Using Health Information Technology as a Source of Evidence-Based Practice

Before the digital revolution, health information technology supplied very limited support for evidence-based practice. If nurses wanted to be informed about cutting-edge research, their best bet was to either subscribe to leading journals or make periodic trips to the library. With the establishment of research databases, however, nurses became empowered to learn about and facilitate interdisciplinary and translational research. Databases are just one example of how health information technology supports evidence-based practice.

To prepare:

• Read the following scenario from the text (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2011, p. 482):
  • Twelve-hour shifts are problematic for patient and nurse safety, and yet hospitals continue to keep the 12-hour shift schedule. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine (Board on Health Care Services & Institute of Medicine, 2004) published a report that referred to studies as early as 1988 that discussed the negative effects of rotating shifts on intervention accuracy. Workers with 12-hour shifts realized more fatigue than workers on 8-hour shifts. In another study done in Turkey by Ilhan, Durukan, Aras, Turkcuoglu, and Aygun (2006), factors relating to increased risk for injury were age of 24 or less, less than 4 years of nursing experience, working in the surgical intensive care units, and working for more than 8 hours.
• Consider how the resources identified in the scenario above could influence an organization’s practice.
• Select an issue in your practice that is of concern to you. Using health information technology, locate at least three evidence-based practice resources that address your concern and that could possibly inform further action.

Follow these for my assignment outline:

1. A description of your practice concern.

2. Outline how you used health information technology to locate evidence-based practices that address this concern.

3. Cite and include insights from the resources.

4. Analyze how health information technology supports evidence-based practice.

*Please use articles/references only from the period of 2011 to 2016… Make 2-3 pages…Thank you.

Required Resources

Readings

• McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2012). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge(Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
  • Chapter 26, “Nursing Research: Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis”

    The authors of this chapter relate nursing research to the foundation of knowledge model. The chapter assesses informatics tools for collecting data, storing information, and processing and analyzing data.

  • Chapter 27, “Translational Research: Generating Evidence for Practice”

    In this chapter, the authors differentiate evidence-based practice and translation research. They also describe models used to introduce research findings intro practice.

• Hynes, D. M., Weddle, T., Smith, N., Whittier, E., Atkins, D., & Francis, J. (2010). Use of health information technology to advance evidence-based care: Lessons from the VA QUERI program. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(Suppl. 1), S44–S49. 

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. 

  This article presents a study that evaluated the role of health information technology (HIT) in the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Quality Enhancement Research Initiative. The authors convey their findings on how HIT provided data and information to aid implementation research, and how implementation research helped further HIT development. Additionally, the text details methods of overcoming common HIT barriers to implementation research.

• Jamal, A., McKenzie, K., & Clark, M. (2009). The impact of health information technology on the quality of medical and health care: A systematic review. Health Information Management Journal, 38(3), 26–37. 

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. 

  This text details a study that reviews the published evidence concerning the impact of health information technology (HIT) on the quality of health care. The study investigated the use of HIT in medical care and allied health and preventive services. The authors primarily focus on the impact of electronic health records, computerized provider order-entry, and decision support systems.

• Umscheid, C. A., Williams, K., & Brennan, P. (2010). Hospital-based comparative effectiveness centers: Translating research into practice to improve the quality, safety and value of patient care.JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(12), 1,352–1,355. 

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

  This article revolves around the usage of the hospital-based comparative effectiveness (CE) center model. The authors highlight the model’s benefits and the increasing usage of CE evidence. The article also reviews solutions to overcoming many of the challenges to operating hospital-based CE centers.

Optional Resources

• Chlan, L., Tracy, M. F., & Grossbach, I. (2011). Pulmonary care. Achieving quality patient-ventilator management: Advancing evidence-based nursing care. Critical Care Nurse, 31(6), 46–50. 

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

1. Assignment Expectations:
   1. Address concept A and B in about 150 words each.
   2. You will be graded on how well you demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept, and critical thinking pertaining to the applicability of the concept to your professional practice. Points awarded will follow breakdown below.
   3. You will neither be required to, nor graded on responses to your peers. One posting will suffice.
2. The Assignment: Given the readings and assignments in the course, identify and discuss two concepts or lessons learned that you believe will be most applicable to your professional discipline.
3. Concept A (points 10/20):
   1. Identify /define (points 4/20): ……
   2. Your professional discipline: ……..
   3. How applicable (points 6/20): ……
4. Concept B (points 10/20):
   1. Identify /define (points 4/20): ……
   2. Your professional discipline: ……..
   3. How applicable (points 6/20): ……

All information in the postings can be shared by all for the betterment of your project.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes annual numbers for the leading causes of death in the United States. Review the Leading Causes of Death website. Then choose one cause of death from the list and provide an overview of the illness or condition using characteristics of person, place, and time.

• Draft two, 30 second Public Service Announcements (PSA) about immunizations, one for Healthcare professionals and one for the public. Present your findings and PSAs in a presentation.

Requirements

The presentation should be visually appealing and should include the following sections:

• A cover slide with your name and presentation title (1 slide)
• An overview of both YouTube videos from a health perspective including:
  • General overview of the video (1-2 slides for each video OR 4 slides total)
  • Facts presented in the video (follow sample chart attched for formatting this section)
  • Identification of each fact as true or false (follow sample chart below for formatting this section)
  • Evidence supporting or refuting the true/false claim (follow sample chart below for formatting this section)
  • Source of evidence (follow sample chart below for formatting this section)
• One 30 second PSA for the public
  • PSA must be either VIDEO or AUDIO
  • PSA must reflect masters level learning and not common knowledge
  • PSA for the public should present epidemiological information and data while using language that is easily understood
• One 30 second PSA for Healthcare Providers
  • PSA must be either VIDEO or AUDIO
  • PSA must reflect masters level learning and not common knowledge
  • PSA for the Healthcare providers should present epidemiological information using appropriate epidemiological terms
• Reference List
• Each slide should have a clear title indicating the focus of the slide