Question

Select one of the following types of healthcare technology: Tele-health, or, Health Information exchange and create a persuasive argument as to the benefits of this technology for patients and the practice.

Create a PowerPoint presentation.

Presentation is 10–12 slides in length.

Use of the speaker’s notes area contains detailed information, while the slides appear uncluttered.

Your presentation should include:

An overview including a detailed description of the healthcare technology and why this particular technology is a good business decision.

An explanation of why the selected technology facilitates effective communication.

A suggested timeline for implementation.

One slide should be dedicated to a visual representation the workflow/communication process using your selected technology.

Answer 1

Health care technology: Health Information Exchange

Description of the health care technology: Health Information Exchange ( HIE)

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Health Information Exchange( HIE)

It is the exchange of health care data through electronic equipments within a health care facility, region or state. Even HIE can be  nationally or internationally.

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Types of HIE

1. Decentralized

2. Centralized

3. Combined

( Notes: Decentralised HIE facilitates the healthcare data exchange between various health care providers and users , when they need it. This system is connected with each other, but there is no master data base. While Centralised have a single data base as master one and the providers and the organization will have the complete control over it and they can download the data whenever they need it. Combined have the advantages of both)

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Benefits

For Health care providers ( a good business decision)

* Enhance speed and quality of patient care

* Avoid duplication of work such as admission and testing

* It helps to avoid the unpleasant medication reaction such as allegic reaction to a medicine

Slide 4

* Helps the health care provider to coordinate patient care effectively

* Helps the physician in diagnosis by getting the information about past history and present medical history of the client.

* Reduce the cost of ink and paper

Slide 5

Benefits for Patient

* facilitate proper access to their health data

* Ensure the increased quality and safety of the client

* ensure continuity of cate

* Helps to avoid duplication of care

* cost effective

( Notes:client does not need to carry his health care file from doctor to doctor and department to department, they can manage their data, edit it if any corrections are present. HIE helps in decreasing medication errors)

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HIE and communication

* HIE ensures effective communication between health care providers and clients.

* It is an efficient and safe way of handling the information of the client

* It helps to the speedy process of bill generation , admission and other administrative related work in a heath care facility.

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* It helps in easy identification of mistakes in the data entry and correction

* query based exchange helps in any enquiry related clent's health information.

Slide 8

work flow in HIE

Three forms of exchange of health care data

* exchange between care providers within a facility

* exchange between health care providers from different organisation on request

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* consumer mediated exchange

Notes( Consumer mediated exchange helps the client to control their health care data by regulating the health care data access by other providers and by finding out the mistakes in billing or medical information)