title: Back to basics with IT and patient-centered care.
abstract: Some believe technology will make nurses obsolete. But numerous types of technology-primarily information systems-actually help nurses further the cause of patient-centered care.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Roy L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*