Patients use e-mails to communicate with their providers for many reasons such as, lab results, prescription refills, schedule appointments, and any question about a follow-up and medical condition. There are some concerns regarding e-mails, but these concerns do not stop patients from taking advantage of this form of communication. RE-mailing in health care has advantages for patients, like, convenience, access to care, patient satisfaction, and quality care. This interaction between patient and provider can be done without a schedule
Forms of communication Text messages are a type of written communication where messages are sent over mobile phones and are received instantly; formal and informal communication can be used when texting people. In Health and Social care, companies such as doctor’s surgeries use text messages to remind service users about upcoming appointments that they may have. Written communication is a type of communication where messages or notices are written by hand or typed by computer. This type of communication is used in many forms such as letters or posters etc. An example of when written communication is used in Health and Social care is when a care home may send an email to a hospital when transferring information about a patient/service user through multi-agency working.
This gives a more efficient way to get information about a patients for quality care purposes. The applicable interoperability of EHRs can save time and money, if successfully implemented. Some negative things with this type of health information technology (HIT) is that it is computerized driven format things get lost or stolen. Another probability is that not all the information was correctly inputted in the system and that can lead to several issues like mismanagement of medication or even death. It seems that the benefits for implementing a health records structure outweigh the negative aspects.
There are several things that can be offered to the patient via the internet however the first thing that needs to be addressed is the handling of protected health information. We must utilize a method that that controls who can log in and what information can be utilized. A registration somewhat like those used in online banking seems the nest fit for our purposes only instead of banking information it would be medical information such as upcoming appointments, account balances, medication refill requests, appointment requests, and labs and testing as well as access to their
This amount is extremely high and if more money is spent towards technology to offer less evasive surgeries and procedures the recovery time for patients may shorten and the cost of hospital stays could decrease. This brings the question if enough money is being spent on keeping individuals healthy and offering preventative care in order to keep individuals out of the hospital all
These include increased utilization of tests, reduction in the staff resources devoted to patients management reduced costs relating to supplies needed to maintain paper files, decreased transcription costs, and the costs relating to chart pull. Electronic health records save space. Instead of using huge paper files on patients, all records are kept on computer files. Therefore, it reduces the physical space which these paper files would have been stored. Another advantage is the accessibility of the records.
Based on the information presented in this paper, EHRs can be beneficial to the healthcare industry by saving money and reducing errors but also can benefit the patient by having the doctors and hospitals they go to be more efficient, convenient, and allows the caregiver to spend more time with the patient instead of updating paperwork. With the ease of new software in development, healthcare facilities will train properly and quickly so they are not losing focus on the patient. Cost may be a major factor now why the healthcare industry has not already embraced this technology but that will soon change with the new incentive programs coming in the near future. By 2014, these incentives will be in place and the healthcare industry will grow in the 21st
Ways an Organization Shares Knowledge Oyuki Dominguez HCS/325 June 5, 2012 Ways Organization Shares Knowledge In healthcare organizations there are many ways in providing information and documentation to other departments as well as outside vendors. Within an organization there is electronic mail, instant messaging, placing documentation in shared drives. When an organization has to deal with outside companies and vendors there is email, secured websites and special programs to communicate highly confidential information. Within our facility we have shared drives were employee’s place documentation and other departments can pick up. We indicate in an email or instant message where the documentation is located and there that
“Electronic health records facilitate greater access to the information providers need to diagnose health problems earlier and improve the health outcomes of their patients. Electronic health records also allow information to be shared more easily among doctors' offices, hospitals, and across health systems, leading to better coordination of care.” (Meaningful Use, 2013) The last benefit of EMR, as outlined by Menaingful Use, is patient empowerment. This is perhaps the most revolutionary part of the law. Today’s health care landscape does not give a lot of power to the patient but this is going to change sooner than later. “Electronic health records will help empower patients to take
This is where pagers came in to the technology communication system, which is main device to properly contact or reach someone on the first try. A pager is a device that sends a small message between the physicians for emergencies. This device is used in the lab, emergencies room or even pharmacies. Pagers are quick, easy, and efficient when getting a message across. Staff can get where they need to be whether it is the patient’s