One of the major drivers in recent health care reform legislation is the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act’s (ARRA) HiTech Incentive.
One of the major drivers in recent health care reform legislation is the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act’s (ARRA) HiTech Incentive.
This act, passed in 2009, earmarked $22 billion for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), with a goal of 100% adoption in all practice settings by the year 2014. The HiTech Act provides an example of the pivotal role that health information technology plays in the delivery of quality health care services. Yet, health information technology is a relatively new field. This Application Assignment provides an opportunity for you to examine the contributions of pioneers in this arena and consider how their contributions have influenced health informatics and nursing practice today.
To prepare:
Visit the AMIA Video Library 1: Nursing Informatics Pioneers webpage listed in the Learning Resources.
Review the biographies and video presentations of pioneers who are of interest to you, or may hold a position that you aspire to achieve.
Select two nursing informatics pioneers and conduct further research on their contributions.
Consider how their contributions have influenced health information technology and nursing practice today.
By Thursday 09/07/17, Write a scholarly 3- to 4-page paper comparing two nursing informatics pioneers in APA format with a minimum of 4 references from the list below which include the level one headings as numbered below:
1) What are the professional accomplishments of each individual?
2) How have their contributions influenced nursing practice?
3) How have their contributions shaped the field of nursing informatics?
4) What lessons can you take away from their experiences?
5) What skills or ideas demonstrated by these leaders might you apply to your professional practice?
Required Readings
Course Text: Ball, M. J., Douglas, J. V., Hinton Walker, P., DuLong, D., Gugerty, B., Hannah, K. J., . . . Troseth, M. R. (Eds.) (2011). Nursing informatics: Where technology and caring meet (4th ed.). London, England: Springer-Verlag.
Chapter 1, “Nursing Informatics: Transforming Nursing”
Chapter 12, “The Evolving National Informatics Landscape”
Chapter 1 introduces the need for health care reform by detailing cost concerns and future needs of the nursing profession. A look at the beginning stages of the TIGER collaborative is also given, detailing its start at the 2006 Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Chapter 12 provides an overview of technology’s emergence into the health care industry.
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