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Purpose and Use of Telehealth Technology
Telehealth is there to improve communication between patients and the healthcare providers especially those in home-based care.
Telehealth technology facilitate the expansion of access to care for patients in the rural areas by reducing the challenges of traveling for a specialty care (Martinez, 2020).
Telehealth technology is there to improve the follow-up and monitoring of patients conditions for a timely interventions.
Telehealth has the potential to assist existing healthcare systems, organizations, and clinicians in both increasing access to and enhancing the quality of healthcare in remote areas. The use of telehealth in rural locations to provide and help with the provision of healthcare services has the potential to lessen or minimize the difficulties and burdens that patients face, such as transportation issues that are associated with going for specialty care (Martinez, 2020). In addition, telehealth has the potential to enhance monitoring, response times, and communication within the healthcare system.
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Benefits of Telehealth Technology
Improves the access to care for the patients.
It lowers the costs of care for the patients through the reduction of overhead costs(Martinez, 2020).
Telehealth technology is beneficial because it promotes a preventive care.
There is evidence from some studies to imply that patients who use telehealth spend less time in hospitals, which results in cost savings. Additionally, reducing the amount of time spent commuting might result in cost savings in areas such as transportation and child care. Access to medical care is facilitated for individuals with impairments by the use of telehealth (Martinez, 2020). Access can also be improved for other groups of individuals, such as persons who are geographically isolated, people who are incarcerated, and older folks. People may find it simpler to have access to preventative treatment, which is beneficial to their health in the long run, with the help of telehealth. This is especially true for individuals who face financial obstacles or geographical obstacles in their pursuit of adequate medical treatment.
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Risk of Telehealth
Telehealth has risks as its weaknesses and this include privacy risks for the patients, providers and insurance providers.
The technology increases the risk of cyberattacks that is likely to expose the personal identifiable data and also health data (Flisk, 2022).
The general security of sensitive data, such as medical records and identifying information, is at danger wherever IT systems are involved. Since HIPAA and other healthcare-specific privacy rules govern tele-health, this is even more critical. Policy management requires the organization in charge of the system to make certain it is using the most up-to-date security measures. An inherent risk is involved with the introduction of any new technology (Flisk, 2022). Though telemedicine's hardware and software enable it, they might also pose unknown risks to the procedure. It's important to keep up with the latest technological advancements and to keep up with routine maintenance. With the help of risk managers, a health care company can establish a service schedule that meets the needs of patients.
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Requirements for Successful Deployment
The requirements include having the resources needed that include the hardware, internet connection, software and human resource.
The other requirement is the training of the patients, family and the healthcare providers for a better service delivery.
The training will involving learning on how to use the technology in helping the patients in managing a condition and also communicate with them effectively (Abel, 2018).
Patients' safety and education are just a few of the issues that will be addressed during this course's instruction. The quality of patient education delivered during the implementation phase is critical to the effectiveness of telehealth. Patients must be made aware of the services that are available to them and the procedures involved in obtaining those services. It is up to the physician to decide if a physical appointment is in the patient's best interest or not (Abel, 2018). For this program to be a success, effective verbal communication will be essential. In order to deal with patients who have difficulty communicating in this area, healthcare providers will be given instruction. A face-to-face encounter would be ideal in this circumstance. As part of the deployment, burst training is critical. Computers, mobile devices, digital assessment tools, and tele monitoring technologies will be the primary means by which nurses learn to work in virtual environments.
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Patient Confidentiality and Privacy
Telehealth is considered a safe and secure way of communicating and connecting with the physician just like face-to-face channel and helps in improving appointments without geographical barriers.
The technology is protected by the privacy rules and adheres to the HIPAA provisions of confidentiality, availability and integrity of the data(Wantuck, 2020).
Using telehealth, you can communicate with your doctor via the internet in a safe and secure manner. Your telehealth visits, messages, and information are secured by the same privacy rules as in-person care. Health care providers and patients can now communicate via a variety of electronic devices, including computers, tablets, and smartphones (Wantuck, 2020). Health care practitioners frequently use secure patient portals to communicate with patients via secure messaging, phone, and video conferencing. Medical professionals can now use popular video chat services for telehealth care as a result of policy reforms made during the COVID-19 health emergency.
