Nurses key to healthcare IT advancement, state consortium says

Nurses key to healthcare IT advancement, state consortium says

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – As the largest single profession in the U.S. healthcare industry and the frontline of patient care, nursing is a critical component of successful healthcare IT adoption, according to a North Carolina consortium to improve healthcare.

The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA), a nonprofit that aims to improve care through advancing IT initiatives, met yesterday to formalize collective actions nurses can take to improve care through the use of HIT.

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