27 Dec Discuss the importance

Week 1 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

Review the major tenets of the HIMSS position paper Transforming Nursing Practice Through Technology and Informatics by clicking on the link here or in the required resources for this week. Contrast it to a healthcare setting familiar to you. Describe your organization’s status in regards to the position paper

Discussion Prompt 2

Nursing informatics is dynamic and continues to evolve over time. What information technology (e.g., bar coding, EHR, mobile devices) have you witnessed that positively affected and supported safe patient care? Share specific examples and explain why and how you feel they have supported patient safety.

Week 2 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

How is organizational culture and the SIPOC tool utilized in project planning? Describe the importance of understanding the strategic vision and alignment of the organization where the system change occurs and how this affects information technology implementation.

Discussion Prompt 2

State two major theories and models underpinning informatics and apply one of the theories to a clinical system problem in a healthcare organization. Justify your choice of this theory to the selected problem.

Week 3 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

Think about the Systems Life Cycle Scenario Activity you completed. Describe how clinical nurse experts assigned to an IT team selecting and implementing an EHR for a healthcare organization might address the issues of user experience and usability. Explain the importance of usability testing in the adoption of health information technology (HIT) and provide an example of HIT best practices.

Discussion Prompt 2

Select a usability questionnaire of your choice from the web link below, and measure your interaction with the newest HIT system or device in your clinical practice. Are you surprised by this usability score? Why or why not?

http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Usability_and_user_experience_surveys

Week 4 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

Discuss an example of a project that did not have a clear problem statement, and include information on how the problem statement could have been more effective. (You can refer to projects that you have observed in committees and performance improvement projects if you do not have personal experience.)

Discussion Prompt 2

Identify policy and standards of a healthcare organization, and identify the governing licensing and accrediting bodies and their judicial relationship with that healthcare organization. Describe legitimate consequences and/or negative actions if these policies and standards are not accomplished by the healthcare organization. Remember to consider external licensing and accreditation organizations as well as the standing healthcare organization’s own internal policies.

Week 5 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

Discuss how to apply two of the identified EBP into the Requirements Phase II of your identified clinical IT problem. Create and share high-level project goals within the system life cycle using the SMART technique to develop them.

Discussion Prompt 2

Discuss how dashboards contribute to the success of good project management and how you will incorporate it into your current project. Note if it creates efficiency or redundancy in your actions and its overall effect on the project progress.

Week 6 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

Compare and contrast the scope statement and the statement of work.

Discussion Prompt 2

In regards to your chosen HIT project, what barriers do you anticipate the project manager will face trying to meet the requirements for the meaningful use stage? Bullet your responses and prioritize them in order of importance, explaining your rationale.

Week 7 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

After reviewing the required resources this week on quality measures, discuss a quality outcome measure that you could apply to your HIT project. Be specific on how you would determine the success or failure of the outcome with the implementation of the tool.

Discussion Prompt 2

Discuss the importance of a well-defined project timeline and the risks of not having a project timeline.

Week 8 discussion

Discussion Prompt 1

Apply Rogers’ theory of innovation and discuss the role as a clinical leader with a strong user voice when new information technology systems evolve in your healthcare organization.

Discussion Prompt 2

Describe the benefits link between IT implementation and tangible and intangible benefits such as patient safety, cost savings, and time saved experienced by an organization with SLC projects.