Telehealth

Telemedicine and Medical Malpractice Law With advances in technology, doctors no longer need to be in the same physical place as their patients in order to provide medical care. While certainly convenient, the ability to diagnose and treat patients via the Internet is largely untested, with regard to both patient safety and legal liability. What Is Telemedicine? Telemedicine uses telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care at a distance. Examples include…

This is great for those who live in rural areas with no means of transportation. Telehealth allows nurses (telenursing) to use evidence base practice healthcare remotely (Odeh, B., Kayyali, R., Nabhani-Gebara, S., & Philip, N. 2014). Although it is a unique form of healthcare, telecommunication is a method people use when they cannot physically…

1. Settings 1.1. Healthcare 1.1.1. Description A pilot study at Kaiser Permanente’s (KP) healthcare facilities will initiate the project effort by inviting, introducing, and training the health care professionals about the telehealth videophone public health consultant services. A presentation via Skye teleconference calls or in person will be presented by the public health consultant using PowerPoint presentation to address how the program will reduce the barriers exist for the Deaf and…

since it was always mentioned in my previous classes. So, the most important I’ve discovered about healthcare information systems are its different types. Although I’ve heard about Personal Health Records, Computerized Provider Order Entry, and Telehealth and Telemedicine but I only have little idea how these type of health information systems work and its importance in providing high quality medical care. I’ve learned that CPOE at its most basic level is a computer application that accepts…

Hi Professor Bowers, You presented an excellent point – that there may be some twist in the case scenario, e.g., the nurse operating remotely – away from the patient’s bedside. In cases like this, it would be well for the nurse to act on her initial assessment of the patient prior to the outage and relay on her own instincts and “reached into her knowledge base of previous learning and experience” (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015, p. 6). In addition, as cited by Stokowski (2008) The call…

Teladoc Inc.: Means of Production Teladoc Inc. offers telehealth solutions to health care organizations, physicians, insurers, employers, and governments. The company develops licensable software solutions, telecommunication and video-conferencing. Teladoc also offers a robust virtual health care delivery system that seamlessly connects patients to providers for medical consultations. Teladoc’s virtual health care platform is designed using quality function development and supported by…

3. Ms. Costa has served as a clinical leader and a teacher to other nursing staff by role modeling new practice changes to ensure improved patient care. For example she provided guidelines for nursing home nursing staff in order to communicate timely and appropriately patients’ blood sugar values as well as to assure accurate medication treatment. This action has provided precise and more frequent exchange of information which guarantees correct insulin dose adjustment and diabetes management…

which provide the patient 's ability to be online all 24 hours per day (p. 64). It helps to eliminate the distance barrier between doctors and patients as well as organize patients’ biological data for the better treatment. Another advantage of telehealth is Hospital information technology (HIT) that apply for the patients with chronic diseases or heavy traumas that can be treated at home. For the serious illness people who trapped in their own houses, HIT provides safety and security with easy…

Question 1: Health information exchanges (HIEs) HIE is the electronic sharing discreet clinical information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. The main purpose of HIE is to provide immediate access to relevant medical information whenever needed to improve quality, safety, and cost of patient care. HIE initiatives focus on the areas of technology, interoperability, standards utilization, harmonization, and business information systems while supporting activities…

Physical therapy has been a developing health related practice that pertains to restoring and maintaining the best achievable range of movement. This rehab service is an partnership health profession that is made to recognize and treat health related issues that can or will limit someone’s ability to move or go through their day to day schedule. These issues can be an effect from variation of hereditary and obtained conditions such as physical injuries, cerebral palsy, and juvenile rheumatoid…