#6. Describe the information and knowledge needs of nurses in all practice domains and settings electronic health records (EHRs) and patient-care information technology (IT). (PO 4)
Key Concepts
In this weeks discussion we will be examining knowledge generated through informatics.
The HealthIT Hot Topic of the Week Assignmentis due at the end of this week. You should contact the Chamberlain writing resources now if you require assistance.
This assignment will be going through Turnitin.
About the HealthIT Hot Topic of the week
Go to the site:http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/it
Choose one of the topics you are interested in: Analytics EHR Mobile Privacy & Security Regulatory. Choice one of the articles on that page (or one of the following pages) that may impact your practice.Do not choose a topic from the Healthcare or Payer section.Be sure you use an article from the Fierce Health IT website as the foundation for your paper. Make sure it is an informatics topic. If you are unsure email me with your topic as well as the article that you plan to use as the starting point of the paper.
In a professionally developed paper discuss the rationale for choosing the topic how it will impact practice in a positive or negative manner citing pros and cons. Include a discussion of how informatics skills and knowledge were used in the process of developing the assignment. In the conclusion provide recommendations for the future.
Some key points
oIntroduction
oWhy did you choose this topic include the FierceHealthcare IT article in the section
oHow does it impact your practice in both a positive and negative way citing pros and cons
oHow you used informatic skills and knowledge to complete this paper(word processing DIKW etc.). This is NOT how informatic skills apply to this topic.
oConclusion which includes recommendations for the future andinsights you gainedin completing this assignment
