GCU NUR 514 Week 6 Health Care Innovations Emerging Technology Paper

Emerging Technology Brief

New health care innovations offer the advanced registered nurse an opportunity to apply emerging technologies in practice to improve quality and patient outcomes. For this assignment, research an emerging health care technology that you think has the potential to overcome current or emerging barriers to care. GCU NUR 514 Week 6 Health Care Innovations & Emerging Technology Paper

Write a 500-word brief that provides an overview of the technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology. Discuss how this technology could improve access to care and promote patient safety and quality.

Refer to the Topic 6 materials for samples and resources to help you construct your brief.

You are required to cite three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content. GCU NUR 514 Week 6 Health Care Innovations Emerging Technology Paper

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Topic 6: Improving Access and Quality Care through Health Care Informatics and Health IT

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Objectives:

Analyze the role of health information technology and informatics in improving access to care and promoting patient safety and
Analyze the critical role of health information and technology standards and interoperability in improving access to care and the exchange of health
Discuss best practice for implementing informatics technologies that impact advanced practice nursing and the delivery of care, including clinical provider order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support systems (CDSS).
Evaluate the role of workflow analysis, human factors, and user-centered design concepts in developing health information

Study Materials GCU NUR 514 Week 6 Health Care Innovations Emerging Technology Paper

Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession

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Read Chapters 12-14 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge

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Read Chapters 2, 9-11, and 13 in Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge.

EMR vs EHR – What Is the Difference?

Description:

Read “EMR vs EHR – What Is the Difference?” by Garrett and Seidman (2011), located on the Health IT Buzz website.

What’s the Difference Between Health Informatics and Health Information Management?

Description: GCU NUR 514 Week 6 Health Care Innovations Emerging Technology Paper

Read “What’s the Difference Between Health Informatics and Health Information Management?” by the College of St. Scholastica (2019), located on the college’s website.

Quality Measures

Description:

Read “Quality Measures,” located on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website (2016).

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Rubric Detail GCU NUR 514 Week 6 Health Care Innovations Emerging Technology Paper

Course Code	Class Code	Assignment Title	Total Points
NUR-514	NUR-514-O502	Emerging Technology Brief	125.0

Criteria	Percentage	Unsatisfactory (0.00%)	Less than Satisfactory (80.00%)	Satisfactory (88.00%)
Emerging Technology Brief	100.0%
The Emerging Technology, Its Purpose, and How it Would Function in a Health Care Setting, Including Any Ethical or Legal Issues That Would Accompany the Incorporation of the Technology	35.0%	A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is not included.	A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.	A discussion of the emerging technology, its purpose, and how it would function in a health care setting, including any ethical or legal issues that would accompany the incorporation of the technology, is present.

How This Technology Improves Access to Care and Promotes Patient Safety and Quality	30.0%	A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is not included.	A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.	A discussion of how this technology improves access to care and promotes patient safety and quality is present.

Required Sources	5.0%	Sources are not included.	Number of required sources is only partially met.	Number of required sources is met, but sources are outdated or inappropriate.

Presentation	10.0%	The piece is not neat or organized, and it does not include all required elements.	The work is not neat and includes minor flaws or omissions of required elements.	The overall appearance is general, and major elements are missing.
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Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)	10.0%	Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.	Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.	Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.
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