...Health Wearable Technology !1 The Future of Health Wearable Technology and it's Impact on Healthcare Industry Prashanth Nimmagadda Texas A&M University- Commerce Health Wearable Technology !2 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Review of the Literature…………………………………………………………………………..6 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………8 Findings…………………………………………………………………………………………..9 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations…………………………………………………..11 References………………………………………………………………………………………..12 Appendix A………………………………………………………………………………………14 Health Wearable Technology !3 Abstract Innovations in technology paved way for a new category of digital devices aimed at improving the quality of life and cost effective healthcare system. This never before seen intersection between technology and healthcare industry leads to an efficient ecosystem which brings value to customers, innovators and investors alike. Health Wearable Technology !4 Chapter 1: Introduction Background For years since the digital revolution, innovation on technological front in healthcare industry has been limited. The complete transaction between a customer and the healthcare organizations is a tedious process and the information system is unorganized. “Health Wearables” commonly called as activity trackers, are being developed by taking advantage of this revolution and thereby fueling the growth...
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...Today’s innovations in health care propels by technology and creation of new enterprise. An innovative approach to managing the health care needs of the company more efficiently is to develop of software development with technology. “Health care economists estimate that 40–50% of annual cost increases can be traced to new technologies or the intensified use of old ones” (Callahan, p. 78-82). Many medical companies, offices, hospitals, and clinics are using technology base software solution to the development innovative approach to Electronic Health Report (EHR). EHR is as a systematic collection of electronic health information about individual patients or populations. “IT applications that enable the processing of any electronically stored information pertaining to individual patients for the purpose of delivering health care services” (Shi & Singh, p. 165). Software develops solution to help a provider improve cost controls, productivity, quality, safety, and service. Today productive software systems are experiencing uses in different medical professions such in Pharmacy, Insurance, Therapeutic, and Medical devices and equipment. The service of the software solution is to have a cost effective productivity, having the provider save on time, afford, and service. Opening for productivity in patient’s services. Assisting patient’s data information with protection of optimal security and privacy. Health care providers have an issue with new software development because they...
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...Healthcare and Technology Ryan Carongcong HCS 531 2/4/14 Professor Kehoe Healthcare and Technology Technology has played a vital role in providing improvements and advances within the health care system. Among the many changes associated with health care and technology is the increase of mobile health devices and services. With the rising cost of health care, compounded by an aging population, mobile health is being thrust to the forefront as a potential alternative to providing effective health care services. Mt. Sinai Hospital, in New York, recently adopted and signed a contract for the use of Cureatr. It is the first major organization to adopt such a program (Mt. Sinai Hospital, 2013). It is a cell-phone based application, which places its emphasis on mobile health. According to The Rockefeller Foundation (2014), there are currently over 3.5 billion mobile devices in the world. Interestingly enough, that number is set to double within the next decade, which makes mobile health services a great alternative for health care providers. Integrating the Cureatr application has and will continue to provide many benefits to both patients and providers. These benefits range from improved quality of care, improving cost of care, accessibility, and overall quality of life for patients. Cureatr Overview It is estimated that there are currently 15 million users for mobile health devices. Within the next five years, it is projected that the number of mobile health users will...
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...Technology and Health Care HCS/531 February 16, 2015 Duane Bibbie Technology and Health Care Technology is an aspect that is important to each organization and entity. Technology helps and assists companies to provide better healthcare for their patients and their establishment. Technology has had such a revolution that it has transformed health care systems from the bottom up. The growth of technology has sprouted so quickly and it has had a tremendous impact on the whole health care system. It has made a huge impact on various aspects of health care such as the patient experience, the quality of care, and access to health care. One of the greatest things that technology has done within the health care industry is simply simplify it to where patients as well as medical facilities can operate in an easier fashion in order to deliver best service. Many entities have taken and embraced the concept of technology in their workplaces, but there are other entities that still need to step up in that aspect. Throughout this paper, software development will be discussed for home health nursing such as Bayada Nurses. Home health nursing is a phenomenal concept, which allows nurses to go out to the homes of their patients and provide them with skilled nursing. The patients are individuals who still need the skilled nursing aspect, but they no longer need to be in a hospital facility or in any medical facility ("Mobile Health Technologies", 2013). This concept of m-health enables...
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...Technology and Health Care Paper The product that I chose to use is the virtual physician visit. This visit would be structured to finance standard care for any patient with trivial sicknesses.Patients would be able to log onto a specified website where they would be able to openly communicate with a physician. After logging in and connecting with a physician, the patient would be able to communicate the symptoms that they are experiencing to the physician via instant messaging or leaving an email and waiting until a physician can respond to their concerns. This will allow the physician to make a diagnosis and send a prescription to the patient’s pharmacy if needed or provide the patient with specific instructions for care. If it is determined that the symptoms are more serious than the patient expected, it may be required that they go to a local hospital or urgent care to be assessed to ensure that it is nothing more serious than anticipated. This way, if the physician is unsure, the patient s not placed in grave danger for anything further to take place. The service is cost effective and paid online with a patient’s credit card which is initially less expensive than a doctor’s office visit in most cases and gives consumers around-the-clock care without having to leave their jobs or homes. Not only is it cheaper but it is more convenient. According to Robert L. Smith, Virtual care is a form of communication whose time has come and can be instrumental in fixing our current...
