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1. Health Care Police And
Nursing Informatics As a
Specialty

2.  Nurses have contributed to the purchase,
design, and implementation of
Information Systems (IS) since the 1970’s
 In 1992, the ANA recognized NI as a
specialty

3.  A specialty that integrates nursing
science, computer science and
information science to manage and
communicate data, information and
knowledge nursing practice

4.  The NI team believes that it is essential to
practice in an interdisciplinary team. An
example of this is the vocabulary summit
held at Vanderbilt College annually since
1999

5.  To become a a specialty it was necessary
for NI to show that educational programs
are available to prepare nurses to practice
in the field

6. Healthcare Policy Impact On
Nursing Informatics Practice

7.  Nursing has experienced nursing
shortages in recent history
 In US hospital admissions it was
estimated that between 44,000 and
98,000 patients die each year from
medical history.

8.  The report recommended the
implementation of computerized physician
order entry (CPOE) systems requiring the
prescriber to enter data directly into
computer systems to reduce medication
errors.

9.  California law 1875 that was passes in
2003, applies pressure to install IT to help
healthcare professionals reduce medical
errors
 The National Alliance For Health
Information Technology (NAHIT) is
partnership of diverse healthcare leaders
who are working to influence the use of
technology to improve patient safety,
quality and efficiency.

10. National Informatics
Initiatives and Nursing
Informatics

11.  On April 27, 2004 president George W.
Bush issued an executive order
“Incentives for the use of position of the
Health Information Technology
Coordinator” that has the potential to
impact every healthcare entity, provider,
and NI professional in the U.S

12.  The American Association of Retired
persons (AARP), with 35million members
support mandatory electronic prescribing
rules and federal efforts to increase
adoption of CPOE, (computerized
physician entry.)

13. Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)

14.  Passed in 1996 and is intended to improve
public and private healthcare programs by
establishing standards to facilitate the
transmission of electronic information

15.  In 1997 the DN convened the National
Nursing Informatics Work Group (NNIWG)
to make recommendations to the national
Advisory Council for Nursing Education
and practice (NACNEP) for setting the
nations nursing informatics agenda (NIA)
for nursing education and practice

16.  Educate nursing students and practicing
nurses in core informatics content
 Prepare nurses for specialized skills in
informatics
 Enhance nursing practice and education
through informatics projects
 Prepare nursing faculty in informatics
 Increase collaborative efforts in NI
5 key directions for informatics in
nursing education and practice

17.  The use of electronic information and
telecommunications technology to support
long distance clinical health care, patient
and professional healthcare related
education, public health and health
administration.
Telehealth and NI

18. THAT’S ALL THANK YOU!