Module 3 Assignment

Assignment:

Telehealth and Beyond

Create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Use clear headings that allow your professor to know which bullet you are addressing on the slides in your presentation. Support your content with at least three (3) sources using APA citations throughout your presentation. Make sure to cite the sources using the APA writing style for the presentation. Include a slide for your references at the end. Follow best practices for PowerPoint presentations related to text size, color, images, effects, wordiness, and multimedia enhancements. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Describe the need for Telehealth services. Explain the difference between Synchronous Telehealth and Asynchronous Telehealth. Finally, offer your personal opinions related to this new mechanism for health care (first person narration can be used for this final part).

Find an article that discusses another new or upcoming technology change. Discuss the main points of the article related to the technology (remember to cite the article). Then explain how nursing will be directly impacted by this new technology listing one positive and one possible downside.

Title Slide (1 slide)

Objective Slide (1 slide)

Need for Telehealth services. (2-3 slides)

Difference between Synchronous Telehealth and Asynchronous Telehealth. (1-2 slides)

Personal opinions of Telehealth. (1-2 slides)

Article on new or upcoming technology change, with main points regarding technology. (remember to cite the article) (2-4 slides)

How nursing is impacted by this new technology. (2-3 slides)

References (1 slide)

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Telehealth and Beyond

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a critical need for patient care and has forced healthcare organizations to implement telehealth technologies at a rapid rate. Healthcare organizations have traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, but there are several lessons learned from COVID-19 that will be valuable in implementing effective telehealth programs beyond COVID-19

Telehealth (or telemedicine) has become an important tool for ensuring that patient care continues during the COVID-19 crisis.

Telehealth (or telemedicine) is a growing field that has become an important tool for ensuring that patient care continues during the COVID-19 crisis.

Telehealth is the use of technology to provide health care remotely. It can be used to provide remote consultations, diagnosis, and treatment; monitor patient health and well-being remotely; enhance communication between patients and providers; improve access to treatment and/or preventative services for those without an office visit; and more.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most healthcare organizations to implement telehealth technologies and platforms at a rapid rate

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most healthcare organizations to implement telehealth technologies and platforms at a rapid rate. As organizations try to address the needs of their patients, they realize that they need to be able to communicate with them remotely. This is especially true when dealing with life-threatening illnesses or injuries.

The increased use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) by medical professionals has resulted in an exponential increase in demand for this technology over the past few years.

Healthcare organizations have traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies.

Healthcare organizations have traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies. Most healthcare providers are still struggling with the transition from paper-based records to electronic health records (EHRs). This is due in part to the fact that EHRs were not designed for use by clinicians or other staff members, who often need access to more detailed information about their patients than can be found on an EHR’s limited screen size.

The use of telehealth services has had a similar effect on hospitals’ adoption rates; although it’s easy enough for doctors and nurses at remote locations like airports or emergency rooms, there needs to be more training before they can effectively use telemedicine tools effectively—and there aren’t many places where this kind of training occurs regularly outside of medical schools themselves!

There are various challenges in successfully implementing telehealth

The above challenges are just the tip of the iceberg. Telehealth also faces challenges related to patient privacy, security and trust; provider liability; reimbursement; interoperability and connectivity.

Physicians and other healthcare providers want to reduce the number of patients who need to come into the hospital or office.

Physicians and other healthcare providers want to reduce the number of patients who need to come into the hospital or office. They also want their patients and clients to be able to contact them at any time, regardless of whether they’re on site or not. Telehealth can help meet these needs by allowing practitioners who are working remotely from home, for example, access their practice management software which includes scheduling capabilities.

Achieving the benefits of telehealth requires a change in how care is delivered and reimbursed, not just a change in technology.

If you are a provider and you want to provide telehealth services, there are several steps that need to be taken before you can start offering them. First, it is important to understand what telehealth is and how it can benefit your patients and yourself as a provider. Second, it’s important for payers (insurers) and providers alike to understand what reimbursement issues exist when it comes to using video conferencing technology in healthcare settings.

Finally, if both parties agree on the value proposition of providing video conferencing services then they should work together toward finding solutions that make sense for each party involved in this type of relationship.

There are several lessons learned from COVID-19 that will be valuable in implementing effective telehealth programs beyond COVID-19,

There are several lessons learned from COVID-19 that will be valuable in implementing effective telehealth programs beyond COVID-19.

• Patient engagement is an important element of telehealth, and it’s critical to make sure patients are engaged as participants in their own care. Patients should be able to participate in online activities like voting on treatment options and monitoring their health status through remote tools like Fitbit or Apple Watch. They should also have access to real-time information about what doctors are saying during discussions with them over video chat so they can ask questions if something isn’t clear or feel comfortable enough to speak up if there’s something else going on that doesn’t seem right.*

• A good business case needs to be made for using technology for better quality of life or reduced costs related directly (or indirectly) with certain therapies such as cancer treatments where costs per patient can be high due mostly because these types of procedures require highly specialized equipment which isn’t always affordable without insurance coverage from an employer/society.*

• Interoperability between systems such as electronic medical records (EMR), pharmacy systems etcetera is critical when it comes down making sure patients get access whenever possible no matter where they live within our country; however this does not mean simply relying solely on one vendor but rather working closely together across sectors including private practices / hospitals etcetera – hence why we encourage companies who want us involved specifically looking into how best practices could apply across different settings such as those listed above!

Conclusion

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic is over and most healthcare organizations have been able to return to their normal operations, it is time for them to focus on implementing effective telehealth programs. This could be a valuable opportunity for both physicians and other healthcare providers as well as patients who want more convenient access to care.