213223 HIT and Frontline Workers: Experiences in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (presented by Sara Markle-Elder)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 3:50 PM

Ann Converso, RN , United American Nurses, Silver Spring, MD
  
This presentation, drawing on experiences in the VA Healthcare system, will discuss the role HIT has played in the Veterans Health Administration and evaluate and analyze best practices drawn from that experience. VA nurses with the United American Nurses, AFL-CIO have long been involved in the development of health information technologies at the VA, from computerized patient record-keeping systems to addressing security issues that arise with the new technologies, and more. The insight gained from this experience will help to identify challenges seen in current proposals and assess how frontline practitioners could ideally be involved in HIT design and implementation.

Learning Objectives:
1. To discuss the experience of designing and implementing HIT in the VHA system. 2. To identify and assess best practices learned during the design and implementation of HIT in the VHA system from a union standpoint.

Keywords: Nurses, Union

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have many years of experience as a union leader within the VA, both as a local president and as president of the United American Nurses and have direct experience in working with VA management on HIT issues. I have presented at APHA on VA and nursing issues several times.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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