Use of IT - Healthcare Information System

Health information

It refers to the data related to a person's medical history.

Health Information Technology

Refers to the electronic systems health care providers and patients use to store, share and analyze information

Health information technology for economic and clinical health

What does HITECH mean?

HITECH Act of 2009

It sought to change the situation by providing each person in the United States with an Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Health information management

It incorporates the data that go into the systems; also analyzes and protects the data

Technology informatics guiding education reform

What does TIGER mean?

TIGER Initiative

Created in 2004; It defined the competencies recommended for the NI discipline

Lead change

A clinical informaticist role in which one should serve as agent of change to move people out of their comfort zone

Promote standardization

A clinical informaticist role in which one should eliminate silos and promote adherence to clinical and technical standards

Develop relationships and credibility

A clinical informaticist role in which one should collaborate with other departments to realize full potential of records

Implement and optimize

A clinical informaticist role in which one should analyze data to optimize system use and patient outcomes

Provide though leadership

A clinical informaticist role in which one should develop clinical system strategies with hospital leaders

Subject-based HIS

It is related to any patient or healthcare professionals organization; EHR, EMR

Task-based HIS

It is associated with particular tasks such as admissions/ discharge system or operating theatre.

Strategic or operational HIS

It provides output information related to possible hospital requirements in the future by projecting the capacities of the hospital

Clinical and administrative HIS

Hospital episodes statistics; It is designed to make provision for retrospective data entry and to provide details for each care episode.

Financial and clinical HIS

It allows easy access to patient costing and helps in monitoring a patient's usage of different departments.

Decision support HIS

It presents the health information in a manner beneficial to cognitive processing. Facilitates the user's decision making.

Information literacy

A competency of NI in which one should integrate appropriate information into his/her knowledge base and value system

Information management

A competency of NI in which one should ensure confidentiality of protected patient health information.

16 standards

How many standards of practice are there?

6 standards

How many standards of practice for nursing informatics are there?

10 standards

How many standards of professional performance for nursing informatics are there?

Information governance

A basic function of HIM in which it focuses on HIM operations and compliance and ensures protection of protected health information

Informatics

A basic function of HIM in which it oversees the technology aspects of managing health information, whereas data analytics manages the integrity of data through mapping and quality improvement processes

Coding and revenue cycle management

A basic function of HIM in which it t includes assigning diagnostic and procedural codes for billing to managing the revenue flow from the patient registration to final discharge.

Data analytics

A benefit of HIS in which the healthcare industry constantly produces data and HIS help gather, compile and analyze health data to help manage population health and reduce healthcare costs.

Collaborative care

A benefit of HIS in which it allows healthcare facilities to access common health records.

Cost control

A benefit of HIS in which it uses digital networks to exchange healthcare data creates efficiencies and cost savings.

Population health management

A benefit of HIS in which it can aggregate patient data, analyze it and identify trends in populations.