A new website will pair nurses who want to learn more about e-health and
informatics with experts who answer questions and offer professional
advice. The eNurse Mentoring Program, developed in collaboration between
the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Career
Services and HIMSS Nursing Informatics, is designed to connect HIMSS
members at various stages of their health IT careers with industry
leaders focusing on nursing leadership, healthcare IT and management
systems, according to language on the site.
There are many challenges that come with implementing electronic health
records, Joyce Sensmeier, vice president of informatics at HIMSS, told InformationWeek Healthcare.
"Part of the focus of the informatics nurse is trying to make health IT
systems work so that they don't compromise the current workflow of
clinicians," she said, "which is why nurse informaticists are frequently
relied upon to lead IT projects as well as train clinicians and help
select the IT systems...
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