What is Nursing Informatics HealthCare Informatics Is the integration of information science, health science, computer science and cognitive

science. Is the derivative of the holistic objective of the medical practitioners such as the nurse, healthcare providers, physicians, and healthcare staffs. Nursing Informatics Is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicates data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice. It facilitates the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology. Nursing Informatics Specialist Is responsible for providing clinical information and data analysis for effective patient care and monitoring. Works with computer systems, data and information analysis systems such as a statistical information system to ensure optimal healthcare is provided. Specific Role of Nurse Information Specialist Employs informatics theories, concepts, methods, and tools to analyze information and information system requirements. Design, select, implement, and evaluate information systems, data structures, and decision support mechanisms that support patients, nurses, and their human-computer interactions within health care contexts. Facilitates the creation of new nursing knowledge. Application of Computer to Health Professions Automatic searching of parallel records for medically ill person and critical medical information Automatic searching of nationwide database holding registries or patients with critical problems Automated review of similar patients to determine expected lengths of stay, cost, and rates of complications allowing better financial forecasting for the hospital and better information for the patient and caregiver. System will allow the user to very easily pull information from vast number of patients. Improved communication between multiple providers to reduce the it slipped through the cracks syndromes that plague the smooth running of operating rooms.

Patient care and management care providers are using data entry devices to document care given both at the bedside and a central terminals. Patient records-compilation of patient or test data, maintenance and retrieval of these records and use of these records for billing and usage and outcome analysis. Patient monitoring by recording patient data on line and from various tests Exchange of medical data from the compilation and maintenance of databases. Interactive medical education from database and tutorial software. Physician decision making from the use of patient records and databases.

Community Health Information System

Collective term for the methodical application of information science and technology to community and public health process. Focuses on the health information system of the community, it is centered on the majority part of the public. Emphasizes the prevention of the disease, medical intervention and public awareness. Fulfils a unique role in the community, promoting and protecting the health of the community at the same time maintaining sustainability and integrity of health data and information.

Goal of Community Health Informatics

Effective and timely assessment that involves monitoring and tracking the health status of populations including identifying and controlling disease outbreaks and epidemics.

Community Health Nursing

Comprehensive directed towards the majority of individuals, families, and the community at large.

Community Health Application System

Encourages optimal application of computer system, computer programs and communication system for the benefit of majority of individuals, families and community.

Primary Focus of Community Health Information System

Preventing, identifying, investigating and eliminating communicable health problems. Accessibility of data and information, through communication Educating and empowering individuals to adopt health life style Facilitate the retrieval of data Effective transformation of data into information Effective integration of information to other disciplined to concretized knowledge and creates better understanding. Creation of computerized patient records, medical information system Central repositions of all data such as data warehouse Simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) for nurses and other healthcare provider, patient ad consumer

Computer Based Survey System Health Statistical Surveys

Are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population to establish certain information from the obtained data. Focused on opinions or factual information depending on its purpose and many surveys involves administering questions to individuals.

Advantages of Integration of Community Health Systems

Consistent exchange of response Disease tracking Data and information sharing Building strategies Early detection and monitoring of disease and sickness Control of spread of disease National alertness and preparedness Building strong communication Maintaining strong relation between nurses and other healthcare provider Continuous coordination of the healthcare professionals Synchronization of the decisions Streamlining of the process Effective management of data and information Optimal operation of hospital and clinics