...Technology’s impact on health care is noted in the use of health care beyond the clinic or hospital setting. With the expansion of the capabilities of technology involvement in health care and the increased positive outcomes for all the patients affected by the use of technology and the improved patient care. The term telemedicine is used to describe multiple technology systems and programs within use in the medical field. Definition of telemedicine “The use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications for the health and education of the patient or healthcare provider and for the purpose of improving patient care. Telemedicine includes consultative, diagnostic, and treatment services” (MedicineNet, 2011). Telemedicine had impacted health status by improving the quality and efficiency of health care received by patients. The impact is also seen with the ability to reach remote places where health care professionals are not available, in having the availability of health care in remote places has impacted the health status by improving the health of the public without the need to have patients being seen in a traditional clinic. Physicians can assist the patient’s medical needs with the use of telemedicine programs and systems (Roine, Ohinmaa, & Hailey, 2001). Areas that have had an impact from technology are teleradiology, echocardiographic images can be viewed outside the facility, consulting specialized health care professionals using...
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...Future Trends in Health Care Introduction The wave of the future of health care seems limitless. We will be taking a look at the “future trends in health care. We will also include an assessment of how the Internet, or any other form of electronic communications, may be used as an external delivery source in communicating patient-specific information. We will address the impact of distance delivery on health care. Also, we will consider the use of e-mail, telemedicine, and the electronic transfer of records. Lastly, we will share our assessment of how these issues impact health care today and how they might impact health care five years from now” (Syllabus, 2014). Future Trends in Health Care A study was done to “ascertain the future need for and focus of doctoral health education, particularly in relation to the importance of interdisciplinary instruction, research preparation, and program delivery modality” (Leja, 2002, pp. 1). The results showed that there are fundamental changes coming in how health care provision is done and the delivery of health care information. Currently, there is a “misalignment in the current training and education of students in the health care professions with the demands of the newly emerging health care systems” (Leja, 2002, pp. 1). External Delivery Sources In the 1990’s, health care changes resulted in dramatic changes in which health services are delivered. The financial, legal, and organizational structures have been turned into systems...
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...Healthcare and New Technology The future is certainly bright for health care technology professionals, but also for marketers, communications professionals and strategists who see the invaluable role they also play in making information technology a reality in the industry (Fell, 2012). There are five technology trends to keep an eye on; Personal Health Records, Mobile health content and apps, social networking and new media applications cross platform contact centers, and health gaming like, the Wii-fit. While most IT professionals can speak the language of bits and bytes in their sleep, few of them do a very good job of communicating to the business side about information that could be benefitting, or important to those investing in it. Healthcare marketing professionals can become much more successful by pushing the boundaries with experimenting with new mobile devices, office productivity tools, and software or online programs (Fell, 2012). Understanding a given technology’s value requires playing with it, getting to know it and taking it for a test drive. You do not need to maintain or commit to making a Facebook or Twitter account; you will just need to understand it. One of the latest technologies used in the healthcare industry is called Fusionfx. Fusionfx Fusionfx is a new product that Carefx created for the healthcare industry. “They collect data you need- clinical, financial, and operational” ("Care Fx Simply Advancing Healthcare",2012). Fushionfx transforms...
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...Thomas Health Care Organizations and Delivery Systems HCS/531 August 11, 2014 Nita Magee-Cornelius Pay for performance is a slogan that is used lightly in 2014. It seems to be a no-brainer, when we pay for services we pay for quality and not quantity. It is a bit more complex than that. The slogan actually is a reimbursement or initiative program that provides financial incentives to hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers to make improvements to and achieve optimal outcomes for their patients. The outcomes are measure and some health care providers are paid more because they are deemed to have delivered better service or their patients appear to have better outcomes. There is a controversy amongst intellectuals that ask the question “How can the quality of care be measured?” The idea behind pay for performance is simple; we will give providers more money to achieve a goal. This paper will discuss how reimbursement is affected by this pay for performance initiative, how system cost reductions can impact the quality of care, how pay for performance can affect the provider and what type of effect it will have on the future. In the following paragraphs it will be discussed whether or not reimbursement is affected, how the system costs reductions impact the quality and efficiency of health care, how pay for performance affects the health care provider and their customers and the effects that the pay for performance phenomenon will have on the future of health care...
