The Application of Data to Problem-Solving

The Application of Data to Problem-Solving

My healthcare organization has been developing and implementing various safety approaches to ensure the well-being of its patients for several years. The health information system (HIS), developed for healthcare data management, was one fundamental approach. For example, we replaced the paper version of the patient’s medical history with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR). It has been used to store patient information, test results, medication, and treatment options accessed through computer software or mHealth apps on smartphones and tablets. Nonetheless, my organization has used it to share patient information between departments and facilities, such as during referrals, to ensure patients receive the best solutions to their problems.

Furthermore, the acute care clinic implemented AlayaCare’s Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Solution, which provides our clinical staff with an instant dashboard to remotely monitor patients, reducing unnecessary visits and addressing patient needs. I recall a high number of readmissions at first, which significantly impacted our healthcare providers and the organization as a whole. Our healthcare organization team, on the other hand, will have an easier time making clinical decisions with an integrated system for remote patient monitoring and machine learning. Caregivers, for example, can prevent readmissions, emergency room visits, and other adverse events using threshold alerts and risk scores (Baxter, 2018).

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Healthcare has not been left behind in adopting technology to improve patient safety in the healthcare setting. According to McGonigle and Mastrian (2017), with the complete adoption of informatics, the healthcare industry has evolved into a technological system where caregivers can easily collect patient information. Providers use the data collected by EMR to gain insight into patient problems to provide the best quality patient care that ensures safety and improved outcomes.

In addition, embracing health informatics has enabled nurse leaders to effectively communicate patient medication data with clinicians, quick access to protocols and policies, and ease of collection and compilation of this data. Nonetheless, the system is current and will notify you if a specific event is incomplete. As a result, having an integrated system will enable nurse leaders and nurses to examine any issues with the current care setting and identify ways to improve (Laureate Education, 2018).

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References

Baxter, R. (2018). Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM): Real-Time Data to Improve Client Outcomes. Retrieved 24 November 2019, from https://www.alayacare.com/blog/remote- patient-monitoring-rpm-realtime-data-to-improve-client-outcomes

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Trends in Population Health (Video file). Baltimore, MD: Author.

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2017). Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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In the modern era, few professions do not, to some extent, rely on data. Stockbrokers rely on market data to advise clients on financial matters. Meteorologists rely on weather data to forecast weather conditions, while realtors rely on data to advise on the purchase and sale of property. In these and other cases, data helps solve problems and adds to the practitioner’s and the discipline’s body of knowledge.

The Application of Data to Problem-Solving

Of course, the nursing profession also relies heavily on data. Nursing informatics aims to ensure nurses have access to the appropriate data to solve healthcare problems, make decisions in the interest of patients, and add to knowledge.

In this Discussion, you will consider a scenario that would benefit from access to data and how such access could facilitate problem-solving and knowledge formation.

 To Prepare:

• Reflect on the concepts of informatics and knowledge work presented in the Resources.
• Consider a hypothetical scenario based on your healthcare practice or organization that would require or benefit from data access/collection and application. Your scenario may involve a patient, staff, or management problem or gap.

Post a description of the focus of your scenario. Describe the data that could be used and how the data might be collected and accessed. What knowledge might be derived from that data? How would a nurse leader use clinical reasoning and judgment to form knowledge from this experience?