Nursing Clinical Informatics

this assignment, you will arrange an interview (30 – 60 minutes) with an individual in informatics, data analysis, quality, safety, performance improvement, clinical/operational health information systems, billing or risk management. Try to interview someone on the interprofessional team who can help you understand the data, metrics that matter, technology or outcomes that are relevant to your microsystem. Ideally, this individual will work with your microsystem in some consultative capacity. Or perhaps his/her role will be in data analytics to assist with Hospital or Nursing Home or Physician Compare, CAHPS surveys, CALNOC (NDNQI), or other databases such as a diabetes registry or a hospital or state cancer registry, pay for performance incentive programs, accountable care or value based care, etc. Summary of Interview In a narrative form, describe the information transmitted in answer to your questions. What is your summary of this discussion? Do not list the questions and answers or quote the answers, instead describe in your own words what you heard. Acquired Learning Explain what you learned from this experience. What are your takeaways? Was it difficult to get an appointment? Was the interviewee evasive or forthright? What would you do differently? Did you meet your expectations for this assignment? Was it a positive or a negative experience? Did you expand your knowledge base about informatics? Conclusion