The Study of Informatics

Informatics is the study and practice of science and technology. It is a practice of creating, storing, finding, manipulating and sharing information (Ong, 2014). Informatics turns data and information into knowledge that people can use everyday. In today’s world informatics is the bridge to all useful things; it helps to shape our relationships, our organizations and our world. Informatics is an every changing field. It uses computer science to help analyze big issues especially within healthcare

Ji et al. (2009) submitted a paper to BMC Medical Informatics showing through a qualitative study of fMRI data could identify a brain with dyslexia. The hypothesis was fMRI features could differentiate and identify a brain with dyslexia and a normal brain (Ji, Ward, & Najarian, 2009). The ten participants in this study included five individuals known to have dyslexia and five individuals without dyslexia. Dyslexia was identified as a disease of the brain resulting in differences in blood flow and

DOI: 2/25/2014. Patient is a 23 year-old male laborer who sustained a work-related injury to his right hand index finger, middle finger, and ring finger when they got caught in the mixer paddle. As per OMNI entry, the patient underwent open reduction fixation on 3/4/2014 and another surgery for removal of pins, skin graft, and debridement on 06/2013. A urine drug screen obtained on 11/04/15 showed negative results. Per the panel QME on 12/29/15 by Dr. Matan, it was noted that the IW will need

Informatics is the future of healthcare and nurse leaders are beginning to rely on the statistical reports and real time information. “Having access to the right information at the right time to support clinical decisions is essential in planning and providing the right care for patients” (Sensmeier, p.22). Managers are able to track trends and compare past events to current status of the healthcare facility. Also, this information is vital when developing a budget and justifying proposals for

Mr. Gill reports today with a follow-up following a rash. He was originally diagnosed with tinea versicolor was told to treat with selenium sulfide at bedtime. He did that. He immediately started having a blistering rash was seen again in the clinic, discontinued the selenium was started on hydrocortisone and is just coming back to have a check of that. He reports that the itching has improved, that the rash has mostly gone, and he does not think that he has any further problem. Looking at his

CC Meghan is a 20-year-old female here today to establish care. She recently relocated to this area with her family after moving away and living in New Jersey for two years. She would like to talk about her birth control pill. HPI The patient has been on a birth control pill since about the age of 13. She says she was started on it because of irregular menstrual cycles. She has been on them now continuously until just recently. She says that her prior doctor in New Jersey would not refill

Health Care Informatics Case Study What are the risks of sharing your user name and password to the EMR? What is the impact on clinical practice and patient? Give clinical examples. Although the recent advancements in technology and electronic medical record documentation are associated with improved quality of patient care, the potential for compromised security is at an all time high. As and methods of retrieval and means of access to medical records increases, emphasis must be placed on the importance

As a nurse, most of us are probably using an electronic health record (EHR) to assess and document patient information. To have an Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS), at the community hospital would greater impact the healthcare provided to patients by healthcare professionals. An INS is a professional nurse who has extensive knowledge and skills in computer technology and information management (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2012, p. 116). This nurse would be an active participator in designing the electronic

DOI: 9/16/2015. Patient is a 47-year-old male mason tender who sustained injury when he fell backward, landing on track and fractured his 10-11th rib. Per OMNI, he was initially diagnosed with ribs fracture. MRI of the cervical spine obtained on 10/02/15 showed straightening of the curvature of the cervical spine with loss of the normal lordosis. Some discogenic degenerative changes are seen at the C6-7 level. Broad-based posterior disc herniation at the C3-4 level most prominent centrally is

Health Informatics is a special field that was developed to study many aspects in relation to health information. One of the many jobs and tiles that a health informatics can partake, include: “database or system analyst, nursing informatics, and pharmacy informatics” (Scherman, 2015). Health Informatics professionals are, according to AHIMA, are responsible for collecting data and ensuring it is stored safely through the use of tools such as computer technology. By using this type of application