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The 2010 landmark report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM, 2010) and Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, proposes criteria to transform the nursing profession, leading to new roles and leadership positions for nurses in the redesign of the health care system. Following on this report, there are specific nursing informatics actions that support the report's recommendations, as nurses will be the key leaders to develop the infrastructure for effective and efficient health information technology that transforms the quality of health care. In this article, Dr. Cipriano does a wonderful job of describing how we can use technology and informatics to support the execution of these recommendations.
I would also like to draw readers' attention to additional detail on this topic. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Nursing Informatics Community published a Position Statement this summer describing specific nursing informatics recommendations corresponding to each IOM/RWJ recommendation, and brings forth a call to action for vendors, providers, nursing leaders, government agencies, and academic organizations (Harris & Murphy, 2011).
- Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS
Nursing Economic$ Columnist and Editorial Board Member
THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE's (IOM, 2010) report, The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health, issues bold recommendations for nurses to help lead the transformation of health care. This can only be achieved through application of health information technologies that help improve quality, safety, and efficiency of care.
No one is more important to the quality of patient care than the nurse. Everyone reading this column knows that. Now we have to make sure the rest of the world knows it too. Last fall the IOM and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the landmark report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (IOM, 2010). In previous issues of Nursing Economic$ you've learned about the key messages and recommendations embodied in the report as well as the call to action for partnerships across the country to implement the recommendations (Kovner & Spetz, 2011; Nickitas, 2010). The report, shepherded by a prestigious interprofessional committee, offers a prophecy for nurses to lead the transformation of health care. Each recommendation endeavors to strengthen the nursing workforce to provide exceptional care and leadership, actions that are necessary to fulfill this prophecy.