Another key concept that I feel was touch upon during my interview with Dr. Fritz was in regards to stress and burnout. Stress being the “physical and psychological responses to overwhelming stimuli” and burnout referring to a combination of “exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment” (p. 94) During my interview I asked Dr. Fritz how she goes about taking time for herself, and what the best ways healthcare providers could unwind when they find their job taking a toll on them. Her answer was pretty straight foreword, saying that “you really have to find time for yourself”. I found this outlook very similar to the one taken in our class. As mentioned in the book, “Stress and burnout threaten to deplete caregivers’
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As Dr. Fritz touched upon in our interview “communication between health providers and other doctors would be a great asset”. She explain further that “if there was a universal database for healthcare provider to access, it would improve patient care”. This brings me to the idea of knowledge coupling or the “form of medical informatics in which patient information is entered into a computerized data bank.. [and] matched (coupled) with extensive information about diagnoses, treatment options, the latest research, and more” (p. 105). Like the universal database that Dr. Fritz broached, knowledge coupling would make accessing information about diseases and treatments more straightforward. Along with knowledge coupling, her idea of a universal database also made me think of telemedicine or “the process of communicating across distances for health-related purposes” (p. 66). This would be helpful, because “technology may enable patients and caregivers to communicate more often and more openly which may improve the quality of care” (p. 67). Like Dr. Fritz alluded to, being able to access information from other providers would help in many aspects of healthcare, from patient information, diagnose, and treatments. Overall, the more open communication can be within the healthcare system the
As Dr. Fritz touched upon in our interview “communication between health providers and other doctors would be a great asset”. She explain further that “if there was a universal database for healthcare provider to access, it would improve patient care”. This brings me to the idea of knowledge coupling or the “form of medical informatics in which patient information is entered into a computerized data bank.. [and] matched (coupled) with extensive information about diagnoses, treatment options, the latest research, and more” (p. 105). Like the universal database that Dr. Fritz broached, knowledge coupling would make accessing information about diseases and treatments more straightforward. Along with knowledge coupling, her idea of a universal database also made me think of telemedicine or “the process of communicating across distances for health-related purposes” (p. 66). This would be helpful, because “technology may enable patients and caregivers to communicate more often and more openly which may improve the quality of care” (p. 67). Like Dr. Fritz alluded to, being able to access information from other providers would help in many aspects of healthcare, from patient information, diagnose, and treatments. Overall, the more open communication can be within the healthcare system the