Question

In both your work setting and your life, you are experiencing the future of healthcare informatics accelerating at a rapid pace.

In your work setting, which future trends are likely to have the largest effect on patient care and related information systems?

Compare and contrast the terms of EHR directions and personal Healthcare informatics. Where do they overlap and where do they differ?

Describe how nanomaterials might affect your own life in the near future. Consider the consumer products you use and your role in health care.

Answer 1

1. FUTURE TRENDS : a)MORE PATIENTS: The number of patients arriving at age 65 will increase dramatically and more patients will be living longer. The ability to treat patients with chronic diseases is clearly lengthening their lives. b)MORE TECHNOLOGY: Knowledge of risks will increase the ability of other technology to extend life. Electronic technology will also improve its efficiency. c)MORE INFORMATION: As the technology improves, the information deriving from patient care also increases with the help of high quality internet access. It also helps in developing better information on severity of diseases. d)DIFFERENT DELIVERY MODEL: Achieving the better outcomes. The number of patients will lead to a great demand to practitioners with a modified care model. e) NEW INNOVATION: Developing best care delivery models for patients to common diseases by practitioners by developing new strategies. f) INCREASE IN COST: Efficient billing,reduce waste of money on tests and procedures and more efficient care models will be made available with technology for care of patients. g)LESS PAY FOR PROVIDERS: All providers are being paid with same amount (government and private). h) NEED FOR A HEALTHCARE REFORM: There would be a widening gap between what cab be afforded and available. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND PERSONAL HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS : 1. Used communication technologies to support and improve medical records. 2.Healthcare organizations help them to acquire patient related information from various sources. 3. It is used by healthcare providers. 4. helps to maintain a patient's health data over time. 5.also helps to get patient summaries, reports, data entry, and decision support across healthcare settings. PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS: 1. Self-monitoring technologies. 2.helps the patient to connect more with their health data. 3.use technological applications to manage and share their medical data. 4.the primary consumers are patient's. 5.it facilitates faster and better communication between the patient and their providers. NANOMATERIAL CHANGES IN NEAR FUTURE: a) most sunscreen lotions made from nanopracticles absorbs more dangerous ultraviolet lights from the skin. b)massive fabrication of nanomaterials have a toxic effect on humans and to the environment. c) nanomaterials reaching in the land contaminate soil. d) nanomaterials in the outdoor and indoor enters in to the human respiratory system and causes asthma and other respiratory syndrome.