Medication Process Compliance in Pediatric Inpatients – Time to the First
For most medical conditions, reducing the time between intent to treat and actual treatment is beneficial. The goal of this study was to determine the current state of the medication process at a university-affiliated children’s hospital. [Haresh L. Bhatia, Neal R. Patel, Catherine H. Ivory, Ph...
Capturing and Evaluating Process Semantics from Front-Line Nurses: A Pilot Study
Tacit clinical knowledge acquired by front-line nurses over many years of practice is notoriously difficult to capture and codify. This study aims to enable front-line nurses to capture their own process domain semantics and constructs ontologies from the semantics and rank semantic similiarity....
Successful Implementation of Electronic Trauma Documentation in a Level III Trauma Center- It Can Be Done!
Burnie, J., Heist, C., Hardin, E., Donoghue, K., Dunigan, K., & Sheets, K. (July, 2018). Successful Implementation of Electronic Trauma Documentation in a Level III Trauma Center- It Can Be Done! Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(2)
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
Increasing Healthcare Provider Compliance in Performing Foot Examinations in Diabetic Patients
Williams, Y., Jones, S., & Johnson, K. (Nov. 2018). Increasing Healthcare Provider Compliance in Performing Foot Examinations in Diabetic Patients. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 22(3), Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
Beta Testing Can-Do-Tude: An Online Intervention Using the Principles of Motivational Interviewing for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Paul, L. & Moreno-Perez, A. (Winter 2019). Beta Testing Can-Do-Tude: An Online Intervention Using the Principles of Motivational Interviewing for Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes.
Nurses’ Perceived Usefulness of Secure Texting Applications for the Purpose of Patient Care
Collins, R. (Winter 2019). Nurses’ Perceived Usefulness of Secure Texting Applications for the Purpose of Patient Care. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(1). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
Evaluation of the Implementation of a Mobile Nursing Information System
This study in the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics looks into the implementation of mobile nursing information systems that have been shown to be beneficial for nurses, taking away the burden of paperwork and enabling them to focus more on patient care.
Preparing for the Next Public Health Emergency Response Letter
Feedback to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in an effort to better position the U.S. to address COVID-19 and other public health emergencies, and prepare for future actions.
Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting for the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Letter
HIMSS shares thoughts and recommendations address the NPRM: Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Reporting for the IQR Program.
Personal Health Information: Federal Trade Commission Health Breach Notification Rule Regulatory Review Response Letter
This response aims to ensure that individuals’ personally identifiable health data is protected, and that the appropriate actions are taken when a breach of unsecured personal health information occurs.
Personal Health Records, Electronic Health Records Key to India’s National Digital Health Mission Comment Letter
To achieve the key objectives of National Digital Health Mission, the HIMSS India Chapter shares the need to ensure that both electronic health records as well as personal health records are part of the minimum viable architecture.