Discussion Week 6 - NURS 6051
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Mary Sarfo
RE: Discussion - Week 6
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Undoubtedly, there has been a paradigm shift in the delivery of healthcare due to technological advancement. Nurse informaticist are now able to utilize information technology and advance technology to make informed decision in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients (Laureate Education, 2018b).
Nurses and other health professionals are now able to carry out their duties and responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner due to the evolution of informatics. Even though, there is more room for improvement, technological advancement and the evolution of information technology has contributed immensely to the training, acquisition of knowledge, skills, and the disposition of nurses. This technological advantage enables nurses to provide safe, quality, and efficient patient care (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).
Clearly, the change in technology and informatics in the organization that I worked for has been incredibly substantial. The organization has moved from the era of paper charting when nurses had to document patient information by handwriting to using the Electronic Medical records (EMR) and eventually to the Electronic Health Records (EHR). Also, nurses used to receive handwritten orders including prescriptions from physicians which gave room for misinterpretations and errors. Currently the patient’s prescriptions are entered into the EHR which eliminates the potential for misinterpretation (Laureate Education, 2018a).
One of the newer trends in information technology in my organization is the ability to transmit patients’ vital signs from the dynamap machine directly into the EHR. Prior to the introduction of the dynamap, nurses and nurse’s assistant had to manually input this information into the EHR which was time consuming and gave room for potential errors (Rao-Gupta et al., 2018).
Evidently, the advent of the EHR and other health information technology devices have had significant impact on the delivery of safe, quality, and efficient care. However, it is important to note that due to the enormous volume of data receive in the EHR, nurses and informaticist sometimes need to weed out irrelevant and redundant information. Another pitfall associated with the transmission of data from the dynamap to the EHR is the failure to synchronize properly due to connectivity problem. This may cause some data to be missing and nurses must manually input the missing data (Laureate Education, 2018a).
Obviously, the changing trends in information technology and the evolution of new technological devices and systems such as the EHR and dynamap withing the organization have been extremely beneficial to improving the delivery of quality and safe patient care. Patient health information is readily available in a timely manner which enables care providers to have easy access to all the information needed to make informed decision about the patient’s health. Also, the direct transmission of data from technology devices into the EHR system reduces the chances of errors drastically which improve the quality of care (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).
Besides, the introduction of these new information technology has secured patient health information. Patients’ information is now safer than in the era of paper charting where people could easily access patients’ records. Nurses and other health care providers are now required to sign into these systems with individual passwords which makes it easy to track who had access to patient’s information within a particular time. This extremely enable the organization as well as the health professionals to comply with the HIPPA regulations (Annas, 2003).
The future of healthcare is very promising with the evolution of new information technology and technological devices. The volumes of data accumulated into the EHR on the daily bases can be overwhelming. Nurses must analyze most of this data in other to get a clear picture of the patient’s status this can sometimes be very challenging. In view of this, the evolution of artificial intelligence technology in health informatics to synthesize and analyze big data will be extremely helpful. This will reduce the workload of nurses thereby minimizing nurse burnout. It will also reduce the amount time that could have been used to manually analyze such volumes of data. All these factors would eventually improve safety, quality, and efficiency of patient care (Wang et al., 2018).
References
Annas, G. J. (2003). HIPAA regulations-a new era of medical-record privacy? New England Journal of Medicine, 348(15), 1486-1490.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2018a). Electronic records and managing IT change [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2018b). Informatics tools and technologies [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Rao-Gupta, S., Kruger, D. Leak, L. D., Tieman, L. A., & Manworren, R.C. B. (2018). Leveraging interactive patient care technology to improve pain management engagement. Pain management Nursing, 19(3), 212-221.
Wang, Y., Kung, L., & Byrd, T. A. (2018). Big data analytics: Understanding its capabilities and potential benefits for healthcare organizations. Technological forecasting and social change, 126(1), 3-13
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**DEADLINE:
FRIDAY
4/
9
/2021
BY
08:00
PM
EST**
INSTRUCTIONS:
Respon
d
to
your colleague
offering additional/alternative ideas
regarding opportunities and risks related t
o the observations shared
.
*
*
At least 2
references p
er reply, and they need to support information in the reply**
Mary
Sarfo
RE:
Discussion
-
Week
6
Undoubtedly,
there
has
been
a
paradigm
shift
in
the
delivery
of
healthcare
due
to
technological
advancement.
Nurse
informaticist
are
now
able
to
utilize
information
technology
and
advance
technology
to
make
informed
decision
in
the
assessment,
diagnosis,
a
nd
treatment
of
patients
(Laureate
Education,
2018b).
Nurses
and
other
health
professionals
are
now
able
to
carry
out
their
duties
and
responsibilities
in
a
safe
and
efficient
manner
due
to
the
evolution
of
informatics.
Even
though,
there
is
more
room
for
improvement,
technological
advancement
and
the
evolution
of
information
technology
has
contributed
immensely
to
the
training,
acquisition
of
knowledge,
skills,
and
the
disposition
of
nurses.
