D220 informatics stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Informatics -ANSWER An interdisciplinary field that draws from, as well as contributes to "computer, decision, information, management, cognitive science, and organizational theory. Its broad scope encompasses natural language processing, data mining, research, decision support, and genomics. Nursing informatics -ANSWER the use of technology and information to help support all aspects of THE NURSING PRACTICE. Information literacy -ANSWER The ability to read and understand the written word...

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) -ANSWER **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's. The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and hea...

What informatics challenges to improve pt outcome? -ANSWER -equipment failure** (IT error) -Data errors or (Human errors) -Security problems -alarms/alerts issues with in system -Documentation takes too much time away from pt care. What act recognizes patients need more power in own healthcare and access to information is KEY? -ANSWER 21st Century Cure's Act 2 Fundamental, ethical principals of health informatics and why is it important for nurses to know about these? -ANSWER **privac...