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Standardized terminology and language in informatics are part of healthcare systems that

improve communication across different fields, including nursing research, interventions, and

management. Standardized terminology and language used for diagnosis during a nursing

intervention can be integrated and documented electronically to facilitate their use by nurses.

Their use greatly improves intra- and interprofessional communication (Hebda et al., 2019).

Meaningful use is one aspect that informatics nurses and healthcare providers must understand to

communicate clearly. It refers to using electronic health technology correctly to facilitate the safe

sharing and exchanging of information to improve patient care. The role of meaningful use in

healthcare is massive in terms of engaging patients and their families, ensuring patient

information is private and confidential, enhancing coordination of care among healthcare

providers, and reducing health disparities while promoting safe and quality patient care.

Meaningful use relies on Electronic Health Records (EHR), which has potential

significance to my nursing practice. EHR improves all aspects of healthcare, including patient

care, efficiency, safety, quality, and communication (Rathert et al., 2019). Due to its

improvement of care outcomes, Medicare and Medicaid Services has offered financial incentives

to care providers who demonstrate they are indulging in the correct meaningful use of EHR.

Therefore, understanding meaningful use in my practice is crucial in ensuring the hospital fully

implements and uses EHR correctly to improve the quality of care. Most organizations that meet

the meaningful use requirements improve the quality of care services to their patients, thus

reducing mortality to a greater extent when compared to hospitals that have fully adopted EHR

but do not meet meaningful use requirements (Rathert et al., 2019).

References
Hebda, T., Hunter, K., & Czar, P. (2019). Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare

Professionals (6th ed.). Pearson.

Rathert, C., Porter, T. H., Mittler, J. N., & Fleig-Palmer, M. (2019). Seven years after

Meaningful Use: Physicians’ and nurses’ experiences with electronic health

records. Health Care Management Review, 44(1), 30-

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