Patient Management and the Changing Face of Healthcare
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Health IT focus on Remote Monitoring and TelemedicinePatient Management and the changing face of health care; how will health care IT help change and/or shape this model? by ANANYAA BADARI NARAYANA | | A b s t r a c tThe premise of this paper will be to examine the state of technology (how far has it come, how it has changed/shaped the delivery of health care in the United States and how much further it is slated to grow), its utilization (what are the constraints from a policy, infrastructure, and skills standpoint), and a conclusion on what needs to be the role of key stakeholders in leveraging IT increasingly and effectively. | | Ananyaa is a Graduate student of Health Informatics at Northeastern University. Her e-mail address is badarinarayana.a@husky.neu.edu. | |
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The American health care system has been a victim to some key issues like quality of care, access and cost effectiveness. The emergence of modern day technology and communication mechanisms like the internet, smart phones, cell phones and the computers have truly revolutionized the way people communicate, exchange and seek information. The digital information age created by health care informatics has made medical information accessible to people at a timely and efficient manner. Advanced data transfer and compression technologies have made telemedicine, which entails the transmission of audio/video and still images of patients a reality.(Perednia DA, 1995)
While this health IT initiative has proven advantageous over the traditional paper-and-pencil system, health care IT soothsayers predict that this wave of revolution could positively alter the current model of health care delivery in industrialized nations like the United States and the world over. (Balch & Tichenor, 1997)
(Organization, 2010)
Telemedicine bridges the gap between the health
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Health IT focus on Remote Monitoring and TelemedicinePatient Management and the changing face of health care; how will health care IT help change and/or shape this model? by ANANYAA BADARI NARAYANA | | A b s t r a c tThe premise of this paper will be to examine the state of technology (how far has it come, how it has changed/shaped the delivery of health care in the United States and how much further it is slated to grow), its utilization (what are the constraints from a policy, infrastructure, and skills standpoint), and a conclusion on what needs to be the role of key stakeholders in leveraging IT increasingly and effectively. | | Ananyaa is a Graduate student of Health Informatics at Northeastern University. Her e-mail address is badarinarayana.a@husky.neu.edu. | |
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I n t r o d u c t i o n
The American health care system has been a victim to some key issues like quality of care, access and cost effectiveness. The emergence of modern day technology and communication mechanisms like the internet, smart phones, cell phones and the computers have truly revolutionized the way people communicate, exchange and seek information. The digital information age created by health care informatics has made medical information accessible to people at a timely and efficient manner. Advanced data transfer and compression technologies have made telemedicine, which entails the transmission of audio/video and still images of patients a reality.(Perednia DA, 1995)
While this health IT initiative has proven advantageous over the traditional paper-and-pencil system, health care IT soothsayers predict that this wave of revolution could positively alter the current model of health care delivery in industrialized nations like the United States and the world over. (Balch & Tichenor, 1997)
(Organization, 2010)
Telemedicine bridges the gap between the health
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