Interoperability: How to Measure Data Interoperability and Communication Across Health Systems
Learn how data interoperability can help the healthcare ecosystem achieve digital health transformation in this second part of our four-part series.
Creating a Supply Chain Roadmap for Today and Beyond
HIMSS subject matter experts weigh in on the importance of supply chain and that during the pandemic, one silver lining may be the realization that this process matters.
Patient Data Sharing: Lessons Learned and Opportunities Ahead
The pandemic has emphasized the need for patient data to be easily shared and has revealed gaps in the way data is recorded, aggregated, normalized and interpreted—again becoming more clear as we determine how, when and to whom the COVID-19 vaccines will be administered.
Predictive Analytics: Taking the Measure of Data to Optimize Outcomes
This third piece in our four-part series explores how predictive analytics equips healthcare organizations with knowledge that can help make informed decisions about individuals, health teams and health system leaders.
Personalized Health and Meeting Individual’s Needs, Values and Goals Through Measurement
The final piece in our four-part series focuses on person-enabled health and how it represents the ultimate goal of healthcare: its ability to meet the individual’s needs, values and personalized health goals.
Uncovering and Removing Data Bias in Healthcare
Good data will train good algorithms in healthcare. But what if the data used to train an algorithm isn’t telling the whole story? Learn about data bias and how we can work to eliminate it.
Ensuring Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Meet the Needs of Current and Future Crises
The HIMSS COVID-19 Global Policy Call to Action’s Strategic Action 3: Ensure That Privacy Security and Cybersecurity Protocols Meet the Needs of Current or Pending Crises highlights the multifaceted reality of data privacy and information security.
Medical Scribes: A Human Solution to an Informatics Problem
This editorial is part of a graduate-level nursing school assignment challenging students to expand on a review of literature performed in a previous course by writing an article for publication.
The Virtual Care Consultation—A Challenge or Opportunity for the Healthcare Professional and Patient?
The virtual care consultation using video technology has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic and is now used more than ever in the day to day operations at health care facilities the world over .
25 Years and Counting: The History of the OJNI
2021 brings the 25th year of the Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI). All of us here at OJNI are both proud and humbled to realize how long we have been active and how much further we wish to go in the future.
The Imperative of Immunization Interoperability and Information Sharing
Our senior director of informatics shares that to achieve effective immunization interoperability and information sharing for better health outcomes, we need to break down silos and invest in public health infrastructure.
Rethinking Healthcare: It’s Time for a New Health System
Our guest writers explore the need for a new health system by examining the challenges that healthcare faces and assessing potential solutions for improving health outcomes and creating a sustainable future.