Informatics Judy Murphy
Judy Murphy Informatics Nurse
Introduction
Nursing informatics (NI) according to the American Nurses Association is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. NI supports consumers, patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision- making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology. Informatics Nurses are expert nursing clinicians with extensive clinical practice and have additional education and experience related to technology information systems. Nursing Informatics was first recognized as a specialty by the American Nurses Association in 1992. That same year the first scope and standards of nursing informatics practice was published. Nursing Informatics is valuable because it helps analyze clinical and financial data, promote and facilitate access to resources and references. NI enhances continuity of care as well as enable cost savings and productivity goals.
Background, Contributions, and Current Works An important Informaticist is Judy Murphy. Judy was educated at Alverno College with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Judy Murphy is Deputy National Coordinator for Programs & Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C. “She coordinates federal efforts to assist health care providers and organizations in adopting health information technology to improve care. She also works to promote consumers’ greater understanding and use of health information technology for their own health” (Murphy, 2013). She is a nurse with more than 25 years of informatics experience. She previously worked in Wisconsin at Aurora health care where she was the VP of electronic health records. She led the EHR program since 1995.
“Judy was on the Health
Introduction
Nursing informatics (NI) according to the American Nurses Association is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. NI supports consumers, patients, nurses, and other providers in their decision- making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology. Informatics Nurses are expert nursing clinicians with extensive clinical practice and have additional education and experience related to technology information systems. Nursing Informatics was first recognized as a specialty by the American Nurses Association in 1992. That same year the first scope and standards of nursing informatics practice was published. Nursing Informatics is valuable because it helps analyze clinical and financial data, promote and facilitate access to resources and references. NI enhances continuity of care as well as enable cost savings and productivity goals.
Background, Contributions, and Current Works An important Informaticist is Judy Murphy. Judy was educated at Alverno College with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Judy Murphy is Deputy National Coordinator for Programs & Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), Department of Health and Human Services in Washington D.C. “She coordinates federal efforts to assist health care providers and organizations in adopting health information technology to improve care. She also works to promote consumers’ greater understanding and use of health information technology for their own health” (Murphy, 2013). She is a nurse with more than 25 years of informatics experience. She previously worked in Wisconsin at Aurora health care where she was the VP of electronic health records. She led the EHR program since 1995.
“Judy was on the Health
References: American Medical Informatics Association. (2008) Nursing informatics pioneer interview: Judy Murphy. Retrieved from http://www.amia.org/nursing-informatics/nursing-informatics-pioneers-judy-murphy Murphy, J Murphy, J. (2010, November/December). Nursing and technology: a love/hate relationship Murphy, J. (2011, February). HITECH programs supporting the journey to meaningful use of EHRs