HS 200 Health Informatics PL01 Summer 11

Focused on better preparing the clinical workforce to use technology and informatics to improve the delivery of patient care, Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform - or TIGER - becomes the TIGER Initiative Foundation, effective July 1, 2011.

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Nursing Informatics Jobs / Healthcare Informatics Jobs - Employment opportunties for nurses working in Healthcare Informatics and Nursing Informatics.

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Nursing Informatics is not new, but it certainly is NOW! Technology is dramatically altering the ways in which we diagnose, treat, care for and manage patients. It is our past and it is our present. Our Mission is to support evidence-based nursing practice and improved patient outcomes with technology solutions that enhance nursing communication, documentation and efficiency.

Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education

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Individuals trained in Health Information Management can choose from many different career paths since they have knowledge in science, business and information technology. HIM professionals work in a variety of settings including: healthcare facilities, consulting firms, government agencies, insurance companies, healthcare IS/IT vendors, and pharmaceutical companies.

HIM professionals enjoy a broad selection of job opportunities and options for professional growth. Based on your skills, education, and interests, here are some positions available to you: HIM professionals work in a multitude of settings throughout the healthcare industry, from hospitals to insurance agencies.

TeleHealth Services, a subsidiary of Telerent Leasing Corporation, is dedicated to enhancing the hospital experience and raising the satisfaction of patients and staff.

Health information systems (HIS) are information management systems that capture and display data related to the delivery of health care services. An HIS is not just a system of computers and software. It includes clinical guidelines, medical terminology dictionaries, and interfaces the various diagnostic devices and other clinical and business information databases, such as laboratory, pharmacy and diagnostic imaging.

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The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports.

I n the rapidly-evolving profession of Travel Nurse, the rules are changing faster than anyone can track. TravelNurseReports.com strives to cut through the hyperbole to bring current and potential Travel Nurses up-to-the-minute information. Those who enter the Travel Nurse profession are positioning themselves on the cutting edge of a society that is moving with great speed towards increased mobility.

Bringing Immunity to Every Community What is the vaccination rate in your community? ANA is working to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases through a national immunization partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nurses play a key role in increasing vaccination rates, so we have created a resource page of nursing-specific information, education and tools.

ANA is among a group of organizations that launched a new comprehensive online resource - HealthCareandYou.org - to give Americans easy-to-understand information about the health care law so they can make informed health care decisions for themselves and their families.

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An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patients medical history, that is maintained by the provider over time, and may include all of the key administrative clinical data relevant to that persons care under a particular provider, including demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports The EHR automates access to information and has the potential to streamline the clinician's workflow.

January 4, 2011, 12:07 pm Peter Garrett and Joshua J. Seidman / ONC Office of Communications and Director Meaningful Use What's in a word? Or, even one letter of an acronym? Some people use the terms "electronic medical record" and "electronic health record" (or "EMR" and "EHR") interchangeably.

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