Step 1 Think about your own experience with computer and information systems in healthcare. This may be a current employer, past employer, or clinical site.
Step 2 Analyze information systems in your workplace in which you address the following questions:
What does your unit use healthcare informatics for?
Specifically, what type of data, information, and knowledge does your unit obtain through the use of healthcare informatics?
What type of hardware does your unit use?
What types of software does your unit use?
Does the facility have an intranet? If so, what is it used for?
In what ways does your unit use electronic documentation? If you currently do not use electronic documentation, describe your unit’s future plans for implementing electronic documentation.
What type of standardized terminology do you use in your practice?
1st step Consider your own personal experience with computer and information systems in the healthcare industry. This could be a present or former employment, as well as a clinical setting.
Step 2: Examine your workplace’s information systems and answer the following questions:
What is the purpose of healthcare informatics in your department?
What kind of data, information, and knowledge does your unit acquire as a result of using healthcare informatics?
What kind of hardware does your device run on?
What kinds of software does your team work with?
Is there an intranet at the facility? If that’s the case, what is it utilized for?
In what ways does your unit use electronic documentation? If you currently do not use electronic documentation, describe your unit’s future plans for implementing electronic documentation.
What type of standardized
