Question

Mrs. Smith is 82 years old and is diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. Her two children live in California, while she lives in North Carolina in a small family home on 10 acres of land in the blue ridge mountains. Mrs. Smith in the hospital four times in the last year due to congestive heart failure. As her eyesight and mobility get worse with age, she has found it a challenge to stay on her medical plan and and to do her shopping for the right foods she knows she should be eating. Mrs. Smith health plan, purple cross of north Carolina, assigned a nurse case manager to address her situation. purple cross provided a digital scale and a remote monitoring device that recorded Mrs. Smith condition every day by uploading her weight and transmitting the answers to a series of questions on a touch screen kiosk. The case manager also coordinated delivery of meals on wheels, providing low-sodium, diabetic-compliant dinners to Mrs. Smith on an ongoing basis. The case manager calls Mrs. Smith twice a week, taking the time to educate her about her medication, her activities, and the disease-specific elements that will keep her healthy and out of the hospital. when the case manager identifies that Mrs. Smith can no longer organize her daily medications, a digital medication dispenser will be preloaded with Mrs. Smith's medication and will issue a subtle doorbell tone when it is time to take them. with the combination of remote and real-time (telephonic) support persons and technologies, Mrs. Smith can remain in her home and avoid further inpatient admissions.
Directions: to complete this assignment, read the case study above. Assume the role as the public relations director for Purple cross of North Carolina.
the CEO directs you to interview the telehealth director regarding the use of telehealth with Mrs. Smith. The CEO directs you to create one thought-provoking question for each of the following topics.
1). meeting the health needs of mrs. Smith
2). decision making process for technology selected for Mrs. Smith
3). Benefit and risks in using telehealth technology for Mrs. Smith
4). cost and staff involved in using telehealth technology for Mrs. Smith.
your questions must be original, not simply rephrase the topic or from the text book.
for each question, the CEO requires that you provide your rationale. Describe how the question will yield a thorough response, and not simply a yes or no answer.

Answer 1

1.How Mrs.Smith's daily requirements are met?

This helps to identify whether the activity of daily living or met or unmet.What type of services are provided to meet the patient's needs and how it is implemented.

2.How does Mrs.Smith able to use the technology?

This helps to figure out whether the old women is able to use the technology or not .If she spouses it the records will be clear and update and services provided accordingly as per the request.

3.The benefits of using TeleHealth are

• Available 24×7 hours
• Easy access
• Can get help at any time
• Can have a direct conversation with the healthcare professionals in case of any problems and solve them
• It can prevent or reduce the costs, travel of the patient to healthcare sector when ill
• Immediate help can be gained

The disadvantages are

• In case of any technical issues it cannot be used
• Needs an internet connection, loss of connection can lead to loss in continuity of care
• Problem with eyesight can make it difficult to use the technology

4.Does the patient has any insurance ?

This enable how the cost for services are received by the organization. Along with this the number of visits pay,service rendered ,reimbursement, etc.m can be known.