Drawn from the “Guiding Principles for Big Data in Nursing” report, put together earlier this spring by the HIMSS CNO-CNIO Vendor Roundtable, these 10 principles are meant to point the way toward smarter use of data by nurses and nurse informaticists.
As those on the front line look to harness data to improve quality, safety, communication, coordination and cost-effectiveness, the roundtable finds that standards and interoperability, broader use of electronic clinical quality measures and more targeted use of CNIO expertise will be essential to making the most of this new data proliferation.
Nurses should promote the use of standardized and accepted terminologies that address the documentation needs of the entire care team regardless of care setting, according to HIMSS. All care delivery settings should create a plan for implementing an ANA-recognized nursing terminology that is mapped to national standards i.e. SNOMED CT or LOINC.
