Nursing Informatics

NIs Must be knowledge about: CPT, ICD

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)

  • was developed by the American Medical Association (AMA)
  • is used to code for medical procedures and services under health insurance plans (both pubic and private)
  • used for billing and reimbursement of outpatient procedures and interventions in health care except for alternative medicine
  • the code set is copyrighted by the AMD and is continually evaluated and updated annually in October of each year.

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Nursing Informatics

Performance Appraisal / Nursing Informatics Review

While performance appraisal is sometimes prompted by disciplinary action, this is not usually the case, and while the actual review of the performance appraisal may be scheduled and the time in which an individual should reach a goal limited, generally performance appraisal should be an ongoing process that continues from one review period to another (usually annually) in order to provide feedback to the individual and help the individual reach goals.

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SwimLanes Diagram/ Nursing Informatics Review

20180308_2230511944831193.jpgAs a project manager, the informatics nurse may use a swim lane diagram (Rumm-ler-Brache) to show the processes and individual/ departmental responsibilities. The horizontal rows indicate individuals/ departments and both horizontal and vertical lines and arrows are used to show the workflow separating tasks, which are named in rectangles on the horizontal planes. The diagram clearly indicates steps to the processes and responsible individuals. Before creating the swimlanes diagram, it is necessary to determine the purpose and the process or processes to focus on.

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Testing and End-user Acceptance / Nursing Informatics Review

The primary reason for conducting end-user testing is to identify errors. Testing is carried out by end-users to ensure that the computer system functions correctly and meets the organization’s needs. The analysis may include asking end-users to carry out specific tests, interviews with users, questionnaires regarding usability, comparative testing with users comparing work on two different systems, direct observation (audio/ video feeds). computer-generated data may be evaluated for accuracy and errors.

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