Question

Identify an informatics issue in a hospital setting, explain how this issue can effect patient care and identify 3-5 evidence based interventions to address the issue.

Answer 1

Health care information reference system use to process the data of health care setting of patient medical records lab results/ patient entire information processed in system, some of the issue with Health care IT, nursing role in Electronic health record very high they used it entering patient vitals, every care which is provided by nurses, ex: feeding, post op care.

Current Issues:

• Lack of devices machines, resources, and methods of utilize the information, computer, and nursing science nursing
• It is be costly to train nurses on the use of program for electronic documentation
• Software issue while we trying access the medical record in emergency time
• Difficult understand and handle any new updates and changes done
• Data privacy confidentiality and security

How its effects patient quality of care

Patient john admitted midnight in PICU for acute respiratory failure, doctors ordered a C X-ray and ABG, nurse need enter the investigation in computer system for doing process of test , the same system software is not working suddenly, nurse is waiting for system over there and she is trying to call admin and no response from admin department over there its affecting quality care which we providing care due to delay tests, and also physician need to inj MgS04 to patient physician need to cross check drug allergy and previous reaction to this drug in in Electronic health record physician not able access the EHR its definitely affect patient quality care when we facing issue HIS ( Health information system)