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Measuring Nursing Value from the Electronic Health Record.

John M Welton¹, Ellen M Harper²

¹University of Colorado College of Nursing, Aurora, CO.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|June 23, 2016

Summary

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A nursing value expert group defined nursing value and developed a common data model and metrics for nursing care. This work supports nursing business intelligence and analysis systems using big data.

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Area of Science:

Nursing Informatics
Health Services Research
Big Data Analytics

Background:

The need for standardized metrics to quantify nursing value is critical.
Big data presents opportunities to enhance nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Existing frameworks for nursing value assessment are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To define nursing value.
To develop a common data model and metrics for nursing care value.
To create nursing business intelligence tools.

Main Methods:

Convened a 14-member expert group from nursing informatics, leadership, academia, and research.
Conducted 14 virtual sessions totaling 21 hours between August 2014 and May 2015.
Focused on defining nursing value, data modeling, and developing business intelligence tools.

Main Results:

Published definitions and metrics for nursing value.
Constructed a common data model for extracting key data from electronic health records.
Developed measures for nursing costs and finance.

Conclusions:

The developed framework provides a foundation for nursing business intelligence.
Standardized metrics and data models are essential for demonstrating nursing value.
Big data approaches can advance nursing science and practice.