Healthcare Technology Training: An Evidence-based Guide for Improved Quality (Health Informatics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3031103246 ISBN 13: 9783031103247

Publisher: Springer, 2023

Synopsis

This book is a foundational resource on how to create, implement and maintain a successful healthcare technology training program. It demonstrates the impact of efficient and effective training, and underscores the importance of high-quality content, emphasizing the need to base training on a framework of contemporary learning science to support interactive and relevant training experiences. Details of the latest educational technologies are provided along with instructions on how to implement and maintain appropriate training courses for optimal informatics outcomes.

Healthcare Technology Training: An Evidence-based Guide for Improved Quality provides a valuable and comprehensive resource for implementing and maintaining a successful training program by providing a unique all-in-one reference tool with examples and scenarios tailored to informaticians and all healthcare users of technology.

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About the Author

Dr. Brenda Kulhanek is an associate professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Her past professional roles include Division VP of Clinical Education for TriStar Health in Nashville, TN; corporate AVP of Clinical Education for HCA in Nashville, TN; corporate director of informatics at Adventist Health in Sacramento, CA; and nursing informatics specialist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. In addition, Dr. Kulhanek has served as an adjunct faculty for graduate-level nursing informatics for almost ten years. Dr. Kulhanek holds a PhD from Capella University and is board certified in nursing informatics, nursing professional development, and nursing executive leadership. She was the president of the American Nursing Informatics Association from 2016-2017 and initiated several partnerships between ANIA and other organizations. Among her informatics publications and presentations are chapters in the Sigma Theta Tau nursing informatics textbook “Mastering Informatics: A Healthcare Handbook for Success”; the seventh edition of the “Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals”; several modules of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONS) Workforce Development Program; two chapters in Nursing and Informatics for the 21^st Century; and as a workgroup member for the 2022 edition of the Nursing Informatics Scope and Standards publication. She teaches informatics at the master’s and doctoral levels at Vanderbilt University and has a particular interest in strengthening nursing through nursing informatics education, and the integration of informatics into practice to support improvement of patient outcomes.

Kathleen Mandato is the Director of Epic Training & Delivery and the Administrative/Nursing Fellowship Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.  She has worked in the field of training and organizational development since 1996; the telecommunications field from 1999-2005; and the healthcare industry since 2005. Kathleen has an MBA and a PhD in Education with a specialization in Training & Performance Improvement. She is a registered corporate coach and is Epic Software certified in the Cadence application. She serves as a member of the Trevecca Nazarene University Healthcare Advisory Council.  Kathleen also teaches healthcare related undergraduate/graduate classes as an adjunct professor. When not working, she enjoys movies, cooking and traveling. 

From the Back Cover

This book is a foundational resource on how to create, implement and maintain a successful healthcare technology training program. It demonstrates the impact of efficient and effective training, and underscores the importance of high-quality content, emphasizing the need to base training on a framework of contemporary learning science to support interactive and relevant training experiences. Details of the latest educational technologies are provided along with instructions on how to implement and maintain appropriate training courses for optimal informatics outcomes.

Healthcare Technology Training: An Evidence-based Guide for Improved Quality provides a valuable and comprehensive resource for implementing and maintaining a successful training program by providing a unique all-in-one reference tool with examples and scenarios tailored to informaticians and all healthcare users of technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031103246
• ISBN 13: 9783031103247
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 213
• Editor: Kulhanek Brenda, Mandato Kathleen