

3. American Nurses Association (ANA) Definition Nursing Informatics –Specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science –Manages and communicates information in nursing practice

4. ANA Definition Nursing Informatics –Facilitates integration of data, information, and knowledge –Support patients, nurses, and other providers in decision- making roles

5. Trends in Information Technology Use of computerized medical records as tools for improving patient care Electronic records To improve patient safety

6. Information Management Roles for Nurses Collect clinical data Record data Interpret data to produce information Use information to produce knowledge Share knowledge with those who need it

7. Information Management Roles for Nurses

8. Nursing Languages Standardized nursing languages –Nursing classifications systems 1995 - ANA started Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation Center (NIDSEC) –Purpose –Focus

9. Computer Terms Data Integrity –Ability to collect, store, and retrieve correct, complete, and current data –Make it available to authorized users when needed

10. Computer Terms Data capture –Process of encoding real-world health data into digital format

11. Internet and Intranet Internet –Worldwide network of computers that communicate with each other through specialized programming languages Intranet –Computer network restricted by password to a particular organization

12. Electronic Health Record Secure, real-time, point-of-care, patient-centric information resource for clinicians Electronic medical record has many advantages over a paper system Health care smart cards

13. Healthcare Information Systems Clinical Information System (CIS) –Patient care –Administrative information system Manages billing, scheduling, and human resources

14. Nursing Information Systems Part of CIS –Support nurses by providing information they need to practice and document care

15. Clinical Decision Support Systems Computer-based information systems –Integrates clinical and patient information to support decision-making

16. Clinical Decision Support Systems Assists the diagnostic process –Alerts and reminders –Therapy critiquing and planning –Information retrieval –Image recognition and interpretation

17. Telehealth Electronic information and telecommunications technologies –Support long-distance clinical health care –Patient and professional health-related education –Public health and administration

18. Privacy Ways to protect confidentiality and privacy –Passwords –User authentication –Audit trail –Firewalls –Encryption (coding) of data