HIMSS COVID Updates: New article from Nursing Informatics Committee

The HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee that really highlight the value of NI and the relationship to the COVID response.  The link is here: https://www.himss.org/resources/nursing-informatics-key-role-defining-clinical-workflow-increasing-efficiency-and and the article can also be located through the HIMSS COVID page: https://www.himss.org/news/covid-19

CMSS Webinar Series: COVID-19 and Clinical Registries

Access the webinar series recordings and upcoming schedule here: https://cmss.org/covid19-registries-webinars/ “About the Webinar Series: With funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and in collaboration with the Association of Academic Medical Colleges, CMSS will support a new webinar series to address key questions related to the rapid development, deployment and implementation of Covid-19 focusedContinue reading “CMSS Webinar Series: COVID-19 and Clinical Registries”

New Publication: “NANDA‐I, NOC, and NIC Linkages to SARS‐Cov‐2 (Covid‐19): Part 1. Community Response”

Moorhead, S., Maciera, T. G. R., Dunn Lopez, K., Mantovani, V. M., Swanson, E., Wagner, C., & Abe, N. (Under Review). NANDA-I, NOC and NIC linkages to SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19): Part 1. Community Response. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge (Published online ahead of print).  http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12291 Abstract PURPOSE We developed linkages using interoperable standardized nursing terminologies, NANDA International (NANDA‐I) nursing diagnoses,Continue reading “New Publication: “NANDA‐I, NOC, and NIC Linkages to SARS‐Cov‐2 (Covid‐19): Part 1. Community Response””

Webinar May 15, 2020: “Ignited by COVID-19: How Nursing Informatics is Revitalizing the Healthcare Ecosystem During a Pandemic”

Sponsored by HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community. Register Here: https://www.himss.org/events/ignited-covid-19-how-nursing-informatics-revitalizing-healthcare-ecosystem-during-pandemic As the healthcare landscape continuously wavers during the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals are tasked with new challenges during these unprecedented times. In response to the global crisis, nurse informaticists are presented with the unique opportunity to optimize their approaches in ensuring best practices while combiningContinue reading “Webinar May 15, 2020: “Ignited by COVID-19: How Nursing Informatics is Revitalizing the Healthcare Ecosystem During a Pandemic””

April 24 Webinar: OCR Update on HIPAA and COVID-19

OCR Update on HIPAA and COVID-19 The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is hosting a webinar for health IT stakeholders on HIPAA privacy and security issues related to COVID-19 and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic. Speakers: Timothy Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, OCR Marissa Gordon-Nguyen, Senior Advisor for Health InformationContinue reading “April 24 Webinar: OCR Update on HIPAA and COVID-19”

Statements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare; Medicaid Services on Interoperability Flexibilities amid the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

CMS STATEMENTFor Immediate ReleaseApril 21, 2020Contact: CMS Media Relations(202) 690-6145 CMS Media InquiriesStatements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Interoperability Flexibilities amid the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyToday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare &Continue reading “Statements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare; Medicaid Services on Interoperability Flexibilities amid the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency”

April 14 AMIA Webinar: Nursing Informatics in Times of COVID 19: Achievements, Challenges, and New Ideas

April 14 at 12PM Eastern – In collaboration with AMIA’s Nursing Informatics Working Group and the Alliance for Nursing Informatics, the AMIA COVID-19 Webinar Series continues with a presentation highlighting the contributions of nursing informatics. The lack of a national or global unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic presents health care professionals with the greatestContinue reading “April 14 AMIA Webinar: Nursing Informatics in Times of COVID 19: Achievements, Challenges, and New Ideas”

Detroit: COVID19 CLINICAL INFORMATICS PREPAREDNESS SHARED FROM THE FRONTLINES: HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM

Submitted by:Donna Summers MSN RN-BC, Informatics NursingChief Nursing Informatics Officer – HFHS Notes from the field: “So first in Michigan (Detroit and Southeast Michigan) – we are not gearing up we are in the midst of a big surge so these are more of our actual actions.The first day that Michigan declared a state ofContinue reading “Detroit: COVID19 CLINICAL INFORMATICS PREPAREDNESS SHARED FROM THE FRONTLINES: HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM”