Guest Speaker
Cindy Hollister, RN, BHSc(N), CPHIMS-CA, Clinical Adoption, Director, Professional Practice, Canada Health Infoway
This hour-long webinar is intended for all health professionals.
Webinar outline
Did you know that a fully evolved electronic health record (EHR) can enable collaborative, patient-centred care by allowing for timely access and secure sharing of patient information across disciplines and care settings? Were you aware that with a well-designed EHR, optimal patient outcomes could be achieved through the use of clinical decision support tools and advanced analytics?
The “Pan-Canadian Nursing Electronic Health Record Business and Functional Elements to Support Clinical Practice – Reference Document” has been created as a resource to assist nurses across Canada in shaping the EHR.
Session Objectives
During this session, participants will:
- learn how Canada Health Infoway’s Nursing Reference Group have identified nursings’ key business and functional requirements for the electronic health record.;
- Identify the process used to develop the nursing reference document of EHR business and functional elements to support clinical practice;
- gain insight into what nurses identified during the reference document development, to facilitate clinical adoption and optimized use of an EHR;
- learn how to access the reference document and importantly - learn how you as a nurse, can contribute to an evolving EHR.