Competency Evaluation and Satisfaction of an Inpatient Nursing Electronic Medical Record Curriculum Conversion from Classroom to E-Learning
Federal regulations and incentives have pushed health care organizations to convert to an electronic medical record (EMR), resulting in an increasing number of clinicians utilizing information systems to execute patient care.
Evaluating the Impact of Meducation®, a SMART Application to Medication Adherence: The Need to Evaluate EHR Apps Post-Implementation
This preliminary study evaluated Meducation®, a Substitutable Medical Applications and Reusable Technology (SMART) app that was implemented within a health care organization's electronic health record (EHR). Meducation® provides a patient-friendly medication resource printed by a bedside nurse...
Comparing Traditional Blood Pressure with a Mobile Health Application
Collecting personal health data through self-trackers, smartphones and other wearable technology can potentially impact a person’s health. Understanding how such data are captured and analyzed is important for patients who are using personalized data to monitor their health.
Electronic Records with Tablets at the Point of Care in an internal Medicine Unit
There are many benefits of nursing professionals being able to consult and record electronic clinical histories (ECH) at the point of care. It promotes quality and patient security, communication, continuity of care and time dedicated to documentation.
HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey
Gain insights into the healthcare cybersecurity landscape based on feedback from industry professionals.
Consumer Perspectives on Telehealth and Virtual Healthcare Survey Highlights
Navigate the new world of virtual healthcare with seven key insights from the Accelerate Health Consumer Telehealth survey.
Building a Common European Pandemic Response Report
A report on the acute priorities and cooperative solutions for pandemic response in Europe has been published by the Digital Health Advisory Group for Europe.
The Role of Innovation in Advancing Public Health Disease Investigation and Contact Tracing During a Pandemic Report
A global look at the efforts to implement contact tracing in the fight against COVID-19.
COVID-19 Policy Recommendations: Maximizing the Role of Digital Health in Vaccine Distribution
The HIMSS community offers recommendations focused on two areas: immediate actions and longer-term plans on how to maximize the role of digital health in vaccine distribution and administration.
Perceived Telehealth Behaviors by a Nurse Practitioner
Telehealth has been incorporated into healthcare delivery and its use is expanding. In the United States, it is predicted to be used by seven million patients in 2020.
Nursing Informatics as Caring: A Literature Review
Despite some societal influencers sounding the alarm on the malevolence of big data, the evidence shows that nursing informatics is one of the best hopes for healthcare in terms of keeping patients safe and doing no harm.
Can You Hear Me Now? A Patient Portal Initiative Program to Increase Patient Engagement in an Outpatient Primary Care Setting
Patient portals are an effective way of engaging patients to become active participants in their health; however, getting patients to actively use portals in the outpatient setting is challenging.