Question

How does current educational preparation need to change to address the skills necessary to perform workflow analysis and redesign clinical processes?

Answer 1

Technology implementations represent a significiant change in improving workflow.So informatics considered as a change agent..Every workflow redisgn effort shpuld begin with a change management plan.Many change theories have been developed.One of the most widely accepted change theory of John kotter(1996) explains,the following conditions are taken into consideration for making a change in an organisation. 1.Education and Communication2.Participation and Involvement 3.Facilitation and Support 4. Negotiation and Agreement.5.Manipulatiom and Co-optation 6.Explicit and Implicit coercion.

Wokflow analysis is not an optional part of clinical implementations,but rather a necessity for safe patient care supported by technology.The ultimate goal of workflow analysis is to create a future state solution that maximise the use of technology and eliminates non value added activities.To impove the quality of Nurses and to improve patient care,redeisgn the clinical practice tools that is electronic health records,,electronic documentation,telehealth and telenursing are also needed.Nursing infomatics system gives a new outlook for patient care.Confidentiality and privacy strictly monitored in these electronic systems also.