Nursing Informatics Task 2

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Running head: NUT1:NURSING INFORMATICS:TASK 2 NUT1:Nursing Informatics:Task 2 Western Governors University NUT1:Nursing Informatics:Task 2 Section A Computerized medical record increase quality of care in many ways. First, it is a way that your medical records could be electronically viewed from one doctor to another without the need to wait for transfer of records or the need to copy records and hand carry them to another doctor. Second, they help reduce errors in orders due to the inability to decipher handwriting. Also, if you are in the hospital, your doctor can view your test results and give orders via computer from either his home or office.( Lee, A. C. 2013). In some situations, you may even be able to access your own records including test results from your own personal computer. These benefits may be even more valuable to the elderly. The systems that I have chosen to review, are Cerner/Medconnect System and the PICIS System. The Cerner System has different sections that are used in the hospital setting. An emergency section (First Net), a section for surgical area (Surginet) and Medconnect for the remaining areas of the hospital. This system also includes Physician Computer Order Entry(PCOE). This allows the physcians to enter orders on the computer either in or out of the hospital. This is a great feature as it prevents errors in transcription and the nurses are not required to call the doctor and translate what he wants. This system allows personnel to set there screen specifically for the patient they are caring for and limit the number of screens needed for data entry. It allows for reviewing of information that has been entered by others and also auto fills areas that are common to all screens. The PICIS system has worldwide offices and focuses on four areas. These are Emergency Dept., Perioperative Dept., Critical Care, and Revenue
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