Question

Reflect on the use of a patient-centered medical home model or a telehealth system.  

Consider two or more of the following: features, benefits, barriers, clinical outcomes, operational efficiencies, and health care costs related to the use of a patient-centered medical home or a telehealth system. 

Consider the impact of patient-centered medical home models and telehealth systems on care coordination and your role as a nurse.

Answer 1

Telenursing is the use of technology to deliver nursing care and conduct nursing practices, although use of technology changes the delivery medium of nursing care and may necessittate competencies related to its use to deliver nursing care, the nursing process and scope of practice does not differ with telenursing .

Nurse engagae in telenursing practices nowadays to access, plan and intervene and evaluated outcome of nursing care .but they do so using technologies such as internet ,computers, telephones digital tools, and telemonitoring equipment .

The term telehealth is used to capture the breadth of services .a great deal of research has been done on the telehealth for diagnosing diseases . Remote analysis and monitoring services and electronic data storage significantly reduce healthcare service cost .saving money for patients and insurance company. Through telemedicine reduce unnecessary non-urgent ER visit and eliminate transportation expenses for regular checkup.

Telehealth system provide independence as well as sense of security to the patient and caregivers due to daily monitoring. Telehealth improve communication between health care providers, patient and caregivers.