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Electronic Health Record Touch Screen Entry Method

Electronic Health Record Touch Screen Entry Method. Doreen Broad. Objectives. Describe Electronic Health Record Touch Screen Entry Method Describe and evaluate the hardware and software utilized with Touch Screen Entry Describe and evaluate the information system used

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Electronic Health Record Touch Screen Entry Method

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  1. Electronic Health Record Touch Screen Entry Method Doreen Broad

  2. Objectives Describe Electronic Health Record Touch Screen Entry Method Describe and evaluate the hardware and software utilized with Touch Screen Entry Describe and evaluate the information system used Assess the role and function of the nurse informaticist when working with Touch screen Entry Discuss the Advantages/Disadvantages from a nursing viewpoint

  3. Hardware • Computer Monitor • Optional Stylus

  4. Specific Hardware Monitors will be outfitted with a Resistive Panel The panel is composed of several layers When pressure is applied to the surface an electrical current is sent to the controller

  5. Software • Software Driver that allows the touchscreen and computer to work together

  6. Specific Software Medent software allows you to customize your Electronic Health Record to meet your needs utilizing touch screen technology

  7. Problematic Usability Issues • Finger Stress • “Gorilla Arm”

  8. Positive Usability Easy to use Time saving Use of medical templates standardizes documentation

  9. Specific Templates Potential Vital Signs Entry History and Physicals Consults Nursing Assessments Order Entry Discharge Instructions

  10. Information System For clinical use by nurses, physicians and PAs Part of the VAs Local Area Network In cooperation with the American National Standards Institute

  11. Clinical Information System Designed to manage the clinical aspects of the VA Healthcare System

  12. Advantages Clear, concise documentation Can introduce new templates quickly EHRs left open for only a short amount of time Less charting time = increased bedside time

  13. Disadvantages No free text EHR becomes a series of templates Difficult to edit

  14. Competencies SKILL Demonstrates touch screen entry technique Able to locate and chose appropriate templates for creating data Can retrieve clinical data as needed

  15. Legal/Ethical Issues HIPPA!

  16. Informatics Nurse Responsibilities Evaluates the performance and impact of the system Develops/redesigns templates as needed Organizes data on system usage for research Has a clear vision of the systems possibilities

  17. SUMMARY A quick and easy system Provides many documentation possibilities Simple hardware Very few disadvantages Nurse Friendly!!!!

  18. Sources (2009, October 7). Touchscreen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen Jorwekar, S. (2005, February 22). A Touch Screen Technology Description of touch screen technology, working of it and different uses of touch screen technology.. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/2-21-2005-66062.asp (2004, June 7). Young Adults Increasingly Favor Touch Screen Technology. Retrieved from http://www.elotouch.com/Solutions/CaseStudies/psbsurvey.asp (2008). Pen Computer - Touch Screen Technology. Retrieved from http://www.medent.com/emr-ehr-15.php Mastrian, K., & McGonigle, D. (2008). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

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