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2014

Conference Presentations

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Academic Education Solution Consortium: A Partnership Of Nursing, Carol Sternberger, Tammy Toscos, Alan Hamberg, Judy Warren Jul 2014

Academic Education Solution Consortium: A Partnership Of Nursing, Carol Sternberger, Tammy Toscos, Alan Hamberg, Judy Warren

Tammy R Toscos

No abstract provided.


Using Mobile Technology To Promote Access, Effective Patient–Provider Communication, And Adherence In Underserved Populations, Tammy R. Toscos, Brad Doebbeling Jul 2014

Using Mobile Technology To Promote Access, Effective Patient–Provider Communication, And Adherence In Underserved Populations, Tammy R. Toscos, Brad Doebbeling

Tammy R Toscos

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community based centers created to provide comprehensive primary and preventive care to individuals unable to access care in the commercial medical system (e.g. related to poverty, and/or race-ethnicity). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) proposes offering Medicaid coverage to many such individuals, thus, FQHCs should receive many new Medicaid enrollees. The ACA has triggered a number of new ideas to improve affordability, health status and patient experience, commonly known as the “triple aim.” These initiatives include quality incentive programs, payment reform, and the promotion of medical homes and accountable care organizations (ACOs). These are in …


Faculty And Librarian Collaboration In Online Instruction: Harnessing The Learning Management System, Shannon F. Johnson, Tammy R. Toscos Jul 2014

Faculty And Librarian Collaboration In Online Instruction: Harnessing The Learning Management System, Shannon F. Johnson, Tammy R. Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

Tammy Toscos, Nursing Informatics Professor, and Shannon Johnson, Health Sciences Librarian, will share their experiences harnessing the Learning Management System for information literacy instruction and how this has affected IL instruction delivery at IPFW. They will discuss their use of online technology to expand the traditional bibliographic instruction into new realms, increasing the number of students they reach and allowing for more in-depth instruction to take place.


Successful Implementation Of An Ehr Into Undergraduate Education., Linda Meyer, Carol Sternberger, Tammy Toscos Jul 2014

Successful Implementation Of An Ehr Into Undergraduate Education., Linda Meyer, Carol Sternberger, Tammy Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

No abstract provided.


Strategies For Integrating Qsen Informatics Competencies Throughout The Graduate Nursing Curriculum, Deborah Poling, Tammy Toscos Jul 2014

Strategies For Integrating Qsen Informatics Competencies Throughout The Graduate Nursing Curriculum, Deborah Poling, Tammy Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

No abstract provided.


Engaging Patients In Underserved Populations With Health Information Technology (Hit), T Strasen, Shannon Johnson, Tammy Toscos Jul 2014

Engaging Patients In Underserved Populations With Health Information Technology (Hit), T Strasen, Shannon Johnson, Tammy Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

No abstract provided.


Innovative Strategies For Nursing Education With The Electronic Health Record., Carol Sternberger, Beth Kaskel, Linda Meyer, Tammy Toscos Jul 2014

Innovative Strategies For Nursing Education With The Electronic Health Record., Carol Sternberger, Beth Kaskel, Linda Meyer, Tammy Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

Ever-changing technological advances in healthcare have challenged nursing faculty to design curricula that will produce graduates who are not only comfortable using technology, but more importantly, possess the ability to interpret, analyze and synthesize clinical data that are stored in electronic health records (EHRs). Federal mandates put forth through the HITECH Act, 2009 require all health care institutions to fully adopt EHRs by the year 2014. This transition will lead to changes in the way nurses practice, making it important for educators to provide nursing students with the necessary informatics skills to provide safe and high quality care. Indiana-Purdue University …


How To Implement The Electronic Health Record In Undergraduate Nursing Education, Carol Sternberger, Linda Meyer, Tammy Toscos Jul 2014

How To Implement The Electronic Health Record In Undergraduate Nursing Education, Carol Sternberger, Linda Meyer, Tammy Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

Information literacy, evidence-based practice (EBP), and informatics are fundamental to delivering culturally competent, safe patient care. Yet most nursing schools continue to educate students in traditional ways; only a minority integrate high-fidelity simulations, require evidence-based literature to support nursing interventions, identify the five core competencies for healthcare professions delineated by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), and incorporate the electronic health record (EHR) to stimulate critical thinking and decision making. The Health Information Technology Act (2009) requires all healthcare facilities to fully adopt EHRs by 2014. This will change how nurses practice, underscoring the importance of teaching students about informatics and …


Before You Write: Six Keys To Success - Creating Self Contained Information Literacy Modules, Shannon Johnson, Tammy Toscos Jul 2014

Before You Write: Six Keys To Success - Creating Self Contained Information Literacy Modules, Shannon Johnson, Tammy Toscos

Tammy R Toscos

In today's competitive job market, many working adults are returning to graduate school with rusty information literacy and computer skills. Before You Write: Six Keys to Success was designed to re-introduce returning adult students to the basic skills they will need for success in a graduate program. These six modules are self-paced and utilize real world scenario based assessments. In this session, a librarian and an informatics professor will discuss the inception and implementation of this collaborative information literacy/informatics initiative.