A common misconception is that a nurse has the same role and uses technology in the same way in every healthcare institution. But the reality is that a nurse in a hospital does not have the same role or use technology in the same way as a nurse at a healthcare insurance organization or a practitioner’s office. In the healthcare information technology field, it is extremely important to understand the roles and users of the technology. In the discussion topic, consider the following:
- How are roles and functions of those roles different depending on the industry?
- How does this affect the management of information?
Support your answer with relevant resources.
Textbook: Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices, Chapter 2
https://ng.cengage.com/static/nb/ui/evo/index.html?deploymentId=5856032353502008933102477168&eISBN=9781337553711&id=1536563684&snapshotId=3026090&
Articles:
https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital
https://www.himss.org/
https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/dbmi/informatics.html
https://amia.org/
