TRENDS AND

ISSUES
TECHNOLOGY IN
NURSING
Ns. HANIM MUFAROKHAH, M.Kep
DIII-KEPERAWATAN
POLTEKKES RS dr. SOEPRAOEN
CURRENT TRENDS IN
NURSING PRACTICE
Videoconferencing
Importance of Information and
Clinical Technology
A. TELEHEALTH
- videoconferencing
- Automated medication administration
- Point-of-care Clinical Documentation
System
- Electronic Medical Records
- Smart Administration pumps
- Pharmacy system
- Remote Telemetry monitoring
 Automated medication administration

• Automated Medication
Administration solutions or Patient
Pharmaceutical Distribution
solutions allow nursing staff to
automate the medication
distribution process.
Medication Administration Solutions allow
nurses to administer medication more quickly
and accurately, helping to avoid costly errors.

• Improve Efficiency
• Reduce Medication Distribution Errors
• Increase Accurate Documentation - Reduce Liability
• Improve Quality of Care
• Increase Patient and Employee Satisfaction
Point-Of-Care Clinical Documentation
System
• A system of automated templates that allows providers
to capture medical information and document patient
care encounters at the time of the event.
 Past investigation results and reports

Patient hx

Previous Clinical Documentation

Diagnosis and
Procedure

Medication History
• Accurate and timely claims review and payment.
• Appropriate utilization review and quality and payment.
• Foundation for medical research and healthcare
statistics.
• Defensible legal evidence.
Benefits of Electronic Documentation over
Paper Based Recordings.
Electronic
• Complete legitimate
• Reduction in Medication
errors
• Accurate and timely
analysis of lab results etc.
• More time for direct
clinician/patient interaction.
• Improve transparency and
communication.
• Elimination of data
duplication.
• Improved care through
relevant clinical reminders
and alerts.
Paper Based
• Illegible and inadequate
handwritten notes.
• Transcription based
errors.
• Time consuming and
usually missing data
leading to incomplete
analysis.
• What works on paper
might not always be
translated to electronic
format.
Clinical Workflows & EMR Trends
Clinical
• Complex and Documentation
dynamic Decision support
tools
• Multiple
Clinical Workflows

players Conventional EMR

• Information -Retrieval of info
- Reports
systems to - Scheduling
build around - Billing
workflows
• Timely CURRENT EMR
information Cost Effectiveness
retrieval Patient Safety
Error prevention
Quality
Outcomes
THANK YOU!