Informatics Nurses Forge Ahead in Changing World of Healthcare
In honor of Nurses Month, HIMSS members share how informatics nurses today are continuing the legacy of energy, vision and activism—especially in times of challenge—ignited by nursing icons like Florence Nightingale.
What is Nursing Informatics?
You asked, “What is nursing informatics?” And we answered. Explore the profession and how it is a driving force behind improved outcomes for patients and enhanced workflows for healthcare staff.
Two Journeys to the Path of Nursing Informatics
Two nurse informaticists share the journeys that led them to their profession. One had a life-altering experience start her path, while the other’s happened organically; but both have a common thread: the power of education.
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.
Putting the ‘N’ in STEM: A Call for Nurse Data Scientists
Carroll, W. (Summer, 2019). Putting the ‘N’ in STEM: A call for nurse data scientists. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(2). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
Mitigating Barriers to Interoperability in Health Care
Powell, K. & Alexander, G. (Summer, 2019). Mitigating Barriers to Interoperability in Health Care. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 23(2). Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni
GDPR Security and Privacy Need-to-Knows
The implementation of GDPR has had a global impact on security and privacy best practices, and organizations worldwide are taking a closer look at how they handle their customer data.
Cybersecurity Frameworks Explained
All organizations are targets for cyberattacks, no matter the industry, location or size. Discover how a cybersecurity framework can help improve your defenses, enhance incident detection and minimize impact.
Health IT: We’ve Come a Long Way But There’s Further to Go
A health IT professional shares that while much has changed in healthcare during her journey with the autoimmune disease lupus, there is still much to be done.
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.
Four Health Information Security Questions Answered
To help identify and implement strategies that mitigate risk and foster trust within your organization, we asked healthcare security leaders the following four questions. Here’s what they had to say.
How to Move the Needle on Vaccines for Children
Standards and resources are some of the biggest challenges hindering the transfer of information on vaccines for children. A pediatrician and health IT advocate outlines both the struggles and the solutions needed to tackle this public health challenge.