1. 1. Nursing Informatics Monmouth University Elyse Tully Advantages of TeleHealth
2. 2. What is an Telehealthcare Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patients health status.
3. 3. Advantages of Telehealth Streamlines patient care by allow practitioners access to health care records rapildly ( Teleradiology, Telepathology) Assists with the nursing shortage in our country Treat the growing elderly population in the United States Monitor chronic diseases from the patients home Cost saving by filling gaps in healthcare system
4. 4. Collaboration Health care providers must collaborate to provide seamless care of patients Physicians Nurse Practitioners Physicians Assistants Registered Nurse
5. 5. Communication
6. 6. Improved Outcomes Healthcare Providers that utilize telehealth have better outcomes for the patients Expert Consults can be preformed instantly Use in Emergent Cases Specialists can use real time video to asses patients Transmitting Images for diagnosis Transmit clinical data for diagnosis or disease management
7. 7. Consulting Specialists Robotics can be used for real time clinic specialists for expert consultations from a distance
8. 8. Home Care Telehealth can provide an advantage in the homecare setting. Remote monitoring devices can capture and transmit biometric data. Such as tele-electroencephalogram device can monitor the electrical activity of a pateitns brain and transmit data to a specialist.
9. 9. Cost Saving Implemented Tele-Health technologies combats rising health care costs : In rural settings Healthcare worker shortages In specialized setting such as ICUs
10. 10. Nursing role Nurses play an integral role is the management of tele-healthcare Nurses must understand how to work technologies to help implement tele-medicine