Health information technologies have significantly transformed the provision of nursing and health care in the modern world. Healthcare organizations continually explore technologies that will enable them to achieve outcomes in care such as quality, efficiency, and safety. The selection of healthcare technologies should always take into consideration their sustainability, relevance, and influence on the organizational needs. Evidence-based data can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the technologies prior to their adoption for use in healthcare. Therefore, this research paper explores a proposal of health information technology that should be adopted in the organization to achieve safety, efficiency, and quality in patient care.
The proposed project for adoption in the organization is the use of telehealth technology in the management of chronic diseases. Telehealth is a technology that entails the delivery of healthcare services as well as health education using remote technologies or digital communication technologies. Telehealth allows healthcare providers and patients to interact remotely for the effective management of their health problems (Olson et al., 2018). It includes the incorporation of technologies such as electronic transmission of information, live video conferencing, short messaging services, mhealth, and remote patient monitoring among others (Lurie & Carr, 2018). Telehealth technologies have been shown to be highly effective in the management of chronic illnesses.
Existing evidence shows that Telehealth can be used for the management of health problems that include asthma, obesity, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes. The technology enables healthcare providers to provide remote patient assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of treatment plans (Omboni et al., 2021; Parker et al., 2018). For example, activities such as medication reconciliation, scheduling hospital visits and appointment, medication refills, and patient education can be undertaken easily using telehealth. In addition, interdisciplinary care involving different healthcare professionals can be provided remotely with telehealth (Snoswell et al., 2021). Therefore, the enhanced use of telehealth technologies contribute to care outcomes such as increased safety, efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care to address the barriers to care in chronic disease management.
The proposed project of introducing the use of telehealth for chronic disease management will affect a number of stakeholders. One of them is the healthcare providers. Healthcare providers will have to incorporate telehealth technology into their routine patient care. They will have to engage in remote management of their patients suffering from chronic illnesses (Baum et al., 2021). They will also have to allocate time to providing coordinated care remotely to the patients. Nurses will also have to play the role of care coordinators. They have to ensure efficiency in patient care is achieved through well-coordinated activities involving healthcare providers from different specialties. Healthcare providers will also have to be competent on the use of health information technologies in patient care (Baum et al., 2021). They will have to be trained on the use of telehealth to optimize on its outcomes such as safety, quality and efficiency in patient care.
The proposed project will also affect patients with chronic illnesses. Patients will receive continuous care remotely for their chronic conditions. They will have to play a proactive role in the self-management of their health problems. They will also have to demonstrate competence in the use of health information technologies to enhance their health outcomes (Su et al., 2020). The senior management of the organization will also be affected. Accordingly, they will have to implement mechanisms that eliminate the possibility of increased workload for the healthcare providers involved in the provision of remote care through telehealth (Su et al., 2020). They will also have to come up with remuneration package for the involved healthcare providers. Information technology personnel in the organization will also be impacted. Accordingly, they will have to ensure the effective management and optimum functioning of the telehealth system. They will have to provide the healthcare givers the support that th
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