Beyond the Bedside: Informatics & Health Care Technologies

Beyond the Bedside Chapter 21: Informatics & Health Care TechnologiesTurn clicks into care. In this episode, we master nursing informatics (ANA/AMIA), SDLC (design → build → test → train → implement → maintain → evaluate), usability, interoperability, analytics (viz, predictive, big data), portals, telehealth/telemedicine/telecare, security/privacy, hospital-at-home, and the basics of genomics/pharmacogenomics. Three full cases (Frank, Jorge, Danielle) show you how data becomes decisions—and decisions become better outcomes.

You’ll learn:
• DIKW: data → information → knowledge → wisdom
• SDLC + testing ladder (unit → function → integration → performance → UAT)
• Usability principles that cut clicks and errors
• Standard terminology & interoperability (why free text hurts nursing)
• Patient portals, predictive dashboards, and hospital-at-home
• Security essentials (strong passwords, MFA, audit trails)
• UNI, blockchain, and where genomics fits in care

Case studies:
• Frank (COPD): Portal + remote monitoring + telehealth + hospital-at-home
• Jorge (Ortho CAUTI): Standardized documentation + predictive dashboard
• Danielle (Neuro ICU): Palliative screening built with full SDLC

NCLEX angles:
SDLC order, usability vs optimization, interoperability, analytics types, testing phases, portal capabilities, password hygiene, standard terminology, UNI.

Keywords: NI, SDLC, usability, interoperability, standard terminology, patient portal, telehealth, predictive analytics, big data, CAUTI, UNI, blockchain, genomics, pharmacogenomics, hospital-at-home.

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