Nursing Informatics Tag

30 Oct

Informatics - the practice of information processing and information system engineering - is having a revolutionary effect on the healthcare industry. Healthcare providers today collect a huge amount of information about their patients, which they use to track health conditions and observe the effects of treatment....

18 Nov

As the healthcare industry finalizes its transition to computer-based records keeping and patient care, the need for IT-fluent clinicians continues to rise. One particular position is gaining in importance and demand: the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer. The American Nurses Association (ANA) states that nursing informatics is...