C468 Nursing Informatics – Glossary / Sure A+

Administrative information systems - Systems that support patient care by managing financial and demographic information and providing reporting capabilities. Admission/Discharge/Transfer system - Tracks patient activi-ties and location from admission through all transfers within a facility through discharge. Affordable Care Act - US legislation intended to improve healthcare quality through using information technology, ensuring affordable care, and increasing the number of insured persons. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Agency within the Department of Health and Human Services devoted to improving healthcare quality and safety. Alert/Alarm fatigue - Phenomenon that occurs when the volume of alerts, alarms, or warning messages acts contrary to intention through desensitizing the clinician to the indicators and/or the purpose. American Nurses Association - Professional organization for nurses. Analytics - Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns from data to offer solutions and drive decisions.