Date:10/1/2009

providers. "In this country, we have moved toward patient-centered care, but our records keeping system has not kept up," added Dr. Herdman.

Another important part of the EHR discussion centers on using standardized nursing language (SNL), something government officials and lay people don't generally consider. SNL allows the nursing profession to clearly and unambiguously capture, quantify and track the hours nursing professionals spend on patient care assessment, planning and services "This information often gets lost in the daily room charges since nursing care is not reimbursed under the current system of healthcare reimbursement, yet this information is incredibly valuable from both a quality of care and a financial standpoint," added Weir-Hughes. "All of this should be part of the health care discussion. EHRs benefit patients and the health care system."

NANDA-I is urging the President and Congressional leaders to bring more nurses into the conversation before hard and fast decisions are made. Herdman stated, "It would be a tragedy to enact legislation or policy without a significant contribution from the nursing profession."

NANDA International (NANDA-I) is an organization of nursing professionals from more than 20 countries, that develops, refines and promotes terminology that accurately reflects nurses' clinical judgments. NANDA-I's unique, evidence-based standardized nursing language includes social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of care. It is used in 32 countries worldwide. To learn more, go to: www.nanda.org

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