Grandma Care Case

The multidisciplinary teams met to obtain a form of consent to use Face Time and to also avoid violation of HIPPA. Once trial started, two iPads were obtained while the staff were educated about use and how to protect patient rights. The program began in January 2014 and showed improvement of bonding via feedback from parents who participated. These parents preferred seeing their babies in motion rather than still pictures. Also, physicians used FaceTime to communicate with parents regarding plan of care, which enhanced trust between parents and

Telehealth is a newer form of healthcare that is presenting a positive impact on patients’ health and on healthcare costs. Telehealth covers a range of technology from mobile device use to physician to physician or physician to patient consults through video to assessing a patient physically who is in a different state or country. This type of technology is becoming an acceptable form of healthcare for patients, providers and insurers. Telehealth is improving the outcomes for patients while decreasing the costs of healthcare. Physician offices as well as hospitals are diving deeper into this type of care. The ability to monitor patients remotely saves time and money for the patient but also decreases visits to the hospital. In 2012 it was reported that 308,000 patients around the world utilized remote monitoring for: hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and mental health conditions. PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) estimated in 2009 that utilization of remote monitoring could reduce healthcare costs by $197 billion dollars by 2025. PWC also found that one out of two respondents surveyed were open to utilizing technology for healthcare. The Veteran’s Administrator’s telehealth program showed that utilization of health systems was reduced by 30% for those enrolled in the telehealth program. (Thomas-Hertz, 2013)

n today's world we hear a lot about illegal immigration about the good, the bad and vile. Or what Donald trump would say who doing the raping”. In the article How Grandma Got Legal, Mag Ngiya talk about how the law of immigration change over a year with the European and not the Latin American people. Mag Ngia got the legal point from her own paper the strange career of the illegal alien, “law and history review 21:1. It is rendered in more detail on how the immigration law change, why and when the law change. So the question she ask is how can you restrictive immigration law?

One of the main advantages is increased access to healthcare. Telemedicine can help to overcome the access barrier that exists in rural America. Patients can have access to care providers through phone consultations, emails, mobile applications, live video appointments and even text messages. They no longer have to worry about taking time off from work, and traveling to their doctor’s office because now “they can go online in the comfort of their home, and complete a virtual consultation with a physician, and in less than an hour, a physician can provide a diagnosis and prescribe a treatment plan” (Sahdev 1813). People who live in rural and underserved communities can now more easily connect with health professionals without traveling unreasonable

It would make a significant impact to our community if some our sister facilities implemented Telehealth. Telehealth is a range of health services that are delivered by communication tools such as telephone, computers, and videophones (Blais & Hayes, 2016 pg. 300). Some of the hospitals in our network are in rural areas. There are many factors that affect our rural areas such as, educational inadequacies, economic factors, social differences, and isolation

In 2013, 52 percent of hospitals used telehealth products and services (AHA, 2015). Health organizations use telehealth technology to manage patient load, facilitate diagnosis, treatment, prevention of disease and injury, research and evaluation, and to collaborate and educate of providers internal and external to the provider network. Health insurers and policymakers are also interested in health services and its ability to reduce health care cost and increase patient satisfaction. In fact, research suggests that telehealth technology has the potential to save as much as $6 billion in healthcare cost annually by reducing readmissions and using staff more efficiently to fill in health care gaps (Principi, 2015).

This article was very informative about the benefits Skype can provide to families that can’t physically be together. It has also further opened my eyes to the positive effects technology has on our ability to provide better and safer care for our patients and their families not just on a physical level but for all their needs. I would recommend others read this article so if they’re ever in a situation like these families in the article were that they can think of Skype as an alternative option.

Telehealth, which is defined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as “The use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support remote clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration” (Stowe & Harding 2010). Telehealth has the capability of collaborating those healthcare professionals to take advantage of healthcare services among several of settings as well as distances (Stowe & Harding 2010). This report would start from the effectiveness of telehealth and possible disadvantages. Some evaluation for integrating personal experience and discussion about whether telehealth is a viable alternative to face-to-face practice would also be

The tools and support systems available for patients and family are considered eHealth technologies. EHealth is defined as “information and communication technology (ICT) tools and services for health, whether the tools are used behind the scenes by healthcare professionals or directly by patients and their relatives” and this includes interactions between patients and/or health practitioners (Lindberg, Nilsson, Zotterman, Soderberg, & Skar, 2013, pg. 1). Technology in the form of internet use, text message (SMS), and telemedicine applications allow patients the ability to seek out more information, find peer-to-peer support groups, and also promotes self-efficacy and improved disease self-management (Stellefson et. al., 2015; Roblin, 2011; Chaparro-Diaz et. al., 2013; Kamei, 2013; Blake, 2008; Cantrell, 2015; Lindberg et al. 2013). By providing patients who suffer from chronic illness easier and more accessible ways of gaining information, and coping with their diagnosis, technology improves their quality of life. In some cases, people suffering from chronic illness are unable to complete daily tasks of living, leave their homes, or have compromised immune systems, however the use of eHealth

Tuxbury’s study about presence felt during the nurse-patient interaction during a phone call was done as a qualitative study because it spoke about a state of feeling that was immeasurable. In 2006, a team lead by Stanley Finkelstein studied a different aspect of telemedicine and looked at the cost factor. Finkelstein’s research team was a randomized controlled trial and evaluated the outcomes, costs, and satisfaction of the patients receiving telemedicine therapy versus traditional treatment for their chronic conditions including: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic wound care (CWC). Finkelstein recruited 68 individuals that met three criteria as well had recently discharged from a hospital or those receiving a reduced number of home healthcare nurses per month. The participants were randomized into three categories: a control, a video group, and a

In Michigan last September, a grandmother entered a years-long custody battle between the parents of three children after a court forced the unwilling children to spend months living with their father. The Detroit Free Press reported that the children's grandmother contends the children “were held against their will in a custodial setting and then placed with their father, even though they … stated they wish to go home to their mother.” What are the grandmother’s chances to gain custody? In this case, only time will tell.

Telehealth allows healthcare professionals to exchange information, provide services and gather data from patients. For example, the days of a worried patient laying on a couch near a psychiatrist are being replaced with face-to-face interactions through video conferencing. However, there are many more applications, including education, teleconferencing and remote monitoring.

First and foremost is that, patients can get the required care in time and at their own convenience. As the need to mobilize the patient from one place to another is excluded in this kind of a service, telehealth proves to be far safer than conventional methods. Management, getting across information and follow up care of the patient is very rapid. Small hospitals, primary health care centers and those located in remote rural areas have increased flexibility due to these specialized professional service providers. This type of service is any day easier on the pocket for patients than a one on one live consultation. The patients also end up being more satisfied with this kind of an arrangement as it strengthens the relationship between patients and doctors. The incidence of communicable diseases has been brought down majorly by this service. By lowering the need to travel for patients requesting specific health care centers or doctors, employment rates have been raised. Telehealth has increased the general awareness of the public and also helped people improve their knowledge on certain illnesses such that they could even take a few essential steps to take care of them. As the waiting time for a particular consultation is eliminated this way, the process of getting treated or looked after has become way faster than ever. Another huge advantage is that as these services can be performed from home, there is a rise in

People rely on telemedicine to get access to medical information they would otherwise have taken long to get due to long queues or difficulties in booking appointments. Further, telemedicine is particularly helpful in areas with shortages

The relationships between patients and healthcare providers or caregiver can be affected by telehealth. The elderly generally prefer personal contact with the doctor to establish and maintain a direct face-to-face relationship, which means that telemedicine-based services performed from a distance are often not perceived as relevant to them.