One of the major drivers in recent health care reform legislation is the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act’s (ARRA) HiTech Incentive. This act, passed in 2009, earmarked $22 billion for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), with a goal of 100% adoption in all practice settings by the year 2014. The HiTech Act provides an example of the pivotal role that health information technology plays in the delivery of quality health care services. Yet, health information technology is a relatively new field. This Application Assignment provides an opportunity for you to examine the contributions of pioneers in this arena and consider how their contributions have influenced health informatics and nursing practice today.
To prepare:
Visit the AMIA Video Library 1: Nursing Informatics Pioneers that is listed below.
https://www.amia.org/programs/working-groups/nursing-informatics/history-project/video-library-1
Review the biographies and video presentations of pioneers who are of interest to you, or may hold a position that you aspire to achieve.
Select two nursing informatics pioneers and conduct further research on their contributions.
Consider how their contributions have influenced health information technology and nursing practice today
To complete:
Write a scholarly 3- to 4-page paper comparing two nursing informatics pioneers. Synthesize your thoughts using the bullets below as a guide:
• What are the professional accomplishments of each individual?
• How have their contributions influenced nursing practice?
• How have their contributions shaped the field of nursing informatics?
• What lessons can you take away from their experiences?
• What skills or ideas demonstrated by these leaders might you apply to your professional practice?
You must log on to the website listed above to select two informatics pioneers that are of interest to you and address all five questions in the bullets on both of them. Make sure you use the bullets as headings with in this essay to answer the above questions. You must use a scholarly voice. Sources you choose need to be included in text. Sources used must from the year 2010 or above. Please do not use sources from 2009 or below. Please follow directions carefully.