The American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) occasionally develops position statements to advocate for issues that impact patients and nurses practicing in healthcare informatics and technology. ANIA has developed position statements on the following issues.
Effective Date: October 24, 2023
Adopted by: ANIA Board of Directors
ANIA supports the unique nursing identifier using the NCSBN ID. Therefore, in alignment with the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI), ANIA recommends the following considerations for successful adoption.
Effective Date: May 9, 2022
Adopted by: ANIA Board of Directors
The American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) stands united with the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM), and others in response to the criminal verdict against Nurse RaDonda Vaught.
Effective Date: June 23, 2020
Adopted by: ANIA Board of Directors
This position statement affirms the American Nursing Informatics Association’s (ANIA) support for the development of a multifaceted framework for addressing the burden of clinical documentation in the electronic health record.
Effective Date: June 28, 2018
Adopted by: ANIA Board of Directors
Purpose
The purpose of this position statement is to affirm the American Nursing Informatics Association’s (ANIA) support for development and use of terminology standards for nursing and interprofessional electronic health record (EHR) documentation, in order to support data-driven practice and to enable interoperability, patient-centered outcomes measurement, and the generation of nursing knowledge and wisdom across the continuum of health and health care.
Effective Date: November 27, 2018
Adopted by: ANIA Board of Directors
Purpose
The purpose of this position statement is to affirm the American Nursing Informatics Association’s (ANIA) support for the role of the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO) as an executive leader and full member of the executive team, providing strategic vision and leadership to drive transformation in health care delivery through the use of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.
Effective Date: October 1, 2015
Adopted by: ANIA Board of Directors
Purpose
The purpose of this position statement is to affirm the American Nursing Informatics Association’s (ANIA) support for development and implementation of evidence-based electronic health record (EHR) safety programs at the organizational level to foster clinical practices that improve patient safety.