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NUR3164 Introduction to Nursing Research and Health Informatics

Unit 4 Discussion

Follow the instructions under DISCUSSION BOARD RUBRIC and Discussion Guidelines and APA Tips to create your post and respond to at least one other student.

Along with your textbook reading, review the following sources and answer the corresponding questions for either Part 1 or Part 2 below. Do not limit yourselves to the resources I have listed here!

Part 1

1. TED talk by Talithia Williams: Own your own body’s data: (17 min) Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

2. Ten key considerations for the successful implementation and adoption of large-scale health information technology. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Integrated health IT breaks down barriers for a free flow of health information (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Compare the advantages and disadvantages of “best of breed” (or a modular system) and integrated system approaches in selecting healthcare information system architecture.

Having examined both a modular system and an integrated system approach, which do you feel is the better option?

How do you think about which you “pick” is going to change the future of EHRs?

Part 2

Anticipating future directions of some of the technologies available, what does the research show as to the effectiveness of mobile health technology that has now been around for a few years~ We now have data. Things like fitbit-like apps, exercise, apps, I-phone’s health app, pregnancy apps (Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.), weight management apps (Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.), Fooducate, Gluco (diabetic apps Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.), mental health apps (Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) etc. ~ are these apps being utilized effectively? Are we actually using the data provided to make health related decisions to improve our health?

How Smartphone Technology is Changing Healthcare in Developing Countries (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Smartphones becoming primary devices for physician and patient communication (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Two parts: (a) Review the research on ONE app and present the scholarly research on the effectiveness of the app (not just the “cool” aspect). Who uses it ( population of people: diabetics, people struggling with depression, etc.) and how is effectiveness being evaluated? Discuss ongoing evaluation, implementation, and integration of healthcare technologies. (b) Have you personally used (or know someone who has used) a smartphone either to monitor their own health or to access their health records?

Since this is the wave of the future—but still not the norm—how can using a smartphone to access health information be taken into consideration as facilities plan to upgrade or implement a new HIS?