Topic 1:
The Internet and eHealth has taken healthcare to a whole new level,
especially during the pandemic. The internet has made us more aware and
paranoid at the same time. We run to the internet for everything and the
diagnosis is always cancer. The internet has forced some people to visit the
doctor more than they previously would have and made others more comfortable.
Internet health information has enhanced patient confidence in dealing with
physicians, better health choices and decision making, improved understanding of
health conditions, and improved communication with physicians (Hong & Turvey,
2015). a
I would like to believe that no one's life is as chaotic as mine, but I know
that’s not true. Imagine your pharmacy not receiving your prescriptions and
having to call over to your doctor's office to ask for them to be sent again. Well,
that is what I did not have to do one Saturday. I sent my doctor a message via
my patient portal(a form of eHealth). A few hours later I received a message
back from her, and my script was ready before I was done running errands. Now
working in the healthcare field for many years I know that this will not always
happen, but I would rather send a message than sit on the phone talking to a
person at a call center who will send the same message I could have sent.
Another form of eHealth in my example is electronic prescriptions, which I believe
is the best thing since sliced bread. E-Prescribing is a prescriber's ability to
electronically send an accurate, error-free, and understandable prescription
directly to a pharmacy from the point of care - is an important element in
improving the quality of patient care (E-Prescribing, n.d.). E-Prescribing also cuts
down on prescription forgery.
Topic 2:
Although each area is important, safety would be the most important area to
focus on me. I say this because overall the safety of the product should be the
main concern. For example, the Johnson and Johnson vaccine release date
continued to be pushed back after Pfizer and Moderna were released. There were
rumors that the vaccine was not ready, but it was released. Shortly after the FDA
recalled the vaccine to undergo a further investigation into the cause of blood
clots. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a federal agency under the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for ensuring the
safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices (What We Do | FDA,
2018). In addition to working with manufacturers to recall problematic products
and collecting reports on adverse events—injuries or side effects caused by
drugs, devices, and vaccines (Llamas, n.d.). Even though the FDA is supposed to
ensure safety, we have seen things recalled once someone's life has been
affected, so this is why safety should be the main focus.
References
E-Prescribing. (n.d.). CMS. Retrieved April 16, 2022, from
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/E-Health/Eprescribing
Hong, T., & Turvey, C. (2015, June 11). The Impact of Internet Health Information
on Patient Compliance: A Research Model and an Empirical Study. NCBI.
Retrieved April 16, 2022, from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526934/
Hong, T., & Turvey, C. (2015, June 11). The Impact of Internet Health Information on
Patient Compliance: A Research Model and an Empirical Study. NCBI. Retrieved April
16, 2022, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4526934/
Llamas, M. (n.d.). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Safety Guidelines. Drugwatch.
Retrieved April 16, 2022, from https://www.drugwatch.com/fda/
What We Do | FDA. (2018, March 28). US Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved
April 16, 2022, from https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/what-we-do
