"Key" Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century in Nursing and Midwifery.

There is an urgent need for transformation in nursing and midwifery, driven by fusion of technology and healthcare in the 21st century. This paper presents a research proposal focused on career development in digital health for these professions. Through literature reviews and co-design sessions, stakeholders will contribute to developing a conceptual "key" model outlining crucial elements for success in technology-driven healthcare.

Medical and nursing clinician perspectives on the usability of the hospital electronic medical record: A qualitative analysis.

Background: Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been widely implemented in Australian hospitals. Their usability and design to support clinicians to effectively deliver and document care is essential, as is their impact on clinical workflow, safety and quality, communication, and collaboration across health systems. Perceptions of, and data about, usability of EMRs implemented in Australian hospitals are key to successful adoption.

A National Survey of EMR Usability: Comparisons between medical and nursing professions in the hospital and primary care sectors in Australia and Finland.

Background: Electronic Medical Record Systems (EMRs) are now part of nursing and medical professionals daily work in the acute and primary care sectors in Australia. Usability is an important factor in their successful adoption and impacts upon clinical workflow, safety and quality, communication, and collaboration. This study replicates a significant body of work conducted by Finnish researchers applying a usability focused survey to understand medical and nursing professionals' experiences in the Australian context.

Can publicly reported data be used to understand performance in an Australian rural hospital?

Background: Despite agreement among policymakers, funders, consumers and researchers about the value of public reporting of health information, limited attention has been paid to how it can be used to understand the performance of rural hospitals.

Objective: To determine whether publicly available information can be used to measure health service performance in a rural hospital.

Method: The study used performance data routinely reported for public consumption in Australia.

Smart use of data, information and communication: the INFORM-ed Best Local Practice Project--Grafton Base Hospital.

This paper describes current progress for an information management project in a medium-sized rural hospital after the first four months of the one-year project. In particular, the article examines some of the project outcomes to date as these relate to the National Hospitals and Health Reform recommendations for the smart use of data, information and communication. The paper identifies a number of important challenges and issues that have been addressed by the project and proposes that the project findings may be used to inform similar projects in other settings.