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HSN/376: Health Information Technology For Nursing
Wk 1 - Information Technology, Safety, and Patient Outcomes
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Information Technology, Safety, and Patient
Outcomes
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Why information and technology skills
are essential for safe patient care
Improving Documentation
Increased automation in data collection has increased data
collection.
Data collection has also become comprehensive and more detailed.
Nurses are able to easily collect data timely for patient assessment.
Skilled nurses in information technology tools are the most
preferred in modern healthcare (Darvish et al., 2014).
It is easier to follow on the patient progress to improve care.
Why information and technology skills
are essential for safe patient care
Reducing Medical Errors
Patient care errors such as misdiagnosis, falls, and
medical errors are common in patient care.
Informatics provide important data that can prevent these
errors.
Errors increase patient complaints.
Some of the errors can lead to malpractice lawsuits.
The errors have been reducing due to increased filling in
recent years.
Explain why information and technology
skills are essential for safe patient care
Improving Coordinated Care
Coordinated care relies information from physicians, nurses, and
therapists.
This information is timely transferred to coordination manager.
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