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When I think of the social media, I think of “connecting.” The majority of people use at least one kind of social media outlet whether its twitter, facebook or even a blog. If we think of the possibilities of Facebook and how we can use it to reach out to people in other cities, states, and countries, we can conclude how beneficial social media can be to advanced nursing practice. If someone can raise hundreds of thousands of dollars from simply posting an inquiry online (gofundme.com), and having friends and family share their cause, how can we not use this to our advantage, not just for soliciting, but for spreading knowledge or raising awareness. For example, WHO, who had over 11,700 followers on twitter used twitter to tweet updates about influenza outbreaks (Jean).
Facebook itself has over 950 million active users. The combination of this and portable devices like smart phones, ipads and other tablets will keep you connected always, and provides a great outlet for networking. This is a great way for DNP to impact healthcare, reach out educate a lot of people in a short amount of time. Unfortunately, we cannot talk about the benefits without considering potential downfalls. One major barrier id like to mention is the idea that if “its online it must be true.” unfortunately, the use of the internet and socials media has provided misleading information both intentionally and unintentionally and it may be challenging to present valuable information online to those who no longer trust information they find online (Jean).
Citing sources and providing links and more than one references can help others feel more at ease with believing information presented online but it is always a challenge esp with websites like Wikipedia where anyone can post anything on this web “encyclopedia” whether it is true or not .

Jean, B. (12). Advancing Nursing Practice Through Social Media: A Global Perspective. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 17(3).

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The informatics Corporation of America (ICA) identified five trends contributing to the emergence of health information exchanges (HIE) in healthcare organizations. These five trends as reported in Tan & Payton (2010, p.4) include:
“1. The growing impetus for healthcare provider connectivity.
2. An increasing focus on the need to manage chronic diseases.
3. Increased patient expectation of personal involvement in the care process.
4. Market pressures for improved hospital– physician alignment.
5. Advances in technology facilitating system interoperability.”
Addressing these trends requires a Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) which provides a platform for creating, accessing, sharing, and managing patient health information. A nurse prepared at the doctoral level must not only have basic understanding of these concepts, but must also have the skill to integrate them into practice as dictated by the changing demands of healthcare. The doctor of nursing practice (DNP) is a leadership position (Cary & George, 2011) and a DNP working in the capacity of chief executive officer (CEO) or chief information offer (CIO) in a healthcare organization has the added responsibility of providing an appropriate vision for future direction of HMIS and aligning the goals of information technology department with the broader corporate goals and strategies (Tan & Payton, 2010, p. 25). Additionally, these executives have responsibility for strategizing, executing, and evaluating “system’s performance of healthcare services delivery with the application of effective and efficient business and information technologies throughout the corporation” (Tan & Payton, 2010, p. 25).
According to Tan & Payton (2010, p. 25), to oversee the HMIS and its evolving technologies in any healthcare organization, the CEO, CIO or by extension a DNP prepared individual, has to be trained, experienced, and proficient in a “certain set of strategic, tactical, and operational IT competencies” (Tan & Payton, 2010, p. 26). The emergence of internet related technologies and social media have empowered individual healthcare consumers more than ever before (HealthyPeople 2020). Patients can now search the internet for all sorts of medical information including information about diseases, treatment options for diseases, and hospital ratings and can share these information on social media (Tan & Payton 2010).
According to Tan & Payton (2010), “these emerging trends are now pressuring senior healthcare executives and managers to become seriously interested in understanding and endorsing cost-beneficial, integrative, and innovative HMIS solutions” (p. 8). In this dispensation, a DNP with appropriate training in these emerging technologies will provide invaluable leadership.