Nursing

Informatics
“In Data We Trust”
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0 OVERVIEW
03 ULTIMATE GOAL
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02 EVOLVED
TECHNOLOGIES 04 NURSING
INFORMATICS IN
INCLUDED THE PHILIPPINES
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05 NURSING
STANDARDS
INITIATIVES
ELECTRONIC HEALTH

06 RECORDS FROM A
HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE
OVERVIEW
INFORMATI
CS
the science of processing
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data for storage and
retrieval; information 1
science.
NURSING
INFORMATI
CS 02
Despite being red, Mars
is actually a cold place
full of iron oxide dust
OVERVIEW
Health
Information
Technology
(HIT)
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- technology that captures,
processes, and generates
healthcare information.
Evolved technologies include:

COMPUTERIZE ELECTRONIC
D PROVIDER MEDICAL
ORDER ENTRY RECORDS
(CPOE) (EMRS)
Test results
Progress notes
Nursing notes
Medication records
To improve the quality of
patient care

Using electronic medical

records and other electronic
information standards, health
informatics nurses are
responsible for managing,
interpreting, and
communicating the data that
comes in and out of health
care facilities.
Improved Documentation

Reduced Medical Errors

Reduced Costs

Improved Coordination
of Care
Major Milestones in Nursing Informatics in
the Philippines

Formation of the Master of

01 Science in HealthInformatics
(MSHI) which began in 2005
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Participation of the Philippine Formation of the Philippine

Nurses Association (PNA)in the 02 Nursing InformaticsAssociation
development of Standards for (PNIA) in 2010 as a sub-
Health Informationin the specialtyorganization of PNA for
Philippines (SHIP) in 1999 nursing informatics
History of Informatics in the
Philippines
 Since 1998, several faculty members of the University of
the Philippines began formal education and training.

 In 1999, a study group was formed headed by the

National Institute of Health of the University of the
Philippines Manila. This group identified international
standards for health information and their adaptability in
the Philippines and referred to as the "Standards of
Health Information in the Philippines, 1999 version" or
"SHIP99"
History of Informatics in the
Philippines
 By the year 2003, a Master of Science in Health Informatics
was proposed to be offered by UP-Manila College of
Medicine (major in medical informatics) and the College of
Arts and Science(major in bioinformatics) and was later
approved to be offered starting academic year 2005-2006.

 Representatives from various sectors collaborated on this

project including the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) in
the person of Ms. Evelyn Protacio.
NURSING STANDARDS
INITIATIVES

These standards have

influenced the nursing
profession and its need for
computer systems.
Nursing Practice Standards

 Nursing Practice Standards have been developed and

recommended by the ANA, the official professional
nursing organization.

 Article III, section 9 (c) of Republic Act No. 9173 or the

Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, states that the Professional
Regulatory Board of Nursing is empowered to “monitor
and enforce quality standards of nursing practice in the
Philippines.”
Nursing Education Standards

 Since the Nursing Forum on Computers in Healthcare and

Nursing (NFCHN) was formed in 1985, it has supported
the integration of computer technology in the nursing
curriculum.

 Was set thru CHED (2008). Despite the inclusion of

Informatics course in the undergraduate curriculum which
focused on basic desktop applications, the need for
genuine nursing informatics course had not yet been
realized.
Confidentiality and Security Standards

 Provisions for strengthening the original HIPAA legislation

were included in the 2009 HITECH Act.

 Greater emphasis was placed on patient consent, more

organizations handling personal healthcare information
(PHI) were included in the legislation, and penalties were
increased for security breaches.
ELECTRONIC HEALTH
RECORDS FROM A
HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE
In 1989, the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) of the National Academy of
Sciences convened a committee and
asked the question, “Why is
healthcare still predominantly using
paper-based records when so many
new computer-based information
technologies are emerging?”
ELECTRONIC HEALTH
RECORDS FROM A
HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE
Two major conclusions were
identified:
1. computerized patient record (CPR)
is an essential technology for
healthcare and is an integral tool for
all professionals.
2. It is recommended the creation of an
independent institute to provide
national leadership. The Computer-
Based Patient Record Institute
(CPRI) was created in 1992.