Telehealth

telehealth organization. ATA defines telemedicine as, "the delivery of medical care with telecommunications technology, to improve the quality, equity and affordability of healthcare" ("About ATA-ATA Main," 2016). ATA was established in 1993, and is based…

The article looks at how the current health care interventions, by conducting a systematic review of mobile technology. The research shows how using mobile technology can provide health related services by. reminding patients of health issues. “Mobile technology can be used to deliver health messages to people anywhere and at the most relevant tiTmes. For example, smokers trying to quit smoking can be sent regular text messages to sustain their motivation, but can also use text messaging to…

What is Telemedicine? This website provides the meaning of telemedicine and the basic equipment’s required to implement telemedicine services. It throws light about the applications of telemedicine and telehealth, making distinctions among telemedicine and Health Information Technology (HIT). This website was useful to me in understanding what telemedicine is about and the services provided by telemedicine, including primary care and specialist referral services and remote patient monitoring,…

Lancaster General Hospital, founded in 1893 is a not-for-profit hospital. They are a part of Lancaster General Health and a member of Penn Medicine. This hospital has been recognized regionally and nationally for clinical excellence and patient safety. LGH offers patients some of the most advanced health care technology available. The hospital also has the county 's only trauma center and provides a wide range services that are normally found in large urban setting. Their mission is to “advance…

Lee Dentith was frustrated with the four hour wait that his sick child had to endure before they could consult with a GP. Given the backdrop of the recent recession in the UK and the ongoing aging population, he realized that there would be cost constraints seen at the National Health Service. Lee needed instant care for his child and saw a huge gap between what he needed and what was available. When Lee researched the numbers more closely, he found that of the population of 60mm+ in the UK…

1. University of Minnesota to expand mental health services 2. Associated Press. (2017, April 08). University of Minnesota to expand mental health services. Retrieved April 08, 2017, from http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2017/04/08/university-minnesota-expand-mental-health-services/100215186/ 3. The University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing is going to use a $2.1 million grant to expand mental health services to undeserved parts of the state. 4. A health director, Amy Ward, for the…

Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of the data to support patients, nurses, and providers in all areas and roles of care to make decisions. The likelihood of success with technological, personal or professional life relies solely on understanding one’s own abilities and limitations. Understanding my own competency will enable me to focus on the area of improvement that leads to success. As far as my technological skills are concerned, I would categorize myself into an intermediate…

After years of paper-based health records, a new and more improved way of keeping healthcare records has emerged in more recent years. The electronic health record is an electronic format of a patient’s current and past medical history. Electronic health records are maintained by a provider that is capable of sharing healthcare information such as provider notes, injuries, past surgeries, medications, and allergies by network connected information systems. Whether confronted by natural disasters…

themselves. Health literacy is a means to empower patients to be independent and self-reliance on the information of their health making them more conscious about their health which is a goal for healthy people 2010 (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). However, telehealth offers…

Society Cares too little: For the Mind of an Autistic Child “ It seems that for success in science or art, a dash of autism is essential”(Hans Asperger quotes at google.com). Autism has been researched on since the 1940’s in which autism was the term scientists used to call any disability. Autism is now a disability expanding and developing worldwide. Children with autism have a mental deficiency where they struggle learning to speak at a normal pace with non disabled people, developing…