IT and Nursing Collaboration: Critical to Sustaining High Quality Nursing Practice

Cindy Spurr, MBA, RN,C, FHIMSS, Corporate Director, Clinical Systems Management, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, MA, describes how the PHS Chief Nurse Council (CNC) works with Information Systems leadership to outline how IT can support nursing to assure the highest quality, safe patient care. The CNC, comprised of Chief Nurses from each PHS entity, works to support and enhance the practice and profession of nursing across the enterprise. The collaboration with IS enables high quality nursing practice and patient care; current plans will be discussed.