Meesha
Carey- Module 1
3 Technology Trends
Transforming Health Care. By Mahek Shah, MD (2015). Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/athenahealth/2015/04/13/3-technology-trends-transforming-health-care/
Why was this article, blog, post, or multimedia
chosen?
This article was chosen
because it discusses the many changes in the health care industry and some
technology trends underlying many of the change occurring. It discusses the
demands of access and portability of information, adoption of Electronic Health
Record (HER) and how data analytics gives insight into revising, improving and
streamlining workflows in order to reduce costs to an organization.
What makes it interesting, appropriate, or
reputable?
The article is
interesting and appropriate because it discusses current issues in the
healthcare industry. Organizations are losing money each year due to patients
being rehospitalized soon after being discharged from a facility. The use of
technology has been used to help with some of the issues related to these
rehospitalizations. The article is reputable because it was written by a MD, it
is posted on the Forbes website, which is a pretty reliable source and it was
written this year so the information is current and applicable to current
health care concerns.
Is it an opinion? Case study? Research study?
Product review?
The article was written
based on Dr Shah’s experience and knowledge of healthcare trends.
What was the need, problem, issue or trend
addressed in the article, blog, post, or multimedia?
The issue in this
article was the pace at which the health care industry is changing as well as
trying to keep up with these changes with the use of technology. The growing
demand for greater access to health information was also a problem. The trend of
cloud-based EHR adoption is expected to grow as it is more adaptable and
flexible for the consumers and health care providers. Another issue identified
is that traditional software implementations aren’t capable of providing
real-time updates like with cloud-based EHRs.
What was the solution for which technology had
an answer?
The solution was
adopting cloud-based HER. It is stated that some cloud-based HER providers wrap
ancillary business and information services around their software in order to
allow doctors to focus more on practicing medicine and improving quality of
life for their patients. Another solution is to have data analysts to provide
valuable insights in operations at the point of care.
What implications might this have in healthcare
delivery?
The implications in
healthcare are to reduce organizational costs, improve patient access to and
portability of information, improve quality of care and reduce
rehospitalizations.
What did you learn from it that might have application
for your practice?
The biggest lesson to
learn from this article is that as health care professionals we need to keep
aware of changes in the industry and be adaptably to those changes. In my
practice in home care we rely on electronic documentation to help us provide
safe, effective, quality patient care as well as to evaluate our outcomes.
Staying abreast of new technology trends will be beneficial to the success of
my practice.
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ReplyDeleteAn interesting article, and certainly validates our existences in nursing informatics, this field has such a growth opportunities.
ReplyDeleteFor me, one of the largest drivers towards our innovation needs will be the payer systems migrating more and more toward the value based reimbursement models. The high volume chronic illnesses being tackled with the goal of improving outcomes, getting patient's and caregivers engaged, and providing clinicians the tools needed for quality and efficient care in all settings is paramount.
Meesha and Kim
ReplyDeleteThere are a number of innovations and trends in healthcare but I would agree that engaging the right people in the right way at the right time as Kim has noted is one of the more pressing issues...Shah (2015) points out that he reflects on the data provided by the device he uses ... in the early days of process improvement, control charts were suggested as a way to empower patients to monitor specific parameters like blood sugar...I still see physicians reluctant to encourage diabetic patients to monitor their blood sugars if they are Type II diabetics...this amazes me because I know have almost 10 years of FSBS data and am able to adjust food and exercise more easily...I am now adding data from a pedometer to the collection (I am such a couch potato) to see what happens as I try to increase my activity...
Donna
You have a good example of DIKW continuum at its core...I can't wait to see where innovation takes us 5...10 years from now. Although there is plenty of ground work for us to do related health literacy and computer literacy with our patients. One of things I like about this field are all the moving parts of the DIKW, IT, evidence based practice, and business strategies.
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