Request PDF | On Jan 1, 2013, Sally E Schlak and others published TIGER initiative: advancing health IT | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate The HITECH Act, the TIGER Initiative, and the IOM’s report serve as a clarion call for nurses to transform into more active participants in gathering and critically analyzing clinical . 2006, November- TIGER summit defined actions steps for nurses 2006, 10 year vision and three year action plan was established (Tiger, 2009) 2009, President Obama supported Former President Bush’s goal of EMR by 2014 (Tiger, 2009) 2011,July- TIGER became the TIGER Initiative … This goal can only be achieved if … The Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform (TIGER) Initiative was created in 2004 to collaborate with nursing stakeholders to create a vision, action, and strategies to improve nursing education, practice, and patient care delivery through the use of health information technology. Tool, known as TANIC, addresses 3 competency areas: basic computer, information literacy, and clinical information management. IMPROVING NI COMPETENCIES 7 data. TIGER formed an Informatics TIGER Initiative: Advancing health IT. • TIGER focused on better preparing the clinical workforce to Sally E. Schlak is the senior director of the TIGER Initiative Foundation and Michelle Troseth is chief professional practice officer at Elsevier's CPM Resource Center. For more information about TIGER, please visit: With a better understanding and use of NI, nurses can use those data to … The TIGER initiative aims ot assisting African countries to overcome problems faced in the collection, analysis and dissemination of water related geo-information by exploiting the advantages of Earth Observation IEO] technology. The TIGER Initiative, an acronym for Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform, was formed in 2004 to bring together nursing stakeholders to develop a shared vision, strategies, and specific actions for improving nursing practice, education, and the delivery of patient care through the use of health information technology (IT). The TIGER Initiative is focused on using informatics tools, principles, theories and practices to enable nurses to make healthcare safer, more effective, efficient, patient-centered, timely and equitable. Identify at least one skill in each of the main areas (basic computer competencies, information literacy competencies, and information management competencies) that is pertinent to your functional area(s) and in which you need to strengthen your abilities. TIGER's Origin • Grassroots nursing initiative in 2006 • Support from over 70 organizations • HIMSS • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Alliance for Nursing Informatics • 2014 TIGER transitioned to HIMSS. TIGER 2004 2nd TIGER Initiative Workshop on Earth Observation for Integrated Water Resources Management in Africa Summary This is a short report of a key workshop for the CEOS TIGER Initiative. TIGER Initiative to continue the action steps defined at the Summit. Schlak, Sally E. MBA, RN; Troseth, Michelle MSN, RN, DPNAP. Author Information . • TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) began as a grassroots initiative in 2006 within the nursing community, with support from over 70 contributing organizations including the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and HIMSS. Research team followed a systematic process to design, develop, and pilot test an online tool based on the TIGER Initiative competencies. Review the list of competencies recommended by the TIGER Initiative. TIGER InITIaTIvE Our nation’s nursing leaders and advocates are working together to catalyze a dynamic, sustainable, and productive relationship between the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI), representing 20 nursing informatics professional societies, and the major nursing professional organizations that