Chapter 19 Manager of Information Systems. Defining Informatics Process of using cognitive skills and computers to manage information.

Chapter 19

Manager of Information Systems

Defining Informatics

• Process of using cognitive skills and computers to manage information

American Nurses Association (ANA)

Definition• Nursing Informatics – Specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science

– Manages and communicates information in nursing practice

ANA Definition• Nursing Informatics

– Facilitates integration of data, information, and knowledge

– Support patients, nurses, and other providers in decision-making roles

Trends in Information Technology• Use of computerized medical

records as tools for improving patient care

• Electronic records• To improve patient safety

Information ManagementRoles for Nurses

• Collect clinical data• Record data• Interpret data to produce information

• Use information to produce knowledge

• Share knowledge with those who need it

Information ManagementRoles for Nurses

Nursing Languages• Standardized nursing languages

– Nursing classifications systems

• 1995 - ANA started Nursing Information and Data Set Evaluation Center (NIDSEC) – Purpose– Focus

Computer Terms

• Data Integrity– Ability to collect, store, and retrieve correct, complete, and current data

– Make it available to authorized users when needed

Computer Terms

• Data capture– Process of encoding real-world health data into digital format

Internet and Intranet• Internet

– Worldwide network of computers that communicate with each other through specialized programming languages

• Intranet – Computer network restricted by password to a particular organization

Electronic Health Record• Secure, real-time, point-of-care, patient-centric information resource for clinicians

• Electronic medical record has many advantages over a paper system

• Health care smart cards

Healthcare Information Systems

• Clinical Information System (CIS) – Patient care– Administrative information system

• Manages billing, scheduling, and human resources

Nursing Information Systems

• Part of CIS– Support nurses by providing information they need to practice and document care

Clinical Decision Support Systems • Computer-based information systems

– Integrates clinical and patient information to support decision-making

Clinical Decision Support Systems • Assists the diagnostic process

– Alerts and reminders– Therapy critiquing and planning– Information retrieval– Image recognition and interpretation

Telehealth• Electronic information and telecommunications technologies– Support long-distance clinical health care

– Patient and professional health-related education

– Public health and administration

Privacy• Ways to protect confidentiality and privacy– Passwords– User authentication – Audit trail – Firewalls – Encryption (coding) of data