NUR 353- Topic 10: Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety and Quality by

Electronic Health Records

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Store and manage patient health data

-medical records

-diagnoses

-medications

-lab results

-treatment plans

Examples: Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, Meditech

HSE Ireland. (2018, September 26). Electronic Health Record [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/t8a7XO7MuQE?si=1nXSc_mKeS-kHHC7

Patient Portals

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Provide patients with secure access to their medical records, test results, appointment scheduling, and communication with providers.

Examples:

MyChart (Epic's patient portal interface)

Epic Systems Corporation. (n.d.). MyChart. Epic Systems Corporation. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.mychart.com/

Health Information Exchange Systems

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Securely shares patient data across different healthcare organizations.

Examples: eHealth Exchange and Carequality

HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Health information technology. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.healthit.gov/

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems

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Used to store, retrieve and share medical images (x-rays, MRIs and CT scans).

Examples: GE Centricity PACS and Philips IntelliSpace

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). (n.d.). Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). Radiological Society of North America. Retrieved July 27, 2025, from https://www.rsna.org/PACS

Laboratory Information Systems

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Manages lab orders, specimen tracking, results reporting and quality control.

Examples: Sunquest, Cerner PathNet and Orchard Harvest

Nursing and Medication Administration Tools

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Tools to support safe, efficient, and accurate medication management.

Examples: BCMA (Pyxis, Epic, Cerner), eMAR (Epic, Cerner, Meditech), Mobile Medication Administration Apps (Rover by Epic) and ADCs (Pyxis and Omnicell)

Incident Reporting Systems

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Allows employees to report safety events, or near misses while identifying trends and areas needing improvement.

Examples: RLDatix, Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) Patient Safety Organization, Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).

Tableau

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Utilized in hospital settings to track patient fall rates across units.

Epic SlicerDicer

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A self-service analytics tool that helps clinicians, managers, and researchers easily analyze healthcare data, identify trends, and generate custom reports.

Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)

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Aids in improving patient outcomes, reduction in medical errors and enhancing clinical efficiency by providing clinicians with evidence-based recommendations at the point of care.

CPOE Explained

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Welcome!

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This Padlet highlights examples of informatics tools to promote patient safety and quality, including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS), and Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE). Each section includes links, videos and examples of what informatics can offer in the context of safe and effective care.

Group 3

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Alison Teneyck

Jean Verrett

Terri Whittaker

Questions to Consider

ateneyc — 2025-07-28 12:00:08 UTC

What are the possible privacy or ethical issues related to patient portals and telehealth platforms, and how could nurses assist in safeguarding patient data?
What informatics tool do you think has been the most impactful for improving patient outcomes, and why do you think this is?

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Nursing Informatics Milestones

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Nursing informatics combines nursing science, computer science, and information science to enhance healthcare delivery. Florence Nightingale's early work in data collection laid the groundwork, but the field truly blossomed with the rise of computers in healthcare. A major milestone occurred in 1992 when the American Nurses Association (ANA) officially recognized nursing informatics as a specialty.

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HealthIT.gov. (n.d.). Health information technology. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://www.healthit.gov/

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Demigos Healthcare. (2022, October 19). How CPOE is reshaping the future of healthcare? YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9fQxYfRPoU

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Epic Systems Corporation. (n.d.). MyChart. Epic Systems Corporation. https://www.mychart.com/

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Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). (n.d.). Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). Radiological Society of North America. https://www.rsna.org/PACS

terrilonwhittaker — 2025-07-28 13:19:45 UTC

HSE Ireland. (2018, September 26). Electronic Health Record [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/t8a7XO7MuQE?si=1nXSc_mKeS-kHHC7

terrilonwhittaker — 2025-07-28 13:19:52 UTC

National Research Council (US) Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. National Academies Press. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470273/

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ECRI. (n.d.). ECRI: Improving the safety, quality, and cost‑effectiveness of care. https://home.ecri.org/

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Tableau Software. (n.d.). Healthcare and life sciences analytics. Tableau. https://www.tableau.com/solutions/healthcare-analytics

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Surety Systems. (2025, June 13). Epic Slicer Dicer: The ultimate tool for enhanced health data analysis. Surety Systems. https://www.suretysystems.com/insights/epic-slicer-dicer-the-ultimate-tool-for-enhanced-health-data-analysis/

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Goh, Y. S., Ow Yong, J. Q. Y., Chee, B. Q. H., Kuek, J. H. L., & Ho, C. S. H. (2022, June 2). Machine learning in health promotion and behavioral change: Scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(6), e35831. https://doi.org/10.2196/35831

Did You Know:

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Integrating wearable devices into EHRs enhances chronic disease management?

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Menachemi N, Rahurkar S, Harle CA, Vest JR. The benefits of health information exchange: an updated systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018 Sep 1;25(9):1259-1265. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocy035. PMID: 29718258; PMCID: PMC7646861.

Did You Know:

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Health information exchange (HIE) systems can reduce hospital readmissions and duplicate testing?

Menachemi, N., Rahurkar, S., Harle, C. A., & Vest, J. R. (2018). The benefits of health information exchange: An updated systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25(9), 1259–1265. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocy035