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Nursing Informatics Unit 1 Week 1 Identification of Topic Paper

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1 Nursing Informatics Unit 1 Week 1 Identification of Topic Amari Wiley Herzing University NSG 421 Jennifer Dremann 2 Opening We live in a world where a contagious disease can kill 3 million within a span of more than a year (Alexander, 2021). We live in a world in which we are no longer certain our vaccines will work. We live in a world, in which people no longer truly trust the word of health professionals and scientists to keep them and their families safe. We live in a world in which individuals would rather risk their lives and the lives of those around them instead of listening to health professionals and scientists. This week we looked at different ways in which technology is and could be used within health care. In society, convenience and safety are important things to consider when dealing with patients. In health care are goal is to prevent harm and illness. Finding new ways to introduce technology to achieve these goals is something we strive for. The goal of developing new technology and enhancing current technology is to continue to build upon the trust of patients and to keep each other safe as much as possible during these uncertain times. Explanation of the Technology Telehealth is use of telecommunications and information technology to provide access to health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, consultation, supervision, and information across distance (Hoffman, Telehealth facilitates the communication and information between providers allowing interactive teleconferencing between members of the healthcare team (Neville, 2018). Telemedicine is a healthcare service that many patients and providers had no knowledge was offered until the pandemic. The COVID pandemic of 2020, forced all individuals except essential workers to put their lives on hold while health and 4 (Hoffman, 2020). Another theory is that the technology for telehealth has been around since the 1900s when radio communication was first used (Neville, 2018). Integration into the Healthcare System Presently Due to the COVID pandemic, many health care facilities chose to begin using telehealth services in order to continue serving their patients. The use of telehealth services allowed those who required regular appointments to continue having their appointments in a much safer way. This service allowed elderly patients to continue getting the care they needed during a time in which they safely leave their homes or see their families in order to protect themselves from COVID infections that were spreading uncontrollably despite mask mandates around the country. Currently, the biggest integration of telehealth services in healthcare is electronic health records such as EPIC and Mychart systems. These two systems work together to keep providers and patients updated on lab results as they come in, appointment patient or provider cancels the other system is immediately updated and others on the waitlist have opportunities to change and move up their appointments without having to communicate with the office. Telehealth services in the office are integrated with pharmacy systems to have medication refill requests and new orders be sent electronically. Providers are able to see appointment notes and labs ordered other providers using the same system so they are on their health. Integration of Zoom, Google Meetings, Window Teams, and other similar online meeting technology been made due to different regulations and restrictions to follow HIPPA rules and to protect privacy due to the high risk of cybersecurity attacks (Hoffman, 2020). Benefits of this Technology to Organizations and to Patient Care 5 Many communities included rural, underserved and Indian Reservations across the United States, have the necessary resources to serve their community to prevent illnesses and keep them healthy (Hoffman, 2020). Allowing the use of telehealth services after this pandemic is better controlled or over, would continue to mean that those in communities that lack access to health services would still get the care they need. Patients would be able to meet with their healthcare provider wherever is convenient for them as long as they had internet or cellular data access, instead of traveling one or more hours. Wait times be in uncomfortable waiting room chairs but in a place comfortable for the patient. It would reduce the spread of germs (Kichloo et al., 2020) amongst individuals in health care facilities as most health care waiting rooms cleaned until the end of clinic hours instead of in between which means that every patient that comes into that waiting room will come into contact with the germs and illness someone else has. Additional benefits include decreasing healthcare costs (Kichloo et al., 2020) not to mention helping ensure social distancing rules are followed. Conclusion Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic the entire world is facing with new variants emerging daily, telehealth services were allowed to occur in order to continue allowing health care professionals to continue treating and seeing patients safely during a dangerous time to be near those not in our household. To help protect our community and loved ones, social distancing and stay at home with health care professionals risked their lives was the best way to stay alive. Despite the lives saved and the few found benefits of telehealth services, healthcare systems around the world yet found a safe way to integrate it into their systems to keep health and personal information safe from hackers and other potential threats. The 7 References Adelman, D. S., Fant, C., Summer, G. (2021). and telehealth. The Nurse Practitioner, 46(5), Alexander, A. (2021, June 11). More deaths have already been reported in 2021 than in all of 2020. Cbsnews. Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine. (2012, November 20). The Evolution of Telehealth: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? National Academies Press (US). Hoffman, D. A. (2020). Increasing access to care: telehealth during Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 7(1). Kichloo, A., Albosta, M., Dettloff, K., Wani, F., Z., Singh, J., Aljadah, M., Chakinala, R. C., Kanugula, A. K., Solanki, S., Chugh, S. (2020). Telemedicine, the current pandemic and the future: a narrative review and perspectives moving forward in the USA. Family Medicine and Community Health, 8(3), Neville, C. W. (2018). Telehealth: A Balanced Look at Incorporating This Technology Into Practice. SAGE Open Nursing, 4, 237796081878650.