Nurse
informaticians
'r us!

April 13, 2019 -- Today is the last day of yet another superb conference (the 19th) of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA). I always learn so much and meet people who inspire!

The photo is a selfie with a nurse hero, Diane Humbrecht DNP RN-BC, past president of ANIA and now CNIO (wow!) at Virginia Mason Medical Center (double wow!) in Buckley, Washington. Diane has done much to advance the field of nursing informatics both professionally and academically. One of those inspiring ones!

There is much to blog about. F'rinstance:

  • Lots of work on alarm fatigue.
  • Big data! Lots of talk... but who really "gets" it?
  • Real-time, point-of-care documentation... Hey, this is what I'm building with NurseAssess!
  • How do we pave the way for the next generation of nurse informaticians? Is it just me or do I observe that most of us at this conference are in our 60s? Where is the fresh, new energy?
  • Patient engagement... We know that involving patients in their own care yields better outcomes. But why is it so hard to do? Why don't they use the so-called portals the provider organizations build and tout? Because portals suck! But that's a topic for another screed... er, blog...

Stay tuned! And join us at ANIA #20 next year in Chicago!

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