Unit 28 D2

E-health combines technology with health care. The use of this new and emerging technology allows the delivery of health care to take the form of e-visits, online patient charting, patient access to personal medical records and remote monitoring of vital health monitoring. The use of e-health in health care system with the support of federal guidelines and regulations will help improve the quality, efficiency, and access to

Kreps and Neuhauser (2010) reviewed significant communication concerns included in the model of efficient and humane eHealth applications to assist in directing strategic implementation and development of health information technologies. The article described the communication transformation developing in the creation of a wide-range of new eHealth applications, which included the electronic health record (Kreps & Neuhauser, 2010). The adoption, implementation, and development of a wide range of new eHealth applications have the potential to improve the quality of care patients receive, increase provider and patient access to pertinent health information, decrease healthcare mistakes, encourage acceptance of a healthy lifestyle and increase collaboration among healthcare providers (Kreps & Neuhauser, 2010). The conclusions from this article emphasized the importance of creating applications that are interoperable, easy to use, appealing, accessible, and communicate the correct information needed to yield the best possible patient care (Kreps & Neuhauser, 2010).

Electronic health records can lessen the disintegration of care by refining care coordination. The use of electronic health records will deliver providers with accurate information. This is especially important for those that see multiple specialists, and enable a smooth transition between care settings and receive treatment in emergency

Electronic health records is a major component in the United States health care system. It has been proven to improve health care quality by saving time and reducing

In 2010, Stage 1 was introduced which focused on EHR data and sharing. Healthcare providers were obligated to store health information electronically in a standardize format that allowed authorized providers and patients to easily access the info. Stage 2 began in 2014, this stage broadened the use of EHR software for health information exchange among providers which will feature enhanced integration for e-prescribing and lab results, increased sharing of patient care summaries, and continuing to encourage patients to engage in their care in order to earn the incentives. Stage 3 began in 2016 which was set out to improve outcomes. To improve the outcome of health for patients on a large scale, the quality of health information exchanged needed to be focused on, giving providers efficient and easy access to comprehensive patient data (LeGate, 2013).

First, it can improve standards of care. Data collected by the Electronic Health Records provides the best treatment methods; leading to a healthier population (Ferguson, 2001). It is tangent to the over-all goal of knowing the best way to handle treatment for each individual patient. Second, it will bring increased patient participation and collaboration. Our health spending is in a large part due to our chronic health issues. Chronic diseases brought on by poor lifestyle choices are difficult to handle, but IT provides a better way for organizations to develop new disease management solutions to address the issue. Data retrieved from EHR’s could also be beneficial in figuring out ways to curtail costs associated with chronic illness. The third way is the healthcare industry is continuously changing, and that results in an overpowering amount of information to distill and absorb. Also, the coming wave of electronic clinical data provides us an opportunity to replace old-fashioned, volume-based, fee for service business model with one fixated on the quality of the product. And last, but certainly not least, health IT should be used as a tool to include the patient in his or her own care. We need to become better educated as patients. Also, standing up and questioning services, quality, and price to make this break

Care is changing universally. Healthcare workers have updated standards and practices for care today, and electronic health records (EHR) are one of these updates. EHR’s are an electronic version of a patient’s medical history. Since EHR have been implemented, it has saved patient’s lives, but also caused casualties. The question is are EHR’s helping to improve care? In this paper, the benefits of EHR’s are discussed in how they’ve improved patient-centered care and promoted health care.

will be able to improve financial outcomes through the application of this system. Additionally, fewer patient errors will mean less legal liability for the organization. The new system should improve efficiency and reduce the time needed to undertake administrative tasks. For healthcare providers, this will mean more time with the patient. In addition, the system should eliminate errors and improve patient outcomes. The

eHealth will improve the quality and safety of the health system through empowerment of health consumers to better manage their health records; availability of information like single view of the patients’ information at the point of care, decision support tools and knowledge based information thereby reducing medical errors, improved treatment and monitoring; and availability of information for efficient and effective surveillance and monitoring of diseases and management of health. Patient empowerment will provide motivation and active participation for the improvement of health care services. (DOH 2013).

The use of health information technology has evolved over the years to become an integral part of the patient care. Note to mention that technology in healthcare initially was driven by hospital shared accounting system, then, it changes to drugs and reimbursement program. The system has expanded to the point that at the corner of 21 century, health technology is different from what it was before. Meanwhile, complementary technologies integrate the system. It started with electronic medical record (EMR) and progresses to electronic health record (HER) or e-health that involves the use of computer and other computer-based devices to collect, store, and retrieve data that are in turn transformed into information for meaningful use; thus, the term of health information technology (HIT). In attempt to forecast meaningful use of health information technology, it is possible to list other emerging health information technology devices, such as mobile health (m-health) and ubiquitous health (u-health) that will not be part of the discussion in this paper. For the record, meaningful use of electronic health record is based on care outcome reimbursement, whereas any clinical decisions should aim to support quality care at a low cost. Thus, providers, nurses, and other health disciplinary team should aim their daily practice towards the pillars of care outcomes that are the attributes of meaningful use. For this

E-Health or electronic health applications are another important element of Health care management. Just like the name, E-health main features focuses on providing health care data electronically. E-Health applications are composed of topics like EMR and telemedicine. The capability of E-Health is broad, as it entails a variety of paperless efforts. The most important function of E-Health within a health care organization is that it provides health care professionals with consumer, medical, clinical bio-informatics.

Before deciding to implement health care information technology, one should carefully weigh the costs and benefits. Successful implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHS) takes a well-thought plan and a careful

It is important to understand that patients are very happy and satisfied when it comes to the electronic health system. This paper will discuss some of the benefits of an electronic health system that patients are enjoying.

This definition not only highlights the common theme mentioned above but stresses the need for continuous development or adoption of technology to support the goal of e-Health. So why the need to investments in e-Health? US healthcare spending has significantly increased faster than any other country. Despite this spending, the US achieves the worst outcome of the top 13 high-income countries on chronic conditions, obesity and infant mortality (Mangan, 2015). Treatment of Chronic disease accounts for 78% of the Country’s healthcare expenditure, but there are various barriers hindering appropriate treatment for these patients. These barriers can result in delays

By the 1990’s, the focus of healthcare in developed countries, where the health IT investment was occurring, had changed from dealing primarily from acute, short-term interventions to primarily dealing with long-term, chronic conditions that required input from a wide range of specializations provided from both hospitals and community-based settings. The IT focus moved to linkages between organizations; digitization and integration of lifelong patient records; and greater granularity of and structure for clinical data. Health IT moved beyond hospitals (although this happened much more quickly in places like the U.K., the Scandinavian countries and Australia than in North America). This was the transition to “e-health”.