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wEBCONNECT Online Resources Will Help You Use Informatics in Your Nursing Practice [By Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ®, ONS Web Site Editor] he role of informatics in nursing and health care has been evolving quickly and will continue to grow with the use of electronic patient records and other technologies. The tools, principles, and practices of informatics can be used by nurses to improve quality of care by making health care safer, more efficient, and more effective. Nursing professional practice is directly impacted by informatics; therefore, oncology nurses need to become more aware of and involved with this topic. ✱ T Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ® Title ONS Web Site Informatics Resource Area Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Resource Center for Health Information Technology URL www.ons.org/clinical/professional/ informatics/index.shtml http://healthit.ahrq.gov Description Provides informatics resources for oncology nurses A key element in the nation’s 10-year strategy to bring health care into the 21st century by advancing the use of information technology; in addition to providing technical assistance, the National Resource Center shares new knowledge and findings that have the potential to transform everyday clinical practice. A national not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the field of nursing informatics and offering its members resources that enrich their roles in the field of nursing informatics A nursing informatics organization advancing the delivery of quality health care through the integration of informatics in practice, education, administration, and research A membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for the betterment of health care Aims to enable nurses and to fully engage in the unfolding digital electronic era in health care; the purpose of the initiative is to identify information/ knowledge management best practices and effective technology capabilities for nurses. American Nursing Informatics Association www.ania.org CARING www.caringonline.org Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society www.himss.org Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform Initiative www.tigersummit.com 16 ONS CONNECT July 2008 http://www.ons.org/clinical/professional/informatics/index.shtml http://www.ons.org/clinical/professional/informatics/index.shtml http://healthit.ahrq.gov http://www.ania.org http://www.caringonline.org http://www.himss.org http://www.tigersummit.com

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ONS Connect - July 2008 Contents Editor's Note Just In Technologic Advancements in Cancer Care A Year in the Life - Month Seven Web Connect Capitol Connection Notice Nursing Now Caregiver Care Computerized System Standardizes Symptom Assessment and Management Nanotechnology Treats Cancer at the Atomic Level Rise in Mastectomies May Be Linked to Increased Use of MRI Detection Working for You Calendar of Events Staying on Top

ONS Connect - July 2008

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