Question

Discuss two trends in healthcare informatics and what competencies nursing informaticists will need to successfully support these trends.

Answer 1

Health informatics plays a key role in the healthcare sector.The recent trends in it are

• Safety and security system in it are more advanced and enhanced . The federal law protects it by regular audits .This creates a transparency and visibility to others.The nursing informatics can make it competent by using the technology on the right way with the use of secured password system and logging out when not necessary
• The coordination tool has enabled better and quality patient care by right time referral, treatment and suggestions.The treatment is planned and concised in one area and this preventing fragmentation of the healthcare services,.The nursing informatics can support this by actively taking part in its function to coordinate between each other from care.