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Health Care Police AndNursing Informatics As a

Specialty

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Nurses have contributed to the purchase,design, and implementation of

Information Systems (IS) since the 1970s In 1992, the ANA recognized NI as a

specialty

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A specialty that integrates nursingscience, computer science and

information science to manage andcommunicate data, information andknowledge nursing practice

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The NI team believes that it is essential topractice in an interdisciplinary team. An

example of this is the vocabulary summitheld at Vanderbilt College annually since1999

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To become a a specialty it was necessaryfor NI to show that educational programs

are available to prepare nurses to practicein the field

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Healthcare Policy Impact OnNursing Informatics Practice

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Nursing has experienced nursingshortages in recent history

In US hospital admissions it wasestimated that between 44,000 and98,000 patients die each year from

medical history.

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The report recommended theimplementation of computerized physician

order entry (CPOE) systems requiring theprescriber to enter data directly intocomputer systems to reduce medicationerrors.

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California law 1875 that was passes in2003, applies pressure to install IT to help

healthcare professionals reduce medicalerrors

The National Alliance For HealthInformation Technology (NAHIT) is

partnership of diverse healthcare leaderswho are working to influence the use oftechnology to improve patient safety,quality and efficiency.

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National InformaticsInitiatives and Nursing

Informatics

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On April 27, 2004 president George W.Bush issued an executive order

Incentives for the use of position of theHealth Information TechnologyCoordinator that has the potential toimpact every healthcare entity, provider,and NI professional in the U.S

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The American Association of Retiredpersons (AARP), with 35million members

support mandatory electronic prescribingrules and federal efforts to increaseadoption of CPOE, (computerizedphysician entry.)

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Health Insurance Portabilityand Accountability Act(HIPAA)

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Passed in 1996 and is intended to improvepublic and private healthcare programs by

establishing standards to facilitate thetransmission of electronic information

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In 1997 the DN convened the NationalNursing Informatics Work Group (NNIWG)

to make recommendations to the nationalAdvisory Council for Nursing Educationand practice (NACNEP) for setting thenations nursing informatics agenda (NIA)for nursing education and practice

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5 key directions for informatics innursing education and practice

Educate nursing students and practicingnurses in core informatics content

Prepare nurses for specialized skills ininformatics

Enhance nursing practice and education

through informatics projects Prepare nursing faculty in informatics

Increase collaborative efforts in NI

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Telehealth and NI

The use of electronic information andtelecommunications technology to support

long distance clinical health care, patientand professional healthcare relatededucation, public health and healthadministration.

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