Laura Kraft Informatics Padlet by Laura Kraft https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p en-us 2023-03-18 22:26:27 UTC 2023-05-23 18:56:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media3.giphy.com/media/BvBEozfsXWWHe/giphy.gif Week 1 laurakraft1 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2521908810 Healthcare informatics is the use of data and information technology to meet the goals of health care: improved clinical outcomes, lower cost of care, improved experiences for both patients and providers, and to provide better care in a more cost-effective manner. 
It also has important applications for health care professionals, public health specialists, insurance industry professionals, medical researchers, health care professionals administrators, biotech companies, and more.]]> 2023-03-18 22:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2521908810 Week 2 kraft23 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2531416511 Tiger Initiative -2005
The TIGER Initiative is focused on helping the nursing profession to adopt informatics tools, principles, theories, and practices that make healthcare safer and more effective, efficient, patient-centered, and equitable for all stakeholders.
Nursing professionals have joined the TIGER Initiative to collaborate on nine important topics. These nine topics include:
  1. Standards and Interoperability
  2. Healthcare Information Technology National Agenda/Policy
  3. Informatics Competencies
  4. Education and Faculty Development
  5. Staff Development/Continuing Education
  6. Usability/Clinical Application Design
  7. Virtual Demonstration Center
  8. Leadership Development
  9. Consumer Empowerment/Personal Health Record
Each collaborative team is lead by an industry expert on a specific topic. The goal of each collaborative team is to share their findings and recommendations with all practicing nurses and nursing students through targeted outreach activities.

References:
DuLong, D. (2008, March 31). Informatics: The Tiger project. OJIN. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://ojin.nursingworld.org/table-of-contents/volume-13-2008/number-2-may-2008/informatics-the-tiger-project/#:~:text=The%20TIGER%20Initiative%20is%20focused,and%20equitable%20for%20all%20stakeholders. 
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  • D stands for Data
  • I stands for Information
  • K stands for Knowledge
  • W stands for Wisdom

    • Data is a collection of facts in a raw or unorganized form such as numbers or characters. Without context, data can mean little. Information is data that has been “cleaned” of errors and further processed to make it easier to measure, visualize and analyze for a specific purpose. When we understand information and how to apply it to achieve our goals, we turn it into knowledge. Finally, when we use the knowledge and insights gained from the information to take proactive decisions, we have reached the final – ‘wisdom’ – step of the Knowledge Pyramid.


    Reference:
    What is the data, information, knowledge, wisdom (DIKW) pyramid? Ontotext. (2022, April 8). Retrieved April 8, 2023, from https://www.ontotext.com/knowledgehub/fundamentals/dikw-pyramid/ 
    ]]>     2023-04-09 00:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2547780349     Health Data Sets laurakraft1 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2572285623 2023-04-28 23:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2572285623 Week 7 laurakraft1 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2572291161 Health Information Exchange allows health care professionals and patients to appropriately access and securely share a patient’s medical information electronically.
     
    Benefits include better tracking and securely sharing patients’ complete medical histories, facilitating coordinated patient care, reducing duplicative treatments and avoiding costly mistakes

    Reference:
    Health Information Exchange. HealthIT.gov. (2023, April 18). Retrieved April 28, 2023, from https://www.healthit.gov/topic/health-it-and-health-information-exchange-basics/health-information-exchange ]]>     2023-04-28 23:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2572291161     laurakraft1 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2572291468 2023-04-28 23:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2572291468 laurakraft1 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2590281384 2023-05-14 20:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2590281384 laurakraft1 https://padlet.com/laurakraft1/g31ols8myv94yv3p/wish/2590283387 App for teens to help quit smoking

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    Factors that contribute to alarm fatigue:

    • Alarm parameter thresholds were set too tight
    • Alarm settings not adjusted to the individual patient’s needs
    • Poor EKG electrode practices resulting in frequent false alarms
    • Inability of staff to hear alarms or detect where an alarm is coming from
    • Inadequate staff training on monitors and alarms
    • Inadequate staff response to alarms
    • Alarm Malfunction
     Tips to combat alarm fatigue:

    • Have an alarm-management process in place.
    • Review and adjust default parameter settings and ensure appropriate settings for different clinical areas.
    • Determine where and when alarms are not clinically significant and may not be needed.
    • Create procedures that allow staff to customize alarms based on the individual patient’s condition.
    • Make sure all equipment is maintained properly.
    • Organize an interprofessional alarm management team.
    • Develop policies/procedures for monitoring only those patients with clinical indications for monitoring.
    • Develop unit-specific default parameters and alarm management policies.
    • Provide ongoing education on monitoring systems and alarm management for unit staff.
    Reference:
    Gaines, K. (2023). Alarm Fatigue is Way too Real (and scary) for Nurses. Nurse.org. https://nurse.org/articles/alarm-fatigue-statistics-patient-safety/ 









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