Essay NUR 514 Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper. COMPLETE.

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Essay NUR 514 Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper. COMPLETE.Benchmark - Electronic Health Record Implementation Paper Implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) system ... is a Herculean task for all the stakeholders: from the emergency room to the boardroom. This paper will discuss the need for excellent leadership skills to collaborate on interprofessional teams and to provide evidence- based, patient centered care and apply professional, ethical and regulatory standards of practice to provide of safe, effective healthcare. Effective leadership skills and the use of appropriate change management theories are required for successful EHR system implementation. Data management and informatics A computer system database will need to receive structured and litigable information that can be searched easily to track opportunities for care improvement. EHR as a clinical information system is a comprehensive system that includes easy access to patient data at the point of care, structured and litigable information that can be searched easily and that lends itself to data mining and analysis; and improved patient safety, especially the prevention of adverse drug reactions and the identification of health risk factors, such as falls (DeNisco & Barker, 2015, p. 357). Nursing documentation pre-date the days of Florence Nightingale. Over time nursing documentation has increased in its relevance to nurses and health care professionals, and its impact on patient care and patient outcomes. The mode of documentation has changed, from a paper trail to an electronic trail. Health informatics is the management of health information and uses information technology (IT) to organize health records to improve health outcomes and manage data collection from patient records. It is the responsibility of health informatics nurses to manage, interpret and communicating the health information, with the primary purpose of improving the quality of care. Three (3) key ways that informatics has improved care is with improved documentation, improved coordinated care and reduction of medical errors [Show More]

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