Hello, Lori You made a great point with telehealth and telecare. Sanders et al. (2012) identified telehealth and telecare interventions for improving quality and cost-effectiveness of care for people with long term complex health and social care needs. Patients who use this innovative change in care delivery have an increase in autonomy. There is the convenience as you emphasized due to decrease in unnecessary travel. However, according to a study by Sanders et al. (2012), some patients are reluctant to take part in this service due to many misconceptions such as technical competency to operate equipment, identity threats, independence and self-care; expectations and experiences of disruption to services. In time and with teachings much of this misconceptions may be diminish thus enhance usage. Reference …show more content…
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Enhanced IT that supports consumers, payers and providers via analytical tools and resources relieves financial and human capital burdens. Data collection and distribution empowers collaboration and coordination of care, regardless of where a patient receives treatment. End-to-end seamless integration connects facilitates faster registration, efficient referrals and consultations, results sharing and patient
"It's much cheaper to keep people well than it is to treat them when they're sick," he says. "Part of wellness will be monitoring what's specifically important about each patient, like bathroom scales for congestive heart failure patients or glucometers for diabetics that transmit data directly to their EHRs." -John D. Halamka, MD, MS(McBride). That being said the Electronic Health Record or EHR has made monitoring health even easier with the ability for patients to access their records from home, email their doctors among other
The S.W must acknowledge that Ashley at her age experiences new sensations and feelings. She might place a great importance on what other people may think of her. That's why she might be reluctant and hesitant in disclosing certain aspects about her existing situation. We don't know if Ashley discussed her concerns with her mum or other family members, so she needs to be approached sensitively , as she might feel ashamed. She might be afraid that she might be disbelieved by Jackie or her extended family, therefore there is a risk of emotional abuse that might arise as a consequence of her disclosure.
Since many operations in medicine require a large sum of money, some are unable to pay and therefore don’t receive the needed surgery. Another factor that could affect whether or not a person gets a surgery is communication. Many argue that with more technological growth in the medical field, one-on-one interaction is becoming less important. According to Kendall Antekeier, “ Many patients choose their health professionals because of the way they interact with them.” So for some, they prefer human interaction over technology.
Medicaid relates to critical race theory in how many low income individuals are able to access health care nationwide. According to PBS News Hour (2015), “ In California, 3 million more people than expected have enrolled in Medicaid, but that success has exacerbated longstanding shortages of some kinds of care” (para. 1). This directly relates to social work practice in that I could have client’s that will be affected with the changes. People could have a hard time trying to find providers in their areas for their specialty needs, that will also take Medicaid as payment. Most providers do not want to take Medicaid patients because they will not get paid enough for each patient compared to private health care payment.
Illness can be defined as a state of suffering due to the presence of a disease, this term can be used to describe a patient’s personal experience of a disease. This definition is a modern concept which is based on the scientific approach of illness as a biological or mental abnormality with a cause, train of symptoms and a treatment method. While in primitive societies illness was seen as an evil spirit that attacked people and caused them pain or death, this primitive concept of illness was as a result of superstitious beliefs and lack of scientific development. During the middle ages the concept of illness was influenced heavily by religious beliefs and illness was seen as punishment for sins. The way each society defined illness was
Medical Economics: EHRs have a positive impact on patient care, physicians say, retrieved from, http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/medical-economics/content/tags/athenahealth/ehrs-have-positive-impact-patient-care-physicians-say?page=full Menachemi, N. and Collum, T.H.,(2011). Benefits and drawbacks of electronic health record systems: Risk Manag Healthc Policy.4: 47–55., doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S12985. .PMCID: PMC3270933. Occupy Theory,(2014).Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records.
In order to give quality care for patients, physicians need to have the necessary skills to understand the capabilities of the new technology. In this case, residents would rather have interactions between patient and physician than getting treatment toward EHRs because patients believe that EHRs could be leading to errors and patient safety could be at risk. In this case, the study shows that residents prefer more patient-physician communications after EHRs were implemented inpatient settings. On the other hand, Physicians spend more time on the computer rather than looking at patients in an outpatient environment after adapting to EHRs than a paper-based system. The goal of these studies to understand patient satisfaction between inpatient and outpatient settings while using the EHR system.
According to the Social Personality Expert Social concern is our interest or interest in helping others. Our immediate environment has great influence in determining our level of social concern. In order for us not to be numb with societal concern, we must be diligent in sharpening our social concerns. The trick can diligently attend social service events.
Kumar G et al 2013 http://avcx.net/website/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/prod5.jpg Tele-ICU benefits: It reduces ICU LOS which leads to fewer patient complications and lowers the resources consumption. Wilcox M and Adhikari N (2012) The improved productivity of clinical staff is an important benefit. The electronic information systems reduce staff time spent in both charting and delivering care.
A concurrent trend is that health care tasks are being performed more frequently at the home with the assistance of caregivers who could be professionals or family members. It is a great responsibility since seniors are fragile and in need for help physically and cognitively to support the normal daily living. Mobile health technologies such as applications and home support systems have been growing rapidly to improve collaboration and monitoring of seniors when living their lives normally and independently. However, ~cite{prasad2012understanding} revealed interesting findings with the willingness of seniors to share private health information and what captured from such technologies to caregivers. It has been clear that the sharing behavior
Today I went to follow up with my client. We completed some legal paperwork and the other intern and I wanted to complete the assessment, but there was a young guy who entered the apartment. He asked who we were and we explained who we are and the agency we work for. He stated he was a friend of client. Core competency 2.1.2 – Ethical practice apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
The research conducted to date has dealt largely with very focused questions (e.g., the accuracy of auscultation), and has been characterized by small samples and methodologic weaknesses. Research conducted by Grigsby et al, 1995 stated that appears that many telemedicine applications may be effective means of providing health services, whereas Houtchens et al, 1993 stated that telemedicine may certainly affect patient management but at this present moment it is difficult to assess telemedicine in relation to conventional medical care. Although one should not expect telemedicine to be validated more thoroughly than has been the case for ordinary health services, and it should not be necessary to evaluate all of the telemedicine it is important to understand how the two modes of delivery compare (Grigsby et al.,
So, education, race, language, and socioeconomic status could influence their attitudes. As healthcare providers, we are expected to understand and incorporate these features when delivering care at the healthcare system. Thereby providing the best quality of care that is respectful to the needs of all
When it comes to the accessibility of services, existing research has presented the limitation that not all Internet or technology based interventions are appropriate for all ages, genders and social groups in a population. Evidence suggests that the utilization of telehealth seems to be, “higher amongst older, more likely to be female, and more likely to be married,” (Lubin, Jordan, Wortmann, Larson, & Litz). There is also a concern that technology has no place in the treatment of certain disorders and symptoms. First, internet security is a huge issue right now, and it’s a something to keep in mind. It is also important to consider that individuals that are not very familiar with technology, like old people, might be unable to access telehealth services.