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Readings

· Course Text: Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals

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. Chapter 1, “Informatics in the Healthcare Professions” (pp. 14-19, "The Push for Patient Safety”) This section recaps the aims of patient safety efforts and lists organizations, such as Joint Commission, to which hospitals and other health care organizations may send quality and safety report.

· Course Text: Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management

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. Chapter 3, "Health Care Information Regulations, Laws, and Standards" (pp. 68–79, "Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation") This chapter provides an overview of the laws, regulations, and standards that influence the manner in which information is collected, maintained, and reported by health care organizations.

The following articles depict a range of technological and administrative issues involved in reporting functions that health care organizations engage in, either voluntarily or by federal or state requirements. Several of the articles examine guidelines on meaningful use of IT, a key aspect of HITECH.

· Article: DerGurahian, J. (2009). Focus on self-improvement: Technology-enabled collaborations helping hospitals improve infection control. Modern Healthcare, 39(6), 32. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=2010188853&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Article: Evans, R. S., Abouzelof, R. H., Taylor, C. W., Anderson, V., Sumner, S., Soutter, S., Kleckner, R., & Lloyd, J. F. (2009). Computer surveillance of hospital-acquired infections: A 25 year update. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings, 178–182. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pmc&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&query_hl=&itool=pubmed_docsum&list_uids=2815388

· Article: Fortin, J., & Zywiak, W. (2010). Beyond meaningful use: Getting meaningful value from IT. Healthcare Financial Management, 64(2), 54–59. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1972213171&Fmt=3&clientId=70192&RQT=309&VName=PQD

· Article: Conn, J. (2010). Making it work. Modern Healthcare, 40(9), 26–3 0. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=48445796&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Article: Brown, B. (2010). 25 steps to meaningful use. Journal of Health Care Compliance, 12(3), 33–69. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=50320777&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Article: Weinstock, M. (2010). A snapshot: Defining meaningful use. Trustee, 63(4), 26– � � � 27. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=49788649&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Article: Page, D. (2010). Data mining is vital as meaningful use looms. H&HN: Hospitals & Health Networks, 84(2), 10. Retrieved fromhttp://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=48243555&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Article: Landon, B. E., & Normand, S. T. (2008). Performance measurement in the small office practice: Challenges and potential solutions. Annals of Internal Medicine, 148(5), 353–357. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=31229207&site=ehost-live&scope=site

· Report: National Academy for State Health Policy. (2007). 2007 guide to state adverse event reporting systems (Publication No. 2007-301). State health policy survey report, 1(1). Retrieved from National Academy for State Health Policy website:http://www.nashp.org/sites/default/files/shpsurveyreport_adverse2007.pdf

This report provides information on state reporting requirements. See Appendix A, in particular, as you prepare for this week’s Discussion assignment.

Websites

· Website: CDC–NHSN http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ This Web site provides information on the internet-based surveillance system that is managed by the CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.

· Website: CDC–National Center for Public Health Informatics http://www.cdc.gov/learning/archive/informatics.html The NCPHI is the public health-focused national center within the U.S. government’s CDC's Coordinating Center for Health Information. NCPHI strives to advance the science of biomedical informatics in public health practice and to support the collaborative development of information systems for public health.

Optional Resources

· Article: Hinman, A. R., & Ross, D. A. (2010). Immunization registries can be building blocks for national health information systems. Health Affairs, 29(4), 676–682. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdweb?did=2013981691&Fmt=7&clientId=70192&RQT=309&VName=PQD 

· Article: McNabb, S. J. N., Koo, D., Pinner, R., & Seligman, J. (2006). Informatics and public health at CDC. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 55, 25–28. Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/pqdweb?index=7&did=1194651881&SrchMode=3&sid=4&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1256046647&clientId=70192&aid=

· Article: Liu, D. (2009). Knowledge management mechanism as the foundation for structured reporting. Journal of Information Science & Technology, 6(3), 25–37. Retrieved from http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=47111022&site=ehost-live&scope=site