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Assessment of Telehealth Effectiveness
The assessment that is conducted include measuring the time taken between the request for consultation by the patient and the receipt of the service from the provider (Lurie & Carr, 2018).
The extend of integration of the technology in the healthcare industry demonstrate the effectiveness.
Assessment of the users ability to use the technology.
Effectiveness of the use of telehealth technology is determined by the time taken by the patient to receive the consultancy services where the shorter the time it takes the most effective the technology is helping in the service delivery. There is also the integration extend of the technology in the healthcare industry that is measured and when more hospitals and healthcare facilities adopting the telehealth technology is an indication that it works accordingly. Usability also measure effectiveness because there is no value of developing a technology that is difficult to use and a simple and customer-friendly technology increases effectiveness,.
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Ongoing Training
The ongoing training for the telehealth directed towards the nursing staff is to communicate effectively with the patients.
The training prepares the nurses and patients to adopt the technology and receive the healthcare services and consultation (Wantuck, 2020).
The training include understanding how to use telehealth in offering services by nurses and minimize cybersecurity risks that might interfere with the privacy and confidentiality of patient data.
The continual training for the telehealth system that is given to the nursing staff is geared toward improving their ability to communicate clearly and concisely with the patients. Through the training, both the nurses and the patients are prepared to utilize the new technology and to get healthcare services and counseling. As part of the training, participants will gain an awareness of how nurses can make use of telehealth to provide services to patients and how to limit the dangers posed by cybersecurity threats to the patients' right to privacy and confidentiality of their data.
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Technical Support for Nurse Training
Telehealth is considered value based approach that will improve the hospital setting through better services through online interactions with physicians (Abel, 2018).
The technical support for nurse training involves the hospital executive management offering quality and updates computer hardware, best software and internet connection.
There is also the need to reward and use incentives for better training of the nurses for a better service delivery.
It is believed that telehealth, a value-based approach, will enhance the hospital environment by allowing for better services to be provided via online interactions with medical professionals. The executive administration of the hospital is responsible for providing the quality and up-to-date computer hardware, the best software, and an internet connection as part of the technical assistance for nurse training. In order to provide superior care, it is necessary to provide rewards and motivations to nurses in order to improve their educational opportunities (Abel, 2018).
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Communication and convincing Staff
Telehealth is worth investing in the hospital environment because it promotes the access to quality healthcare.
The technology also promote the home based care that makes the hospitals less congested especially by chronic illness patients that require monitoring and follow-up (Lurie & Carr, 2018).
Having the technology is a blessing especially for those in rural areas that accesses healthcare services without geographical limitations between the patient and doctor.
Because it increases patients' access to high-quality medical treatment, telehealth is an area of hospital care that warrants financial investment. Additionally, technology helps to promote home-based care, which reduces the burden placed on hospitals by patients with chronic illnesses who need ongoing monitoring and treatment. The availability of technology is a benefit in general, but it is especially beneficial for people living in rural locations since it allows them to obtain medical services regardless of the distance that separates them from their doctors (Lurie & Carr, 2018).
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Conclusion
Telehealth technology is worth investing in the hospital setting for quality care through improved communication and follow-up.
Possibility of attending to patients in rural areas become success by eliminating the geographical barrier (Abel, 2018).
Telehealth is a technology that is good for patients and also healthcare providers because it built flexibility where patients receives consultancy services using their phones or computers. The approach ensure that there is a follow-up in the form of care to achieve success.
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References
Abel, R. (2018). MaineHealth: Development, Implementation, and Success in Telehealth for Home Care. Telehealth and Medicine Today, 2(5). https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v2.32
Lurie, N., & Carr, B. G. (2018). The role of telehealth in the medical response to disasters. JAMA Internal Medicine, 178(6), 745-746.
