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Educator: Nurses harder to train on EMR systems than clinicians

In a recent interview with RNCentral.com, Marcus Pantalion, a Senior Analyst/Implementation educator at Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare who teaches providers how to use electronic medical

Nursing students get on the technology fast track

It's not just medical students who love their smartphones and tablets. Nursing students are catching up fast when it comes to using technology, according to a New York Times article this week.

Study: EHRs improve hospital nursing care

Electronic health records do more than improve care rendered by physicians. They also improve care provided by nurses. That's the scoop in a study of more than 16,000 nurses published in the Journal

Worst EMR implementation sins: Lack of communication, shortsightedness

For hospital executives, the task of implementing electronic medical record (EMR) systems clearly is not an easy one. The high costs of installing and maintaining such systems, combined with the

Nurse informaticists are 'critical' for health IT revolution, HIMSS says

Nurse informaticists should have a greater role in health IT, HIMSS asserts in a new position statement. HIMSS also calls for improved informatics education for nurses. The statement reflects the