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...Communication & Information Technology Paper University of Phoenix HCS/320 Health Care Communication Strategies Jada Harmon May 28, 2012 Electronic Medical Records (EMR) “is records about patient care that are kept on a computer rather than on paper, the traditional medium for patient histories. These records can include extensive information about a patient's general health, current and past illnesses and medical conditions, diagnostic test results and treatments and medications prescribed. Often, electronic medical records also include an application for prescribing and ordering medication.” (E How Health, 1999-2012) The history of EMR’S begin in the 1960’s when a doctor named Lawrence L Weed was the first to think of a theory to program and restructure patients medical records for the doctors use furthering to improve patient care. In 1967 Dr. Weed worked on a program called PROMIS (Problem Oriented Medical Information System) this was the basis to get the automated Electronic Medical Records started. This aspiration was to develop a system so that would administer timely and chronological patient information to the doctor to quickly collected information of the patient for medical purposes. During the 1970’s and 1980’s is when the Electronic Medical Records really begin to be used by hospitals by the 1990’s arrived with the progression of computers and diagnostic software Electronic Medical Records are used more increasingly. In today’s technology world time...
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..."Learn to see waste." Benefits of Implementing Lean Methodologies: • Reduces process lead time to better service customers • Greatly improves throughput and asset utilization • Opens capacity for future growth opportunities • Reduces work-in-process inventory • Reduces set-up times • Avoids unnecessary equipment expense • Increases the number of inventory turns per year • Improves cash flow • Impacts your bottom line The Machine That Changed the World is a book based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's $5 million, five-year study on the future of the automobile, written by James P. Womack,Daniel T. Jones (scientist), and Daniel Roos. When The Machine That Changed the World was first published in 1990, Toyota was half the size of General Motors. Today Toyota is passing GM as the world's largest auto maker and is the most consistently successful global enterprise of the past fifty years. This management classic was the first book to reveal Toyota's lean production system that is the basis for its enduring success. Now reissued with a new Foreword and Afterword, Machine contrasts two fundamentally different business systems -- lean versus mass, two very different ways of thinking about how humans work together to create value. Based on the largest and most thorough study ever undertaken of any industry -- MIT's five-year, fourteen-country International Motor Vehicle Program -- this book describes the entire managerial system of lean production...
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...1. INTRODUCTION In this term paper, I will explore the notion of ‘Technology Trust’ and if it impacts Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) implementation success. According to my research, there are many studies focusing on how an HRIS project can be initiated and implemented efficiently and effectively. However, there is not much information if ‘technology trust’ is an influential factor to reach the ultimate goal of HRIS implementation. The study Lippert and Swiercz (2005) worked to explore several propositions about the relationship between HRIS and Technology Trust and the effect of the relationship on HRIS implementation success. We know that trust is an essential component of all relationships. Research shows that trust is not only useful, but also central to understanding individual behavior in varied domains such as teamwork, risk-taking and job performance, information systems implementation, etc. (McKnight et al, 2011) Therefore, it is crucial to explore if the notion of “technology trust” helps explain why there are HRIS implementation failures and explain how to integrate the HRIS implementation process since it is proven that most organizations deploy less than 25% of the functionality of HRIS (Boroughs et al, 2008). Browne and Roguch (2001) stated that “despite the good faith efforts by organizations, analysts, and users, majority of systems are abandoned before completion or fail to meet user requirements.” The recent reports explain reasons the...
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...Du Pre, A. (2005). Communicating about health: Current issues and perspectives (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Communication Theory Communication Variations Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Identify four basic elements in the communication process. 1.2 Analyze the five C’s of communication. 1.3 Identify two key elements that make individual communication successful. 1.4 Explain six roadblocks to successful communication in groups. 1.5 Discuss the impact of sexual orientation and age on communication. 1.6 Describe the cultural impact on one’s perception of health and its impact on communication. Readings Read the Week One Read Me First. Read Ch. 3, 5, & 10 of Communicating About Health. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. Ongoing Minimum of 4 days per week 1 Discussion Questions Respond to 2 weekly discussion questions. DQ 1: Thursday DQ 2: Saturday 1 Course Design Guide HCS/320 Version 2 2 Learning Team Instructions Create the Learning Team Charter. Begin developing the Communication Channels Paper due in Week Three. Thursday (Day 3) 2/23/2012 Individual Pre-class Survey Write your responses to the following questions based upon your experience. · What is communication? · What is the purpose of communication? · What is good communication? · What is your understanding of the differences between verbal and...
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...has always been dreadful. From having to dedicate a section of my schedule for the visit, to the long waiting times in the lobby, it has always been an inconvenience. These inconveniences are soon to become a thing of the past with the emergence of mobile computing technologies. Mobile computing is user to computer interaction by which device is can be used on the move and is not bound to a stationary location by wires. Mobile computing involves mobile communication, mobile hardware, and mobile software (Sweet, 2010). This rising technology’s biggest impact can be seen in today’s healthcare infrastructure. This technology allows a user to track and retrieve their health stats on demand. Doctors now have the ability to retrieve these same stats from medical databases created to store their patients’ records. In today’s fast paced world, everything is accessible on demand usually through mobile devices. This trend is also very prevalent in health care. People can now track their vitals, such as blood pressure, blood glucose levels, oxygen levels, and heart rate all from the convenience of their wireless or mobile devices. When comparing mobile computing and in patient visits, the most obvious difference between the two is how convenient mobile computing has made monitoring patient vitals. No longer have patients had to be on-site for doctors to view how well they are doing. In the past it could take hours for doctors to complete and document the vitals from test needed to determine...
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...the same process without ever learning how to complete the task. This is just the beginning of how technology changes our lives and perhaps we get things done, but are we really learning? This is the question that we hope to answer along the way. There are many ways in which technology has in fact changed lives; the first concern that will be addressed is the way in which technology mainly electronic media has caused changes to occur. When we think of electronic media for this purpose we will focus on television, computers, electronic toys and games, personal devices (such as smart phones and tablets). Consider all of the items listed and how they have increased the concern for health issues due to the inactive lifestyle that this type of technology promotes (Gonzalez-Mena). The major health issue is because these devices does not allow for those using them to be active; therefore it does not benefit the user...
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...Health Care Information Systems Abstract The U.S. government plays a large role in all areas of the health care delivery system, from financing to organizing, overseeing and providing care. Because of the large scale of the integration of the health care delivery system, government should lead the way and model the rest of the nation after two health care systems run by the government, which provide quality care and are up to date with information technology systems. Health Care Information Systems The United States health care delivery system is not meeting the needs of the American population. With the advancements in medical science and technology, Americans are living longer, and we are seeing an increase in chronic conditions that need coordinated and integrated care. As the cost of health care in the United States escalate, attempts to control those costs also increase. Controlling costs and access and quality improvements to the health care system are the issues pushing the Information Technology policies. Studies are consistently showing that the adoption of Information Technology is one answer to alleviating the rising costs to both patients and health care organizations and providing evidenced based health care management and organizational changes, providing and protecting consumers confidential and private health care information, ensuring the reduction of medical errors and waste. The Institute of Medicine’s, Crossing the Quality Chasm has...
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...These products contain advanced circuitry and have at least a minimal level of independent processing capability. Twenty percent of American adults already own a wearable device, and the adoption rate, which was on par with tablets in 2012, is expected to rise quickly, according to a recent PwC Consumer Intelligence Series report, which surveyed 1,000 consumers, wearable technology influences and business executives to explore the technology’s impact on society and T "| O I D I MARKETING INSIGHTS | MARCH/APRIL2015 business. Many of these wearables, such as Google Glass, have been around for a while, and new wearable devices, such as the Apple Watch, generate a lot of excitement and are appearing on the market almost daily. Technology market intelligence company ABI Research says that wearable computing devices will be the norm within five years. The company estimates that the wearable technology market will grow to 485 million annual device shipments in 2018, especially within industries such as health care, fitness and...
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...10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for Living in the Present Moment. I will discuss my reasons for choosing this book and my experience while practicing techniques the authors describe. I examine the use of mindfulness as a pain management tool in pregnancy and provide research information that corroborates this theory. I also discuss the benefits of mindfulness to nurses and include supporting evidence from research. In conclusion, I consider the impact this book has made on me personally and professionally. 10-Minute Mindfulness When was the last time you cleared your mind of all thoughts and only focused on enjoying the present moment? If someone asked me this question one month ago, my answer would...
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...one full time person in the office all the rest of the employees work 95% of their time outside the office. Employees are paid every week with monthly bonuses. The IT field is always changing therefore JCS Technology offers education reimbursement which also includes any tests that need to be taken to get certifications that will keep the employees up to date in their skills. Each employee has a company issued laptop and cell phone. Flex scheduling is also offered along with one week paid vacation. We are going to look at adding paid mileage as most employees have to travel to get to the job site and the job site can change more than once a day. We will also look at medical care as we don’t know what is going to happen with Obama Care. Then lastly we are going to look at a 401k. All of JCS Technology’s employees are fairly young so we are...
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...The Role of Technology in Rising Health Care Costs. What should or shouldn’t be done. Neha Para, MPH Student 5453-001 US Health Care System University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center December 8, 2010 Abstract Health care costs are a longstanding concern to policymakers. For years, health care spending has been rising faster than the rate of economic growth, raising the question of what factors are responsible for rising health care costs. This paper explores published articles that report results from research conducted on technological innovations in health care and its relation to rising health care costs. The cost increases have a significant effect on households, businesses, and government programs. Health care experts indicates the development and diffusion of medical technology as primary factors in explaining the persistent difference between health spending and overall economic growth, with some arguing that new medical technology may account for about one-half or more of real long-term spending growth. Rising health care expenditures lead to the question of whether we are getting value for the money we spend. On an average, increases in medical spending as a result of advances in medical care have provided reasonable value. An alternative viewpoint holds that although new technologies represent medical advances, they are prone to overuse and thereby excess cost. Most of the suggestions to slow the growth in new medical technology in the U.S. focus on...
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