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National Rural Health Day: An RN’s POV

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In recognition of National Rural Health Day, Nick Parsons shares his own experience as a nurse working in southwestern Louisiana hospitals. He discusses challenges facing providers at rural hospitals and why nurses’ perspectives are essential to health IT development.

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Glossary Terms

Point-of-care

The point at which a clinician delivers healthcare services to a patient.

Population Health

Relating to health behaviors and outcomes of a broad group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes affected by the contextual factors within the group.

Patient Access

Refers to how easily and efficiently patients can access healthcare services and healthcare information.

Scalability

The ability for health organizations to be effective on a small scale (i.e., under controlled conditions) or to be expanded under real-world conditions to reach a greater proportion of the eligible population, while retaining continuous effectiveness.

Financial Stability

The strengthening of an organization’s financial foundation on which it can achieve and surpass revenue cycle goals while ensuring resources are in place to continue providing high-quality care.

Patient Flow

The moving of patients through the healthcare ecosystem, either within a single care setting or across multiple; Often dependent on a healthcare organization’s resources and processes.

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