title: HIT plants SEEDS in healthcare education.
abstract: By incorporating a clinical information system in the education curriculum as a teaching platform, the University of Kansas School of Nursing teaches nurses and other health professional students how to assess, plan, document and manage care in an electronic medium that develops healthcare informatics competencies. The outcomes of this integrated technology curriculum brings hope for transforming health professional education for 21st century practice and graduating a workforce with the leadership and competencies for improving quality and safety in patient care. It results in IT savvy healthcare providers who will cross the quality chasm.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Nursing, KU Center for Healthcare Informatics, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA. hconnors@kumc.edu
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Connors
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weaver
mesh_terms: D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D007857:Leadership; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017751:Safety Management; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration