Nursing Informatics Overview

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are the same thing.

The HITECH Act focuses on the implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in the healthcare field.

Informatics nurses play a role in ensuring accurate medication administration through Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

Nursing Informatics encompasses the principles of Data, Information, and Knowledge.

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EHRs allow healthcare providers to share patient health records securely.

Good health records should have incomplete data to keep patient information confidential.

Electronic health records can flag drug reaction problems.

Repeated histories are necessary when using electronic health records.

Hospital records are not useful for early warning of communicable diseases.

Accurate health records do not allow for quantitative analysis.

Electronic health records can reduce error if utilized properly.

One of the disadvantages of electronic health records is that they are cheap to set up.

Computerized Physician Order Entry is one of the applications of electronic health records.

Electronic health records require non-standardized coding systems for user entries.

Radiology Systems is not considered an application of electronic health records.

Improved healthcare productivity is an advantage of electronic health records.

EHRs can include treatment plans, laboratory results, medication information, allergies, and other relevant health information.

EHRs only contain demographics and billing information.

One of the key features of an EHR is that health information can't be shared with other providers.

EHRs are not designed to share information with other health care providers or organizations.

EHRs do not contain information from all clinicians involved in a patient's care.

Medical records do not serve as evidence for legal matters.

Medical records do not assist in fixing disability entitlements.

The main purpose of medical records is to provide statistical information for decision making regarding resource utilization.

Medical records are not used for evaluation of hospital care in terms of quality, quantity, and adequacy.

Medical records do not protect the hospital in case of legal questions.

Doctors are not assured of the quality and adequacy of their medical measures through medical records.

Public health authorities do not rely on medical records to plan preventive and social measures.