Case study: factors in defining the nurse informatics specialist role. 2006

Margaret Hassett
Berkshire Health Systems.

Healthcare organizations, consultant groups, vendor companies, and academic institutions feel the challenge to enhance user experiences with information systems. To meet this challenge, organizations and companies are looking to better understand and utilize a variety of informatics roles to further marketing, business, or healthcare goals. Nursing is one practice area that can support the successful integration of information systems development, implementation, support, and user experience. However, the definition and development of such a role or position has met with mixed success. This article explores some of the issues and influences related to the role's development. The issues, impacts, and influences have been identified based on healthcare business assessment, job description analysis, employment and project evaluations, and professional standards set by the American Nurses Association.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007255 Information Services Organized services to provide information on any questions an individual might have using databases and other sources. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Information Networks,Information Specialists,Services, Information,Information Network,Information Service,Information Specialist,Network, Information,Networks, Information,Service, Information,Specialist, Information,Specialists, Information
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012380 Role The expected and characteristic pattern of behavior exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group. Role Concept,Concept, Role,Concepts, Role,Role Concepts,Roles
D048108 Nursing Informatics The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of data through the application of computers applied to the field of nursing. Informatics, Nursing
D019982 Organizational Case Studies Descriptions and evaluations of specific health care organizations. Case Studies, Organizational,Management Case Studies,Case Studies, Management,Studies, Management Case,Studies, Organizational Case

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