Lange L L
Nursing Informatics Program, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
Nurs Adm Q. 1997 Spring;21(3):1-10.
The cost of managing and processing health care information is a significant component of hospital operating budgets, yet health care lags far behind other industries in the effective use of information technology. As nurses are the largest group of users of health care information, improving nurses' information management capability could have a significant impact. Informatics nurse specialists understand the concepts and technology of nursing information management and can provide operational and strategic benefits to nursing organizations. In this article, educational preparation, certification, and roles of informatics nurse specialists are discussed along with functions of health care information technology and nursing informatics.
管理和处理医疗保健信息的成本是医院运营预算的重要组成部分，然而在有效利用信息技术方面，医疗保健行业远远落后于其他行业。由于护士是医疗保健信息的最大用户群体，提高护士的信息管理能力可能会产生重大影响。护理信息学专家了解护理信息管理的概念和技术，并能为护理组织带来运营和战略效益。本文讨论了护理信息学专家的教育准备、认证和角色，以及医疗保健信息技术和护理信息学的功能。