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...your community’s access to health care technology and determine how that access (or lack thereof) impacts your community economically. The use of modern technology in the healthcare field is seen to have grown rapidly over the years. Many hospitals and health care providers are embracing new innovations of technology in healthcare. Technologies in healthcare have provided clinical benefits such as prolonged life and improvement in the quality of life. There is an increased access to health care technology in my community today than it had been in previous years and this also has led to increased health care utilization, making it difficult for people to make choices on healthcare or other priorities such as subsistence like food, shelter and others to choose from. Technology is expanding every day and healthcare systems are utilizing new services which will make health care cost continue to be on the rise. An example of technology used in the healthcare field today is the Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine also called the MRI. This is a very important medical procedure that physicians have adopted and allows them get in depths look at what is happening in a patient’s body. This helps healthcare providers find the source of an illness or pain and also helps in determining a plan of treatment for such patient. The average cost of the MRI procedure is $3,500 depending upon which MRI procedure is performed. With the increasing cost of technology, people who can afford this...
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...Technology and Health Care Paula A. Bennett HCS 521 April 21, 2014 Dr. Rachael Kehoe Technology and Health Care Health care is an evolving industry that requires providers and organizations to continuously adapt to new practices. Technology changes the face of health care on a recurring basis. One type of technology that is becoming more prevalent in health care is the use of telemedicine. Telemedicine consultation allows providers to assess patients at the bedside while not being physically present. While it is not a practice that should it replace face-to-face care, utilizing telemedicine is beneficial for urgent consultations in appropriate settings. The primary purpose in telemedicine consultation is expert assessment and assistance with care decisions. A successful telemedicine program is part of a health care network, rather than a stand-alone system (LeRouge & Garfield, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative approach to health care using current technology and discuss its impact on an organization and the quality of care. Phone Doctor RX Phone Doctor RX, (PDRX), founded by Dr. Paul Bulat in 1999, offers state-of-the-art health care technology through implementation of telemedicine services (Phone DoctoRX: An Innovative Telemedicine Company, 2011). The purpose of the organization is to provide medical consultation services using the technology of video conferencing, like that used in business meetings. In 2005, Dr. Bulat’s mother...
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...I believe the positive effects of the exponential development of technology correlated to health care, are too many to account for in a blog. I find it incredible how much we have progressed, in terms of health care, from just a decade ago due to the technological improvements. The improvements range from all levels of prevention to treatment. In addition, the improvements have affected all aspects of healthcare. For example, making faster diagnosis and/or cheaper treatments. Not only has the field improved, but also our understanding of the human body. With that understanding we have gained the capability of treating diseases better, faster, and in a more effective manner. An important outcome for all of these advancements is the improvement in the physician-patient relationship allowing for a more personalized experience. As mentioned in the documentary, it is unbelievable how much we have advanced specifically in the field of radiology. An example that I am sure made many feel relieved, was the possibility of having a virtual colonoscopy instead of the more invasive methods. This electronic age has also given us the opportunity to protect and restore the damage on the environment. Since medical records and all information can be stored electronically, paper overuse can be controlled and appropriately managed. On the other hand, a possible negative outcome from this technological era regarding the storage of information, is making the system vulnerable to cyber-attacks. In...
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...Technology and Health Care Raising the ordinary to extraordinary, PrimeConnect is one of the top EMR (electronic medical record) software solution companies within the industry. Using various platforms, EMRs enable providers, hospitals, physician offices and patients to connect anytime and anywhere. PrimeConnect allows physician offices, hospitals and providers to comply with Meaningful Use requirements while increasing productivity and enhancing cash flow and revenue. PrimeConnect offers a full suite of services including: PrimePen, a digital pen that can easily transfer data directly to the EMR; PrimeConnect Mobile, a cellular phone app allowing access to records anytime and anywhere; PrimeConnect E-prescribing, a unique way to capture patient allergies, drug interaction and the capability of easily prescribing and refilling patient prescriptions electronically; and finally, PrimeConnect ProHealth, “an integrated, protocol-based communications, patient engagement, and measurement solution that empowers providers to succeed in every aspect of collaborative care” (NextGen, 2013). Quality of Care “When health care providers have access to complete and accurate information, patients receive better medical care. Electronic health records (EHRs) can improve the ability to diagnose diseases and reduce—even prevent—medical errors, improving patient outcomes” (HealthIT.gov, 2013, para. 1). PrimeConnect ensures that providers have reliable access to patient records anytime and anywhere...
