How Nursing Informatics is Changing the Healthcare Landscape – #HITsm Chat Topic

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 6/29 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Cathy Turner (@MEDITECH_Nurses) and Ashley Dauwer (@amariedauwer) from @MEDITECH on the topic of “How Nursing Informatics is Changing the Healthcare Landscape.” When it comes to treating patients, there is one constant: the critical role that nurses play in delivering quality care. As care becomes more complex and stretches far beyond the acute hospital walls, nursing roles will continue to evolve. The nursing informaticist role emerged at the unique junction between healthcare and technology. Nursing informaticists are essential because they serve as an advocate between nurses directly caring for patients and information technology experts, helping to implement and optimize information technology to transform healthcare. Two weeks ago hundreds of nurses convened at MEDITECH’s annual Nurse Forum. Year after year I am impressed with how our community of nurses come together to discuss how new technologies can address challenges and obstacles facing nurses today. It’s important for nurses to leverage events and social media to network, share successes, and demonstrate how they are embracing technology to impact patient care. Resources: Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey Infographic How Nursing Informatics is Transforming Healthcare Today Nurses remain in critical role amid changes in healthcare Ho...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: #HITsm Digital Health Healthcare HealthCare IT #HITsm Topics Ashley Dauwer Cathy Turner MEDITECH Nurses Nursing Informaticists Source Type: blogs