CHAPTER 39: Nursing Informatics in Pacific Rim

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Use to support nurses in all areas in nursing practice. Occurred in healthcare, educational, and government organization. International and multidisciplinary links have assisted these beginning and its progression.
1980s Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong made considerable progress 1990s South Korea Japan and Malaysia Begun to learned about NI and uses of this technologies in the health industries.

 Asia Pacific Medical Information Association (APAMI) Formed in 1993 as a regional group of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Helped launch national health care informatics association in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines Increase computer use by practicing nurses in Australia, New Zealand, and other Asia Pacific country.

New Zealand
HEALTH and NURSING INFORMATICS
Changes are continuous in the informatics area and there are many sources and pressures for these.

HEALTHCARE FUNDING FRAMEWORK

To govt through the ministry of health chiefly funds healthcare in New Zealand. Healthcare is available for all New Zealanders. Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Provides ranges of health benefits and subsidies. All prescription related to medicine are regulated by the govt through Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC).

 INFORMATION GOVERNANCE o New Zealand Health Information Service (NHHIS), control the national database. o National Health Index (NHI), allows easier tracking of information. o National Minimum Dataset (NMDS) is a single integrated collection of health data. o All information collection of health data. o All information collection, storage, access, and retrieval in New Zealand is governed by the privacy act (1993) and the health information code (1994) and subsequent amendments.

Australia
Health and Nursing Informatics Australia is a federation of 8 states and territories. 20 million population In 2001, about 1,259 nursing worker Contribute to international education, workforce mobility, economic growth and healthcare industries. Australia has more than 50 national nursing organization Health Informatics Society Australias NI special interest group November 2003 Australia Health Ministers Conference was announced HISA NI Sig has been founded.

 Healthcare Funding Framework

Australia work began in collaboration with professor Fetter from Yale University. 1992, the Australian Refine Diagnostic Related Group has been used. Australian hospital information, performance information program relies on the data obtain from individual patient record. 2001- 2002 health spending continues to increase Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Information Governance The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIH & W) provides research and statistical support to the Australian state and territory governments.

 Historical Developments Began with the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (now ANF) in 1984 Later year, Nursing Computer Group Victoria (NCGV) Fourth International Symposium on Nursing Use of Computers and Information in Melbourne in 1991 Profits of this conference enabled the formation of HISA (official represent Australia in IMIA)

Hong Kong
Nursing Informatics In 1991, Hong Kong nurses established NURSINFO Their motto: Nursing Informatics for excellent in Patient Care Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics and Hong Kong Computer Society Hong Kong Society Hospital Authority is possible for over 40 hospital and over 50 specialist clinics 1993 implementation began Provides longitudinal medical profile for patient Telemedicine and video conferencing are in used and multimedia enhancement

South Korea
Nursing Informatics

Korean society of medical informatics, the premiere organization in Korea dedicated to: Development of medical and health informatics Patients care Education Research Administration of healthcare arena
October 1989, society was established August 2006, KOSMI was hosting the International Nursing Informatics Symposium

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