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...The quality of healthcare an individual receives can all boil down to how well a patient’s record are documented and the ability to access that patient’s information. The ability to access and locate vital health care information can be life or death for a patient. The ability to locate vital patient healthcare information is crucial to the assessment of patient care. A patient’s record can be comprised of five main parts consisting of medical history, lab results/diagnostic results, problem list, clinical notes, and treatment notes. The medical history includes patient demographics, chief complaint (reason why patient is seeking care), history of present illness, past medical history, family history, social history, allergies, medications, review of systems and physical exam information. Patient demographics information consist of name, birth date, address, phone number, gender, race, marital status, attending physician, insurance information, pharmacy name, pharmacy phone number and religious preference. Chief complaints consist of the reason(s) why the patient is seeking care. History of present illness list the history of the current illness beyond that of the chief complaint and listed in chronological order. Past medical history list the past and current medication conditions and includes past surgical history. Family history includes descriptions of age, living status (dead or alive), and presence or absence of chronic medical conditions in immediate family...
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...Information System briefing The process of selecting and acquiring an information system can take a toll on any health care organization. Not only are there work stations to install, data bases to build, and networks to test but there are also the process of users to train, data to convert, and procedures to write. The process also consists of endless tasks, and details, which must be completed order for the system to be implemented on time and within budget. However, along with the endless tasks and details the health care organization must address organizational and behavioral issues. The content of this paper will allow the reader to identify the process for selecting and acquiring an information system and identify the roles that each stakeholders plays in the selection and acquisition process. Selection of acquiring a system Selecting and acquiring an information system for a health care organization begins within the implementation process. The implementation process will take place when the organization selects a system which, will continues throughout the duration of the project. During the implementation process the organization must have a significant degree of support from the stakeholders such as the senior executive team, physicians, clinicians, and nurses. The organization must also have a significant amount of staff, which will dedicate his or her time to the project as well as provide resources needed to implement the system. The organization must keep...
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...A Literature Review “Privacy and Health Information Technology” Deborah Jones Dr. Udoh Udom Health Information Systems HAS 520 12/06/10 Introduction The increased use of health information technology (Health IT) is a common element of privacy of medical information. Proponents hope that the increased use of health IT will improve health outcomes for individual patients by facilitating the delivery of evidence-based care and reducing medical errors. Additionally, proponents hope that increasing information sharing among providers will better coordinate care within and across health care settings. Health IT facilitates the creation of a comprehensive health record that can move with an individual over his or her lifetime, in contrast to the fragmented records that exist today. Further, health IT is promoted as a critical tool for improving population health by allowing for the more efficient gathering of data regarding the effectiveness of certain treatments. Finally, health IT is also expected to help decrease health costs by reducing the duplication of services and the delivery of unnecessary or inappropriate care. This paper examines some of the “gaps” in privacy protections that arise out of the current federal health privacy standard, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the main federal law which governs the use and disclosure of health information. Additionally, it puts forth a range of possible solutions, accompanied by...
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...June 25, 1963 in the assembly hall at Paulskirche in Frankfurt, Germany said: "For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." Health care technology has come a long way from the past, the present, and is definitely moving on into the future. It seems that only yesterday many of our parents were watching the "Six million dollar man" and "Bionic Woman" on television and "Robocop" on the big screen with all this innovative medical technology leaving them in total awe. For the younger generation there is the futuristic equipment used by Dr. "Bones" McCoy in the Star Trek TV series and movies. Little did those who watched the films and TV shows then, know that all of these "ahead of its time paraphernalia" would soon become part of their everyday lives. Future of Health Care Technology Advancement in health care technology is moving at a very fast pace in the world today and there are no signs that in the future it would slow down. Computers have provided technological advancements in every field, but in the field of medicine, this advancement has been very noticeable. Many have been witness to the numerous changes in health care technology in the last decades. Patients have noticed how with special software now available used to create and maintain paperless medical records has allowed for the immediate access to all their medical history. In the office this special...
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...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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...Health care is an information-intensive service. Automation and the use of technology provide an effective and efficient means to manage the large volumes of data and information with knowledge and wisdom (Englebardt & Nelson, 2002). With access to patient information electronically patient care has improved. Health care workers can retrieve information faster, thus reducing the risk of medication errors such as overmedicating, drug-to-drug interaction, or missed drug allergies. Another benefit of electronic documentation is legible documentation from physicians. The nurses no longer need to huddle to interpret written orders by physicians. Electronic documentation provides better storage of medical records and reduces the use of paper, thus improving the ecosystem. Electronic charting allows multiple health care workers to document, access, or enter orders on the patient at the same time. Unlike the times of old when paper charting existed, only one person could have access to the medical document. A look back at the advancement of modern medicine over the past 20 years is breathtaking. Who could have foreseen the introduction of computerized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, laparoscopic surgery with fiber optics, Teflon arterial graphs, or the numerous pharmaceutical treatments for previously incurable diseases (Chaiken, 1994)? Technology creates more proficient and effective health care delivery system through reducing time and effort required by health care...
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