This
technological
advantage
enables
nurses
to
provide
safe,
qual
ity,
and
efficient
patient
care
(McGonigle
&
Mastrian,
2015).
Clearly,
the
change
in
technology
and
informatics
in
the
organization
that
I
worked
for
has
been
incredibly
substantial.
The
organization
has
moved
from
the
era
of
paper
charting
when
nurses
h
ad
to
document
patient
information
by
handwriting
to
using
the
Electronic
Medical
records
(EMR)
and
eventually
to
the
Electronic
Health
Records
(EHR).
Also,
nurses
used
to
receive
handwritten
orders
including
prescriptions
from
physicians
which
gave
room
f
or
misinterpretations
and
errors.
Currently
the
patient’s
prescriptions
are
entered
into
the
EHR
which
eliminates
the
potential
for
misinterpretation
(Laureate
Education,
2018a).
One
of
the
newer
trends
in
information
technology
in
my
organization
is
the
a
bility
to
transmit
patients’
vital
signs
from
the
dynamap
machine
directly
into
the
EHR.
Prior
to
the
introduction
of
the
dynamap,
nurses
and
nurse’s
assistant
had
to
manually
input
this
information
into
the
EHR
which
was
time
consuming
and
gave
room
for
p
otential
errors
(Rao
-
Gupta
et
al.,
2018).
Evidently,
the
advent
of
the
EHR
and
other
health
information
technology
devices
have
had
significant
impact
on
the
delivery
of
safe,
quality,
and
efficient
care.
However,
it
is
important
to
note
that
due
to
the
en
ormous
volume
of
data
receive
in
the
EHR,
nurses
and
informaticist
sometimes
need
to
weed
out
irrelevant
and
redundant
information.
Another
pitfall
associated
with
the
transmission
of
data
from
the
dynamap
to
the
EHR
is
the
failure
to
synchronize
properly
due
to
connectivity
problem.
This
may
cause
some
data
to
be
missing
and
nurses
must
manually
input
the
missing
data
(Laureate
Education,
2018a).
Obviously,
the
changing
trends
in
information
technology
and
the
evolution
of
new
technological
devices
and
systems
such
as
the
EHR
and
dynamap
withing
the
organization
have
been
extremely
beneficial
to
improving
the
delivery
of
quality
and
safe
patient
care.
Patient
health
information
is
readily
available
in
a
timely
manner
which
enables
care
providers
to
h
ave
easy
access
to
all
the
information
needed
to
make
informed
decision
about
the
patient’s
health.
**DEADLINE: FRIDAY 4/9/2021 BY 08:00 PM EST**
INSTRUCTIONS: Respond to your colleague offering additional/alternative ideas
regarding opportunities and risks related to the observations shared.
**At least 2 references per reply, and they need to support information in the reply**
Mary Sarfo
RE: Discussion - Week 6
Undoubtedly, there has been a paradigm shift in the delivery of healthcare due to
technological advancement. Nurse informaticist are now able to utilize information technology
and advance technology to make informed decision in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
of patients (Laureate Education, 2018b).
Nurses and other health professionals are now able to carry out their duties and responsibilities in
a safe and efficient manner due to the evolution of informatics. Even though, there is more room
for improvement, technological advancement and the evolution of information technology has
contributed immensely to the training, acquisition of knowledge, skills, and the disposition of
nurses. This technological advantage enables nurses to provide safe, quality, and efficient patient
care (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).
Clearly, the change in technology and informatics in the organization that I worked for has been
incredibly substantial. The organization has moved from the era of paper charting when nurses
had to document patient information by handwriting to using the Electronic Medical records
(EMR) and eventually to the Electronic Health Records (EHR). Also, nurses used to receive
handwritten orders including prescriptions from physicians which gave room for
misinterpretations and errors. Currently the patient’s prescriptions are entered into the EHR
which eliminates the potential for misinterpretation (Laureate Education, 2018a).
One of the newer trends in information technology in my organization is the ability to transmit
patients’ vital signs from the dynamap machine directly into the EHR. Prior to the introduction
of the dynamap, nurses and nurse’s assistant had to manually input this information into the EHR
which was time consuming and gave room for potential errors (Rao-Gupta et al., 2018).
Evidently, the advent of the EHR and other health information technology devices have had
significant impact on the delivery of safe, quality, and efficient care. However, it is important to
note that due to the enormous volume of data receive in the EHR, nurses and informaticist
sometimes need to weed out irrelevant and redundant information. Another pitfall associated
with the transmission of data from the dynamap to the EHR is the failure to synchronize properly
due to connectivity problem. This may cause some data to be missing and nurses must manually
input the missing data (Laureate Education, 2018a).
Obviously, the changing trends in information technology and the evolution of new
technological devices and systems such as the EHR and dynamap withing the organization have
been extremely beneficial to improving the delivery of quality and safe patient care. Patient
health information is readily available in a timely manner which enables care providers to have
easy access to all the information needed to make informed decision about the patient’s health.
