Today at HIMSS 2014, HIMSS released the results of the 2014 HIMSS Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey, which examines the roles, responsibilities and outlook for nursing informatics professionals. The 2014 Survey captures current professional status and practice trends, while identifying changes that have occurred over the last nine years in the nursing informatics workforce.
The Survey, supported by the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community, continues to suggest that nurse informaticists play a crucial role in the development, implementation and optimization of information systems and applications including clinical documentation, computerized practitioner order entry (CPOE) and electronic medical/health records.
Below is the key findings from the 2014 Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey summarized in the Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey Infographic.
Since 2004, HIMSS has surveyed the nursing informatics community to gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the informatics nurse professional. Get acquainted with the 2014 Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey findings and understand the importance of this growing specialty.
To download the complete report and the corresponding infographic, please visit: www.himss.org/ni.
