Telehealth

The health care an area needs may be a result of the overall health status of the area, and specific portions that form it. The specific characteristics of defined portions of an area may be used to identify specific health hazards, risks, conditions, and/or crisis that may be present; which may be used to site what is accessible to the area. What is accessible to an area may be based on the location and size of the area; the health conditions that need to be combated in the area;…

Technology is the utilization and application of knowledge to solve problems or to accomplish tasks by way of goods or services (Technology, 1998). Technology advancement is increasing and society is looking for easier ways to manage their lives. The healthcare system must innovate to meet the demands of this growing industry and the people that utilize these products. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, in the next decade, fifty-seven percent of the population will be between the ages of…

There are various subsystems within the Cypress Health Region, the focus of this analysis will be the subsystem in Leader Saskatchewan. According to Hayajneh (2007) “A system is a collection of independent but interrelated elements or components organized in a meaningful way to accomplish an overall goal” (p. 1). According to the Cypress Health Region website, the mission of the health region is delivering “safe, quality services to each person” (n.d.). This is the overriding goal that drives…

1. Priority learning for my assigned client? The priority learning for my patient is adherence. The patient is a rancher from rural South Dakota. Therefore, he often chooses not to undergo certain treatments and procedures in fear of what will happen to his ranch while he is gone. This can lead to more severe health problems in the future. The patient initially decided not to undergo a CABG this past February when it was recommended, then recently the doctors notified the patient that his…

implementation of PHR has experienced challenges and barriers such as Privacy, Usability, Access to computer internet, Physical Disabilities, Access to PHR system, cognitive disabilities, low literacy in the computer, low health literacy, and Terminology. Telehealth also faced challenges such as legal barriers, speed, and connectivity, reimbursement, cost, resistance to change, security and privacy. In addition, Mobile health also encountered barriers and some of them are the lack of physician…

Efficient patient education is of the utmost importance for patients who have been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF). In order for a patient to adhere to the complexities of their care, it is essential for them to have a thorough understanding of the necessary lifestyle changes they must adopt. Therefore, patient education for care after discharge should begin upon admission (Messina, 2016). Certainly, when a patient is autonomous in their care, positive patient outcomes tend to…

The use of informatics in the healthcare setting has rapidly grown since 2009 when president Obama signed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Informatics is in almost every health care setting in one form or another. Informatics is utilized in many different forms in healthcare settings today. One major way informatics is utilized in healthcare settings today is by Electronic healthcare records. The…

Module 3 Case Study: Approaches to Healthcare Delivery Cultural Beliefs and Values How Americans view healthcare is critical to the future of healthcare delivery in the United States. American patients have a very high expectation of healthcare delivery; they want provider choice while also receiving high quality healthcare at minimum cost. Advancement of technology has fueled a greater expectation by patients for the most advanced medical equipment, treatment, and medical facilities. The…

ties of Aboriginal people to their community, family and land changes the way we provide health care in these settings. I always aimed to involve elders of the community when creating awareness. I would do my best to organise specialist care using telehealth to avoid removal of patients from their community which resulted in better follow up. Understanding the kindship system, I was able to use family members to help address changes in the system. I would organise, where possible, a female…

As the specialty of nursing informatics grows, it will be more common for healthcare to be delivered remotely through telehealth. The goal of nursing informatics is to connect with patients despite barriers of convenience, time, generational differences, and physical proximity. Virtual office visits, online appointment scheduling, mobile labs, electronic medication prescribing…