Discussion:
Informatics in the Clinical Setting
Conduct an interview with someone in an informatics role in a clinical setting. Then, compose a 4-5 pages paper discussing the following components:
• Role description and education level required for the role.
• Describe their views on how their role impacts patient safety and improves the quality of patient care.
• Describe the Human Factors faced in the role and other challenges.
• Express insights gained from the interview.
• Research and discuss the impact of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators and The Joint
Commission Patient Safety Goals in your clinical setting. Describe how these governing agencies impact delivery of direct patient care.
• Research, discuss, and identify the Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) utilized in your clinical setting. Be sure to get the perspective of your selected informatics professional during your interview.
• On a separate page, cite all sources using APA format.
o Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.
o This handout will provide you the details of formatting your essay using APA style.
o You may create your essay in this APA-formatted template.