Title: How Nursing Informatics Can Improve Healthcare
Headings: How Nursing Informatics Can Improve Healthcare
How Nursing Informatics Can Improve Healthcare
What is the purpose of nursing informatics?
Improved Processes & Workflows
Streamlined Documentation & Communication
Lowered Healthcare Costs

Content: This allows doctors, nurses, and hospital staff to make more accurate and informed decisions faster—delivering a higher level of patient-centered care. A few of the standard healthcare technologies used in nurse informatics to improve the documentation and communication process include the following: Electronic Health Records (EHR)
EHRs are real-time, digital patient records that can be instantly and securely shared across different healthcare settings. Because EHR documentation is standardized, communication is seamless between the various healthcare providers and organizations. EHRs help healthcare providers save time with easier chart management and enable them to track all aspects of a patient’s care. EHRs also allow for streamlined payment systems and transactions with insurance companies and government agencies. Computer Provider Order Entry (CPOE)
CPOE is the process of a healthcare practitioner entering and sending medical treatment instructions electronically over a secure computer network. CPOE is used to digitally communicate patient care instructions to medical staff or departments such as the pharmacy or laboratory responsible for fulfilling the request. Offering many advantages over hand-written or transcribed instructions, CPOE reduces the time required to send and complete orders, increases the accuracy of the communication, and enhances patient safety through reminders and alerts to the physicians. Lowered Healthcare Costs
The rising cost of healthcare is a serious challenge Americans face across the country.