The Health Information Technology Workforce

Health Information Technology Implementation: Implications for the Nursing Home Workforce

This research was conducted through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Health Professions, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. Opinions and recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the Bureau or other government agency. Please cite as: Ko,M; Wagner, LM;Okwandu, O; and Spetz, J. (2016). Health Information Technology Implementation: Implications for the Nursin...

The impact of information technology on health

Information Technology (IT) is the study of systems especially computers for storing, retrieving, and sending information. It uses any networking and other physical devices, infrastructures to secure and exchange all forms of electronic data. IT is used globally as a major portion of daily life and we use it nearly every day within organizations for many reasons. Our computers, mobile phones an...

The Use of Health Information Technology by Nurses in Healthcare

Background: Health Information Technology (HIT) has the potential for improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare and nurses are the largest group of HIT users. Objectives: Therefore, the present study mainly aimed to investigate the use of HIT by nurses in healthcare. Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in four educational and treatmen...

Characterizing the Health Information Technology Workforce: Analysis from the HIMSS AnalyticsTM Database

The health information technology workforce: estimations of demands and a framework for requirements.

BACKGROUND There is increasing recognition that a competent and well-trained workforce is required for successful implementation of health information technology. METHODS New and previous research was gathered through literature and Web searching as well as domain experts. Overall themes were extracted and specific data collated within each. RESULTS There is still a paucity of research conc...