Introduction

Due to ever-emerging pandemics like covid-19 that cause sudden morbidity and the growing population, Telehealth has become a common practice across the universe. According to Skiba (2017), clinical systems involve an organization’s information systems to collect, store or propagate information. The patient has enjoyed the flexibility of teleconferencing as nurses can meet them in a central location without moving from room to room (Skiba, 2017). The use of clinical systems, in general, has been a topic of discussion across the universe. Various professionals have used concepts and theories to examine clinical systems’ use to improve outcomes and efficiencies. Moreover, the generation of productive conversation led to information sharing concerning qualitative changes in the healthcare setting (Skiba, 2017). At the same time, other specialist bodies have steered numerous categories of studies on the repercussions of clinical systems. This paper proposes to review scholarly articles to understand the use of clinical practices to improve outcomes and efficiency.

“Nurses’ Perceptions of the Impact of electronic health records on Work and patient outcomes” is a scholarly article on the official website of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The commentary explains the use of electronic health records and clinical support systems in critical nursing practices for patient care. The author argues that poor decision-making resulted in ninety-eight thousand deaths in every hospital annually (Kossman & Scheidenhelm, 2020). The fact is that critical care nurses operate in challenging environments, and response is required to the patient who is under unstable health conditions and with a broad number of diseases. Therefore, the article gives a clear insight into incorporating clinical decision support tools based on patient’s record’s, improving outcomes and efficiency in nurses’ decision-making. For this reason, the article dramatically benefits healthcare by explaining the necessity of electronic health records in decision-making (Kossman & Scheidenhelm, 2020). Electronic Health Records collect and store data to support decision-making and care planning (Patient Access Information for Providers, 2019). Moreover, other technologies like algorithm alerts and warning systems have the potential to trigger an early warning alert automatically. At the same time, the article explains further the impact of the Clinical decisions making System. The clinical decision support system is a technological tool that facilitates decision-making by linking patients’ status with evidence. As discussed in the articles, various decision-making support tools like order sets, patient monitors, and parameters for patient care provide information necessary for treatment. The central learning from this article is that using a decision support system is essential in nurses’ decision-making (Kossman & Scheidenhelm, 2020). For example, the systems integrate information like drug-to-drug interaction to give the right combination and fall risk warning.

“Social Media and health care, part I” examines the use of social media platforms in association with health records to boost healthcare efficiency. The article is a descriptive review of the published literature from the medicine database in the previous five years. The author aimed to evaluate mobile health applications or social media to provide health professionals with software systems pertinent to their client’s population (Farsi, 2021). Due to a connecting care environment, most people engage in health care through social media. Healthcare administrators, caregivers, and other informatics specialists will use digital tools to facilitate professional delivery. Online Health Information Evaluation Tools is the first digital software discussed in the article. The web allows health professionals and students to pass and access healthcare information. Such websites, like the Medical Library Association, enable consumers to access information and direction concerning their health status. The author also recommends the Social Media Evaluation Tools as of great benefits in improving outcomes and efficiency in healthcare. For example, much health information is now available on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and blogs that can be adapted and used. However, the author argues that such websites should be critically evaluated before being adapted to determine the ease of use, privacy policy, and checks on quality content. The article helps improve outcomes and efficiency in clinical systems by ensuring accuracy and consistency and developing a theoretical outline for content examination (Farsi, 2021). The significant learning from this article is that critical evaluation is necessary before employi