HealthCareTechnologies

HealthCareTechnologies AnnotatedBibliography WesternGovernorsUniversity NorwichUniversity.(2017).SixEmergingHealthcareTechnologiesforLeadersinNursing.SixEmergingHealthcareTechnologiesforLeadersinNursing|NorwichUniversityOnline InthisarticleNorwhichUniversitydiscussissixemergenthealthcaretechnologiesfor leadersinnursing.Thesetechnologieshavedecreasedtheworkloadfornursesand improvedoverallhealthcareofpatients.Thewidespreaduseofelectronichealthrecords (EHRs)hascreatedanimmediateresourceforhealthcareproviders.Mobile communicationsystem,whichallowsstafftocommunicateinrealtimeonatwo-way,in- housesystemdecreasedwaittimesforservicesandimprovepatients’experienceand overalllevelofcare.Patient-generatedhealthdataofferedadeeperunderstandingabouta patient’scondition;moreaccurate,clinicallyrelevantpatientinformation;andinsightinto apatient’shomehealthandclinicalcareneeds.Real-timelocationsystems(RTLSs)solve indoortrackingissues,allowinghospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilitiestoimmediately locatepatientsandmedicalequipmentanywhereoncampus.Nurseeducationsoftware advancementsallowonlinecontinuededucationthatmeetstheneedsofseasonednurses aswellasthenewgraduatenurse.Byutilizingthesetechnologies,nursesandhealthcare professionalscanimprovepatients’experiencesandhelpprovidethebestcarepossible.AvantHealthcare.(2019)HowTechnologyisImpactingNursingPracticein2020 HowTechnologyisImpactingNursingPracticein2020(avanthealthcare.com) Inthisarticletheauthorspeaksofhowtechnologyhasimprovedpatientsatisfaction.Improveaccessibility,thepatientcanreceiveimmediateresultsofanytestcompletedby viewingtheirmedicalrecordonline.Decreaseinhumanerror,approximately83%of

nurseslikethechangetoelectroniccharting.Technologyhashadapositiveimpactand thenursingshortage.Telehealthalsoprovidesnursestheopportunitytoreach geographicalareasthatareidentifiedashavinghealthprofessionalshortages.Onthe downsideImprovedtechnologycanthreatentoreplacepersontopersoninteraction betweennurseandpatient.Generationaldividemaybebabyboomersareperceivedtobe lesscomputersavvy.thenewtechnologymaycausethesenursestoretire.Another downsidetotechnologyisdataandsecuritythreats.Cybercrimesforhospitalsarenot uncommonaspatientprofiledatacanbesoldontheblackmarket.Ifaninexperienced employeeaccidentallyclicksonmalware,awholeEHRsystemmaybeatriskofbeing compromised.Whiletheremaybedrawbackstoadvancedtechnologiesthesearethe waveofthefuture.Joy,Kevin.(2019)FiveTechTrends&Theirimplicationsin2020 HealthcareTechnology:5TechTrends&TheirImplicationsin2020(healthtechmagazine.net) TheseFivetrendswillimprovepatientcarealsoenhancepatientsownmonitoringoftheir health.Wearableswillbringdeepdatainsightsandchallenges.Doctorsandclinicians willhaveimmediatefeedbackfromsmartwatchesandotherwearables.Whilethis informationwillbecriticalforpatientcare,cliniciansdecidewhatisimportant informationandwhatisnot.Thisgivesthepatientbenefitsofmonitoringtheirhealthit alsogivescliniciansanoverwhelmingamountofinformationnotusefulintreatment.Artificialintelligencewillenhancediagnosis,process,andsecurity.Thiswillsendoutan alertifthesystemhasbeencompromised.Italsohelpswithdiagnosisofdisease processesalongwithdevelopingalgorithmsfortreatments.Telehealthwillwidenthe reachandscopeofcare.Currentlyphysiciansandcliniciansusetelehealthtoreach patienceinoutlyingareas.Telehealthiswidelyusedwithinthehospitalsettingwhena

providerisatanotherfacility.Usingtelehealth,thepatientwillreceiveimmediatecare andnothaveadelayintreatment.Virtualrealitywillplayagreaterroleinpatientcare.Thisimagerywillenhancethetreatmentofpatience.Aphysicianwillhaveavirtual viewofatumororotherinfectiousprocesswhichwillinevitablyaideintreatment.With virtualrealityaphysicianmaybeabletoseeinsidethelifeofanAlzheimer'spatient.A physicianmayhavetheopportunitytoseeadiseaseprocessbeforeithaslifethreatening outcomes.Althoughsomephysiciansfeelthisissciencefictionitwillbecomeareality.5GwillprovidefasterInternetspeedanddownloadingcapabilities.Thispowerful networkwillbecrucialfortransmittinglargemedicalimages,andforsupporting telehealthinitiativesandremotepatientmonitoringtools.HealthyPeople,(2020).HealthCommunicationandHealthInformationTechnology HealthCommunicationandHealthInformationTechnology|HealthyPeople2020 Ideasabouthealthandbehaviorsareshapedbythecommunication,information,andtechnology thatpeopleinteractwitheveryday.Healthcommunicationandhealthinformationtechnology(IT) arecentraltohealthcare,publichealth,andthewayoursocietyviewshealth.Theseprocessesmake upthewaysandthecontextinwhichprofessionalsandthepublicsearchfor,understand,anduse healthinformation,significantlyimpactingtheirhealth decisionsandactions.Intheupcomingdecadethespeed,scope,andscaleofadoptionof healthITwillonlyincrease.Socialmediaanemergingtechnologywellblurtheline betweenexpertandpeerhealthinformation.Monitoringandassessingtheimpactofthese onpublichealthwillbechallenging.Thesystemswillhelpincollectingdatatobetter understandtheeffectsofHealthCommunicationandhealthITinourpopulation.