Consumer / Patient Use : Itriage Health And Healthcare Systems Analysis

Patient portals offer many functions to allow a patient or proxy access to healthcare information to help improve patient healthcare. Within the patient portal a patient can access a portion of their health record; such as “medical history, health issues, medication lists, test results, care plans, allergy list,” schedule appointments, view and pay bills online, request medication refills, fill out forms electronically, and upload clinical information (Sayles 331). In addition, there are other functions that Surae Lucie took advantage of to help get her mother’s health back on track that are recommended by the National Learning Consortium. She used proxy access to access her elderly mother’s record, and sent messages to her mother’s healthcare providers to get her mother’s medication dosage and

Over the past decade, virtually every major industry invested heavily in computerization. The heath care industry was no exception to the rise in the use of technology. These technologies are starting to allow health care practitioners to offer faster, and more efficient patient care than ever before. No doubt this is the right direction we expect health care to follow.

Cerner integrates patient information throughout all of the departments within a hospital setting. This program also has the ability to expand into other health care facilities within a community, such as long term care, hospice, and home health (Cerner, 2015). Cerner offers community hospitals solutions in their “Software as a Service” model. Cerner will host the software program, provide upgrades, and monitor performance to ensure stability. This will allow community hospitals to have a predictable cost for the software (Cerner, 2015). Another advantage of this system is the “Smart Room”. Wireless devices such as infusion pumps, and vital sign monitoring devices can access the system. This allows for instant documentation of this information into a patient chart and will alert if abnormalities are noted. Bar code scanners and carts are available as well. These items improve patient safety (Cerner, 2015). Cerner is capable of CPOE, electronic prescription transmitting, and has the ability to capture data and immunization statuses to meet reporting regulations.

It is important to note that the implementation of health information technology should not add to the operational burden on the nurses but provide for improvements in patient care (Jacques& Howell,2015). Clancy states,” that the nurse informaticist play a vital role in the successful planning,design and implementation of information technology” ( 2015, p.535). The selection of this new upgraded software will be easily configured and maintained by the IT department. The nurse informatics specialist will assist with the design and implementation of an app system that integrates to an upgraded electronic health record ( EHR) that will display crucial patient information and vital alarm information to the healthcare providers healthcare certified mobile phone and also a centralized dedicated alarm monitoring area in the nurses station. This upgrade in the EHR will provide easy accessible information to help providers to prioritize patient needs as urgent and critical vs noncritical and can wait. The use of mobile devices displaying patient critcal information enables staff to effectively communicate and collaborate with other members of the health care team to respond to a crisis because of an actual life-threatening actionable alarm event. The use of this enhanced, upgraded EHR not only assist health care providers to prioritze actions and react more proficiently to alarms but it will also help to determine the appropriate treatment plan for the

The intent of conducting this SLP was to discover and reveal the access of quality medical care that Southwest General delivers to its patients through use of the CareView system. A recent surgery hospitalization for my husband introduced me to what I hold to be an evolutionary patient care product, the CareView system. Since I was intrigued by all the features the system had to offer, this SLP was the perfect opportunity to conduct research on the CareView system. My overall expectation in conducting this SLP was to gather knowledge on how the latest hi-tech options in patient monitoring systems not only connects patients, families and healthcare providers, but most importantly, how it delivers quality medical care.

Personal health records (PHRs) have numerous benefits to providers and patients. The information contained in PHR systems range from home measurement reports for blood sugar levels, blood pressure and body temperature, radiology images, laboratory results and family history information (Mandl &Kohane, 2016). The acquired system will facilitate storage of health information in ways that can be comprehended by patients without special assistance from physicians. Moreover, it will provide patients with important information such as interpretation and possible course of action. Patients will take an active role in disease prevention and management. The current system should be maintained because it meets all the qualities of a good PHR system. It has already been tested and proven to function properly to the satisfaction of both patients and doctors.

This feature links patient portals and EHRs to consumer health information (Medline Plus, 2015). For example, MedlinePlus Connect is a free service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offers an added benefit to the provider-patient relationship as an authoritative up-to-date health information resource for providers, their patients, and their families (Medline Plus, 2015). Implementing MedlinePlus is a one-time effort, doesn’t require registration, and can be configured to link to more than one source of consumer health information (Medline Plus, 2015). Medline Plus links both health care, drug, and lab data results through medication codes, and an EMR/EHR system that has the capacity to use Medline Plus is a great asset in helping the practice achieve one of the criteria’s for meaningful

As the technological revolution began, hospital computer systems became more sophisticated but the need for nursing specific software grew. The importance of the internet and wireless technology became paramount to efficiency in patient care. (Edwards)

This system allows patients the ability to schedule appointments themselves online, or have a telemedicine encounter. It also will email and/or text them appointment reminders and send

The Physician’s Desk Reference application has its advantages and the first that should be pointed out is that it is at no cost. So long as you have a phone capable of downloading applications, anyone can use it. The app gives you access to thousands of drugs with summaries of important drug information and the application allows you to compare drugs, see drug interactions of

Mobile Health is defined at the mHealth Summit as any health-related service that is given using a hand-held device or mobile type of communication (Torgan, 2009).

Healthcare has improved greatly with the advent of mobile apps. More and more people are beginning to know the importance of being able to access health data to care for themselves better. Healthcare technology has made such data more accessible to satisfy this need.

Technology is already being utilized in medical offices and as we all know technology is constantly changing. There will be an outbreak in technology where doctors can transform the way they diagnose diseases and treat their patients. “By building a strong backbone of data in your company, you will reinforce your ability to innovate in line with the health care industry (Saxena, 2015). Technology is providing more ways for medical professionals to care for and engage their patients in a lot of different

As the technology improves, the information and the patient care will also improve. We are in the mobile digital devices age, from smartphones, tablets to e-readers, they have a rapid and profound impact in our daily lives. With this in mind, we can position a similar effect on the future of healthcare because of Information technology. One example is the cellphone app to measure your heartbeat or the one app that I use almost every day is the My Fitness Pal app that helps you keep track of your daily calories, salt, sugar and fat. The Fitbit keep track of your diet and

According to (VANCOUVER, 2012), “Pairing medical diagnostics with mobile phones will greatly advance the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of critical diseases in developing countries," Ansermino said (para.4). The main focus on comparing and contrasting monitoring mobile phones for vital signs is the quickness in the whole operation. Users can simply download the app from their