The Importance Of Health Information Technology In Nursing

1077 Words3 Pages

Health information technology (HIT) can change the way nurses deliver health services to patients, for example, nurses are moving from paper-based medical records to electronic health records (EHR) systems. The change in technology can be overwhelming for many nurses and therefore create a resistance towards the implementation of a new system. Everett Roger’s created the theory of diffusion of innovation which uses five characteristics of innovation (relative advantage, compatibility with values and practices, simplicity, trialability, and observability) to help reduce resistance towards implementation of a new system (Lee, 2004). The purpose of this paper is to explain how to use Rogers’ theory of diffusion of innovation as a foundation …show more content…

Besides, the new technology being user-friendly, the individual must believe the system should make the job easier. As a nurse facilitator, I need to assess the nurses’ technology skills and support any nurses who need training. For example, voice date entry can be used to enter information when nurses are not comfortable with computers (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). After technology skills have been assessing, I can convince nurses that using a new EHR system is the best way innovation in the health care system and that this technology can make the job easier by having faster and easier access to patient’s medical problems, allergies, medications, progress notes, and follow up appointments. According to Cliff (2012), “HIT is transforming the way health-related information is gathered, stored, shared and used.... HIT will revolutionize the entire American health care system, making it more efficient, more effective and more focused on meeting the needs of patients” (p. 302). By convincing nurses how easy it is to use and by offering training and technical support services to those who need help, I can make the new EHR user-friendly and help facilitate the adoption of the new …show more content…

As a nurse facilitator, I can convince nurses that the new EHR system is good for our organization by giving them the opportunity to test the system and learn from it. By giving the opportunity to end users to train during prelive and postlive activities, the informatics nurse specialist can ensure that the new EHR system meets the needs of the end users (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).Teaching the nurses how to use the system during training activities can help reduce their resistance towards the implementation of a new

Open Document