Lisstte Salvat

Informatics is a multidisciplinary field of study that focuses on the development, design, and implementation of technological advancements in the administration, organization, and organization of healthcare services (University of New England, 2021). Because of the rapid changes in technological advancements, informatics is becoming increasingly prevalent in the healthcare sector. Healthcare systems integrate technology into their daily operations fast, which is encouraging. At the same time, it makes a positive contribution to converting data into usable knowledge, which is essential to maintaining patient confidentiality and security(McGonigle & Mastrian, 2021). The integration of evidence-based practice and informatics helps in providing quality services and treatment to the patients.

Numerous individuals have defined evidence-based best health practice as the incorporation of patient values, clinical experience, and research available that is the best into the process of patient care decision-making (AANP, 2018). Informatics programs in healthcare organizations are developed with the help of research studies, patient care data, national and local standards, and other resources that support evidence-based best health practices.

Informatics in healthcare enables hospitals, clinics, provider's clinics, and other facilities to provide patient-centered care by facilitating the exchange of information. A significant role in the drive toward healthcare reform is played by health informatics, which leverages the capture of healthcare information as well as its storage, retrieval, and utilization (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2021). This information optimization contributes to improved collaboration among a patient's multiple healthcare providers, which is beneficial to the patient (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2021).

References

AANP. (2018, October 26). Why choose evidence-based practice? American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Retrieved April 5, 2022, from https://www.aanp.org/news-feed/why-choose-evidence-based-practice#:~:text=Evidence%2Dbased%20practice%20(EBP),making%20process%20for%20patient%20care.%22

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2021). Nursing Informatics and the foundation of knowledge. Jones et Bartlett Learning.

University of New England. (2021, July 22). What is informatics in Healthcare? UNE Online College of Professional Studies. Retrieved April 5, 2022, from https://online.une.edu/blog/what-is-informatics-in-healthcare/ 

Cira N Perez Miranda

Nursing information aims at improving the quality of care and reducing costs.

As per Mcgonigle (2021), nursing informatics encompasses the combination of “nursing science,” “information science,” and “computer science” In this way, information is integrated to manage health information. Thus, informatics plays an essential role in EBP practices. In particular, according to Rodrigues (2000), the EBP movement strives at encouraging the utilization of and appraisal of evidence in clinical decision-making. Besides, the core steps of the EBP include providing data and information to assist in accurate and appropriate decision makings. However, in most cases, the ability to access such information in a timely manner often results in difficulties in the adoption and implementation of EBP practices.

The application and the utilization of EBP have been restricted to the utilization of the traditional approach to the best evidence. In this regard, a decision-maker is forced to leverage scholarly journals and peer review articles as a source of disseminating and collecting research for synthesis into EBP practice (Rodrigues, 2000). Thus, increasing access to primary research and peer review articles, informatics and application allows for ease in the collection of data, synthesis, and sharing among the decision-makers. Besides, informatics also allows for the dissemination of EBP practices through a referenced database, clinical data repositories, and decision support software. The after-mentioned solution provides clinical with hard data on research in a timely manner, thus, facilitating the synthesis and dissemination of EBP.

Informatic systems and applications enhance access to data and the ability to disseminate information. Informatics and application allow for the dissemination of research and EBP to targeted clinical decision-makers irrespective of their location as long as they have access to the internet (Mcgonigle, 2021). Also, some of the traditional models of EBP dissemination are retracted, while the free ones tend to have a poor quality of data. Thus, informatic through search data basses allows for access and sharing of open access sources and EBP practices and also helps nurses in the research process when synthesizing data for the decision-making process. Thus, in the long run, informatics bridges the gap and translates research evidence into clinical practice.

References

Mcgonigle, D. (2021). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Rodrigues, R. (2000). Policy and practice information systems: The key to evidence-based health practice. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78, 1344–1351. https://www.scielosp.org/pdf/bwho/2000.v78n11/1344-1351/e