Nadia Sultana

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Nadia Sultana

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Nadia Sultana, DNP, is a Professor Emerita at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She has more than 25 years of experience developing, implementing, and supporting financial and clinical information systems in a variety of healthcare delivery settings, including in correctional health.

Before joining the NYU, Sultana was an adjunct professor in the NYU NI Program. She also worked in the information technology department in both the private and public sector. She held several senior roles at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. Early in her career, as a member of the McAuto Systems group, she was on the systems development team for the Medicaid Managed Care Arizona pilot program.

Sultana holds a DNP from MGH Institute of Health Professions, MBA in healthcare administration from St. John’s University, and a BSN from Hunter College/Bellevue School of Nursing.

DNP - MGH Institute of Health Professions (2013)
Graduate courses- Brookdale Center/Hunter College (1994)
Certificate, EDP Auditing - NYU School of Continuing Education (1986)
MBA, Healthcare Administration - St. John’s University (1980)
BSN - Hunter College/Bellevue School of Nursing (1974)

Informatics

American Medical Informatics Association
American Nurses Association
Health Information Systems Society
Sigma Theta Tau, Upsilon and Upsilon Lamda Chapters

Preceptor Award, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education Division of Nursing, Nursing Informatics (2002)

Interprofessional development of a livestream simulation activity to enhance an undergraduate nursing research course

Lanier, Y., Bryant, K., Budin, W. C., Marsaglia, M., Resto, D., Genee, J., Birk, K., Sultana, N., Carumba, R., & Jaravata, J. A. (2019). In Nursing education perspectives (Vols. 40, Issue 1, pp. 50-52). 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000432
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The article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of an interactive simulation activity to enhance student engagement and comprehension of evidence-based practice principles. An interprofessional team of nurse educators, simulation experts, information technology specialists, and nursing informatics graduate students collaborated on the simulation design. The results of this project support the need to develop innovative learning strategies to facilitate nursing students' understanding of the relevance of evidence-based practice research to improve patient outcomes.

Anytime, anywhere, anyone instruction : A tool for life-long learning

Piliouras, T., Yu, P. L., Tian, X., Yu, S., Sultana, N., Lauer, J., & Berry, L. (2013). In ISEC 2013 - 3rd IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference. 10.1109/ISECon.2013.6525225
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This paper highlights the authors' experiences teaching high school students Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) and technology literacy skills. Productive learning is engendered by trust, safety, supportive interpersonal relationships between mentors and students, and adaptation of teaching style to match the students' frame of reference. These principles are incorporated in the design of an online learning program called Best We Can Be. We discuss how technology-aided instruction encourages students to explore subject matter beyond their comfort zone. This fosters students' natural curiosity about STEM topics, and helps overcome their anxiety about whether they will be able to learn the subject matter. In Best We Can Be, students participate in structured, hands-on activities illustrating the cross-fertilization of academic disciplines (e.g., bioethics, which encompasses social, health and biological sciences, humanities, law, etc.) and their interdependency in society. We examine technology's enablement of student interactions within secure networks of mentors, experts, and peers. We discuss transformative impacts of broadening student appreciation of the world of possibilities that await them in future educational and career paths. The ultimate goal is for students to become self-motivated, life-long productive learners.

Electronic health record systems : A current and future-oriented view

Piliouras, T., Raymond Yu, P. L., Tian, X., Zuo, B., Yu, S., Paulino, J., Mei, C., Clerger, E., Davis, D., & Sultana, N. (2013). In 9th Annual Conference on Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology, LISAT 2013. 10.1109/LISAT.2013.6578225
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In this paper, the authors share their experiences implementing and using Electronic Health Records (EHR) technology. We present challenges commonly encountered when integrating EHR technology within the work flow of a healthcare setting. We offer a future-oriented view of what is needed to overcome obstacles and achieve systemic improvements in national healthcare. We discuss the role of Total Quality Management (TQM) in the healthcare setting.

Impacts of legislation on electronic health records systems and security implementation

Piliouras, T., Tian, X., Desai, D., Patel, A., Shah, D., Su, Y., Yu, P. L., & Sultana, N. (2012). In 2012 IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference, LISAT 2012. 10.1109/LISAT.2012.6223106
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This paper presents an overview of HIPAA and ARRA HITECH legislation and its impacts on the implementation of security in Electronic Health Records systems (EHRs). Best practices for EHR system security to aid in legal compliance are discussed.

Selection of electronic health records software : Challenges, considerations, and recommendations

Piliouras, T., Yu, P. L., Huang, H., Liu, X., Siddaramaiah, V. K., & Sultana, N. (2011). In 2011 IEEE Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference, LISAT 2011. 10.1109/LISAT.2011.5784239
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The authors are engaged in on-going research on the functionality of Electronic Health Records (EHR) software, and challenges doctors and nurse practitioners face when they migrate from paper to electronic-based record keeping. Our goal is to assist small practices in the adoption of EHR software and in the optimization of their clinical and practice management functions. In this paper, we discuss challenges, considerations, and recommendations for identifying solutions suited to this health care delivery category. We present findings on installation, training and use of EHR software, based on our hands-on testing and experiences working with leading EHR vendors. We have conducted a detailed industry analysis of over 200 vendors and their offerings.

Trust in a cloud-based healthcare environment

Piliouras, T., Yu, P. L., Su, Y., Siddaramaiah, V. K., Sultana, N., Meyer, E., & Harrington, R. (2011). In 2011 8th International Conference and Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World, CEWIT 2011. 10.1109/CEWIT.2011.6135890
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The authors are engaged in on-going research on the functionality of Electronic Health Records (EHR) software, and challenges doctors face as they migrate from paper to electronic-based record keeping. Our goal is to assist healthcare providers in the adoption of EHR software and in the optimization of their clinical and practice management functions. Healthcare providers face increasing pressure to adopt an EHR, if they haven't already done so. Providers should temper their response to this pressure and avoid blind faith selection. In this paper, we review the meaning of trust, and introduce a measure of trustworthiness. This measure is used to rank cloud-based EHR solutions. The trustworthiness measure quantifies how well an EHR satisfies the provider needs and critical operational requirements. The trustworthiness measure uses a certainty factor to weigh the quality of evidence used to evaluate the EHR. The trustworthiness model provides a framework for contextualizing and prioritizing important selection considerations, and can be used with risk mitigation strategies to improve decision making when selecting an EHR.