Nurs 453x Assessment 3 Informatics Applications To Support Practice

Assessment 3: Informatics Applications to Support PracticeBrian MeahanNURS453XProfessor Rommelfaenger University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - FlexJanuary 30 th, 2023The use of information in healthcare to improve patient safety and patient outcomes has a history dating back to the 19 th century with Florence Nightengales work during the Crimean war (Ogrinc et al., 2015. P 76). Since the adoption of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the HITECH Act and the subsequent Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, the use Health information communication technologies (HICT) has grown significantly. EHR system use has grown from less than 8%prior to the legislation, to over 80% in 2017 (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2022, p. 165). As technology usage has expanded with mobile phones, tablets, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and high-speed internet, patient access to health information and HICTs has grown as well. This increase has allowed HICTs to link systems, devices, providers, and patients into the flow of healthcare information. CMS meaningful use program is intended to promote the use of HICTs and r equires providers to give 80% of their patients access to a certified portal ( Patient Portals Still Largely Unused, Health Affairs Finds , n.d.). Although technology has expanded, utilization of HICTs