Part 1: Intro to Nursing Informatics Flashcards
Referred to the field of applied computer science.
Nursing Informatics
Concerned with the processing of information such as nursing information.
Nursing Informatics
First introduced into healthcare facilities in the 1960s.
Computers
For the processing of basic administrative tasks; is an essential tool in Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) systems.
Computers
Refers to technology that captures health information
Health Information Technology
Refers to technology that processes health information
Health Information Technology
Refers to technology that generates health information
Health Information Technology
What time period?
A few experts formed a cadre to adapt computers to healthcare and nursing.
Before 1960s
What time period?
Computers in healthcare were used for administrative and accounting functions.
Before 1960s
What time period?
Use of computer technology began to be explored
1960s
What time period?
Studies were conducted to determine how computer technology could be utilized.
1960s
What time period?
The nurses’ station was viewed as the most appropriate center for the development of computer applications.
1960s
What time period?
The mid___ presented nurses with new opportunities for computer use.
1960s
What time period?
Increased time devoted to documentation and a rise in medication errors prompted the investigation of emerging computer based information systems.
1960s
Hospitals began developing computer based information systems which initially focused on: (1) Physician order entry (2) Results reporting (3) Pharmacy (5) Radiology reports (6) Information for financial and managerial purposes (7) Physiologic monitoring systems in the intensive care units
1970s
What time period? A few systems started to include: (1) Care planning (2) Decision support (3) Interdisciplinary problem lists
1970s
What time period?
Nurses were often involved in implementing systems.
1970s
What time period?
Interest in computers and nursing began to emerge in public and home health and education.
1970s
What time period?
Conferences helped public and home health
nurses:
(1) Understand the importance of nursing data and their relationship to new Medicare and Medicaid legislation.
(2) Provide information on the usefulness of computers for capturing and aggregating home health and public health information.
1970s
What time period?
Hospitals and public health agencies embarked on investigating computers and nursing.
1970s
What time period?
The opportunity to improve education using computer
technology also began.
1970s
What time period?
Early nursing networks helped to expand nursing awareness of computers and the impact HIT could have on practice.
1970s
What time period?
The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
implemented the Technicon Medical Information System (TDS) computer system.
1970s
TDS one of the earliest clinical information systems (called _____& ____).
Eclipsys
Allscripts