Humanity and the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
Our guest writer shares two fundamental ways we can use patient care technology—and specifically the benefits of artificial intelligence as a tool—to return some humanity to healthcare.
Precision Medicine and Your Health Story
As precision medicine continues to advance and evolve, ensuring the data collection process provides an accurate representation of all races and nationalities will be key to creating insights that are actionable.
Genomic Data and Blockchain: A New Paradigm for Precision Medicine and Science
While there is still a long way to go before we have the ability to understand how individuals and their genomes interact to cause disease – and therefore use that genomic data to improve health – there is progress, shares our guest blogger.
Developing Application Software for Detecting and Documenting Diabetic Foot Complications for Use by Nurses
With the increasing number of diabetes cases worldwide, developing application software that detects diabetic foot complications can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of nursing care services, especially in Indonesia.
Exploration of Nurses’ Experience with Using Electronic Documentation Systems in Home Care
Ibrahim, S., Donelle, L., Regan, S., Sidani, S. (Summer 2019). Exploration of Nurses’ experience with using Electronic Documentation Systems in Home Care. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(2).
Uses and Advantages of eLearning and Distance Pedagogy in Nursing Informatics Education
Georgsson, M. (Summer, 2019). Uses and advantages of eLearning and distance pedagogy in nursing informatics education. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(2). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
Patient Safety and Communication Case Studies
Hawai‘i Pacific Health was named a HIMSS Davies Enterprise Award recipient for leveraging the value of health information and technology to improve outcomes.
Optimizing Patient Care Case Studies
Truman Medical Centers was named a HIMSS Davies Enterprise Award recipient for leveraging the value of health information and technology to improve outcomes.
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...
Patient Health Information: Connecting Electronic Medical Records with External Apps
New technologies for sharing patient health information are particularly relevant in times of crisis and as our guest writer outlines are just the beginning.
The Use of Games in the Self-Management of Oncological Disease: An Integrative Literature Review
This article in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics discusses research designed to identify current scientific knowledge about the use of games in the management of oncological disease.
Weighing Options: Perceptions of Adult Patients Accessing Telehealth in Primary Care
This study in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics aimed to learn how and why patients select telehealth and about perceptions of adult patients in an urban setting when telehealth encounters were available.