Implementing shared governance in a patient care support industry: information technology leading the way.
Implementing technology in the clinical setting is not a project but rather a journey in transforming care delivery. As nursing leaders in healthcare and patient care support organizations embrace technology to drive reforms in quality and efficiency, growing opportunities exist to share experiences between these industries. This department submission describes the journey to nursing shared governance from the perspective of an information technology-based company realizing the goal of supporting patient care.
Author Affiliation: Healthcare Executive and Senior Manager, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri.
Lou Ann
LA
Hartley
D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002568:Certification; D054976:Clinical Governance; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011361:Professional Competence; D018511:Systems Integration; D017749:Total Quality Management