The Importance of Good Governance
Our guest writer shares while often overlooked, governance in a healthcare organization's information and technology can lead to a higher level of trust by patients.
Definition of Customer Relationship Management Technology in Healthcare
Defining CRM in healthcare.
Inspire, Innovate, Influence: This Is How Nurses Lead
Our guest writer shares how every nurse can inspire, innovate and influence no matter their position.
Leading Process Improvement in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital
Wyatt, L. (Nov. 2018). Leading A Process Improvement in a Pediatric Acute Care Hospital. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(3), Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
How Hospitals Can Leverage IT to Improve Healthcare Business Outcomes
Our guest writer shares how now more than ever, hospitals need to close the gap between IT and the healthcare business, and fully understand how this ties into the patient experience and care continuum.
Blockchain: Unlocking Health Data to Empower Patients and Improve Care
Our digital influencer and blockchain in healthcare subject matter expert shares how a world where individuals have ownership of their personal health data is possible with blockchain technology.
Vendor Support of the Expanded Role of the CNIO
McCleerey, M. (Winter 2019). Vendor Support of the Expanded Role of the CNIO. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(1). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
Addressing Prior Authorization with Blockchain, the First Step in Revenue Cycle Transformation
Our guest writer shares how focusing on one function within revenue cycle management, prior authorization, can give insight into potential solutions for streamlining the healthcare system.
Demonstrating the Value of Nursing Care Through Use of a Unique Nurse Identifier
As healthcare transitions to a value-based reimbursement model, nursing documentation in EHRs and other health IT systems will increasingly be used to demonstrate nursing’s contribution to that value.
The Health Impact of Unique Identifiers for Nursing Documentation
With unique identifiers for nursing documentation, we have the opportunity to capture not only what happens during a patient-provider interaction, but also measure the impact of nurses in improving individual and population health outcomes.
How the Smart City Movement and IT Are Transforming Health
The smart city movement is driven by the demands of an evolving digital ecosystem and governmental systems across the globe are reaching for IT to modernize systems while simultaneously improving the quality of life for citizens.
Building a Learning Health System for Today and for the Future
Now is the time for health IT leaders to internalize the characteristics of learning health systems and advocate to all of their constituencies so that we can make great strides in improving health and healthcare and reducing costs. Not only can we use health IT to share evidence with c...