Information
Technology Nurse
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Our IT
department has a registered nurse serving
as our Clinical Application Specialist. |
Computers have greatly improved the way
we record information on health records,
order supplies, provide labratory data that
can be shared by doctors and nurses, and
the way we perform many, many more vital
functions of patient care. To make sure
that computer specialists understand the
needs of our front line personnel, our IT
department has a registered nurse serving
as a Clinical Application Specialist.
Gayle Hays, RN, our Clinical Applications
Specialist, assists nurses, physicians and
other health care professionals in meeting
their documentation needs electronically.
She is project manager for implementation
of many of the clinical IT applications
and provides application system support.
Additionally, she trains physicians and
clinical personnel in the use of the Hospital
Information System.
The IT department is involved with Mid
Coast Hospital’s Health Information
System vendor at the national level and
advocates for the needs of our clients at
Mid Coast Hospital.
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