Tag Archives: HIMSS Nursing Informatics

ENGAGEMENT: More than a Proposal

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

By Rhelinda McFadden, RN, Quality Specialist, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care In reflecting on my HIMSS13 experience, as a newbie to the nursing informatics community, one word continued to come to mind – ENGAGEMENT.  In preparing to write this blog … Continue reading →

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Learning, Learning, and More Learning around Nursing Informatics at HIMSS13 – Part 1

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

by Elizabeth Wertz Evans, RN, MPM, CPHQ, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FACMPE, member,  HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee; and Executive Director, Professional Practice and Programs, Oncology Nursing Society  Well, we survived HIMSS13 and had quite an exciting week enjoying sessions, seeing old friends, making new friends, and … Continue reading →

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On the Value of Health IT: Demonstrating Interoperability

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

By Keith W. Boone, Standards Architect, GE Healthcare I’ve attended nine HIMSS Annual Conferences in the last nine years.  And every year, I’ve spent a significant amount of time in the Interoperability Showcase.  It’s become such a ritual for me that I treat … Continue reading →

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HIMSS 2013 iHIT Study: Health IT Is the Translation Tool Providers Need

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

By Willa Fields, DNSc, RN, FHIMSS, and Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, FAAN The phrase “lost in translation” generally means that something cannot be translated word for word into another language. Think of this in context of health IT: … Continue reading →

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Nursing Informatics: Essential ingredient to planning a hospital move

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

by Karen Carroll PhD RN, NEA-BC, HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee Member, Director, Nursing Informatics & Innovation, Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago During our recent move to a new hospital, nursing informatics led and contributed in many ways. … Continue reading →

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Testing for Interoperability – Now in Progress

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

If the NA Connectathon is the Lollapalooza of the Health IT World, one of the up-and-coming acts to check out this week in Chicago is the IHE USA Certification Pilot Program. IHE USA has partnered with ICSA Labs to announce a new … Continue reading →

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Where Does Informatics belong? Part I

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

By Christopher M. Walden, RN, BSN, MHAI, Director Application Services at Flagler Hospital If you want to spark an instant debate, ask a group of nursing informaticists what reporting structure makes the most sense to them. Just to add flavor … Continue reading →

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Getting Smart on Medication Errors

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

by R. Clark Campbell, MSN, RN-BC, Member, HIMSS Innovation Committee, and San Antonio Chapter of HIMSS Do you agree with the following: One of the best ways to prevent medication errors is to educate the staff?  How about this: Incompetent staff cause … Continue reading →

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EHRs: for the Right Reasons

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

by Elizabeth Casey Halley RN, MBA FHIMSS                                                                            eNurse Mentor with HIMSS                                                                                                         former Chair, HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee                                                                     Over the years, it has been a privilege to participate, alongside my nursing informatics colleagues, in efforts to support and promote the integration of electronic health … Continue reading →

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At the Crossroads of Health and Technology

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

by Crystal Rojas, MSN informatics student with a few years in the field Have you ever felt like you were on the cusp of something really special? 

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