Reference no: EM133618622
Homework: Nursing Information Systems Site Visit/Interview
For this homework, students will choose a person to interview at a facility (clinic or hospital) that utilizes EHRs. Some possibilities include the Informatics Nurse, Risk Manager, Director of Patient Access (Medical Records), Director of Pharmacy Services, Manager or Director of Billing, or Chief Nursing Officer. Choose a focus for the interview from one of the following main topics:
1. Medication reconciliation and medication administration safety - Pharmacy Director
2. Bridging the gap between Nursing and Informatics - Informatics Nurse
3. Behind the scenes - what does it take to keep a paperless facility running smoothly on the EHR - Informatics Nurse/IT specialist
4. Billing in the EHR setting (compared to NO ELECTRONIC) - Patient Accounts/Billing
5. Medical errors/patient safety - Risk Manager
6. Patient satisfaction/quality outcomes-Quality Director
7. Productivity - CNO or Nursing Director
8. Maintaining patient information in an electronic environment-Manager/Director of Medical Records/Patient Access