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TRENDS AND ISSUES IN NURSING
Nelia B. Perez RN, MSN
PCU – Mary Johnston College of Nursing
BSN 2013
CURRENT TRENDS IN NURSING PRACTICE
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
Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing
• is the conduct of a videoconference (also known as a video conference or videoteleconference) by a set of telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions. It has also been called 'visual collaboration' and is a type of groupware.
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.
Patient hx
Past investigation results and reports
Previous Clinical Documentation
Diagnosis and Procedure
Diagnosis and Procedure
Medication History
Tangible and Intangible benefits of Proper Clinical Documentation• The ability of the physician and other
health care professionals to evaluate and plan the patient’s immediate treatment, and to monitor his/her heath care over time.
• Communication and continuity of care among and other health care professionals involved in the patient care.
• 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
• Complex and dynamic
• Multiple players
• Information systems to build around workflows
• Timely information retrieval
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Conventional EMR-Retrieval of info- Reports- Scheduling- Billing
Clinical DocumentationDecision support tools
CURRENT EMRCost EffectivenessPatient SafetyError preventionQualityOutcomes
THANK YOU!