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This article explores the transformative impact of telemedicine and health technology on patient care and clinical decision-making. It highlights the efficiency of remote consultations, benefits for patients in remote areas, and systems for electronic medical records and prescriptions. Key advancements include remote patient monitoring, virtual reality therapy for PTSD, and developments in prosthetic devices. Challenges such as security, reliability, and legal issues are also discussed. With innovative projects like Uganda's malaria surveillance and the Human Genome Project, the future of healthcare is becoming increasingly digital and interconnected.
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Health Ch. 12 By- Emily Jordan, Janice Fiedler, Natalie Panaggio
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools • Telemedicine systems allow medical consolations to take place when the doctor and patient are in separate physical locations. • Store-and forward telemedicine systems such as email are used when real-time communication is not essential such as when test results are sent for diagnosis or closer inspection.
Benefits • Telemedicine is particularly useful for patients in remote areas where transportation to a hospital may be difficult, expensive, or slow. • Situations where access to a doctor us impossible.
Disadvantage • Security • Reliability of communication • Telemedicine raises legal issues
Remote patient Monitoring • A system is a form of telemedicine which allows patients to return home yet still be closely monitored by medical staff. • (Sensors can even be embedded into clothes)
Electronic Medical Records • Store patient data in a computerized database which can be accessed by the medical staff treating them. • Three General approaches • Centralizes database- house and maintained by a hospital or healthcare provider. • Personal Health Records- Are slightly different, in that the medical data is provided and managed by the patient themselves. • Smart Card- To carry portable health records.
E- prescriptions • EMR systems are often linked to electronic prescription systems to automatically generate prescriptions and send them to pharmacies.
Medical Expert Systems • Called Clinical decision Support Systems- used to support medical decision making since the early 1970s.
Virtual Reality Therapy • Systems that have been developed to improve the treatment of Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder and certain phobias.
Prosthetic Devices • Most exciting Developments- robot limbs • Limbs use the myoelectric systems and neural control.
Online Medical Advice • Diagnosis sites- operated either by governments or individual clinics, range from simple pages with information about common illnesses to interactive sites which allow a user to input multiple symptoms. • Medical Advice Sites- extend patient care beyond diagnosis and treatments • Support group Sites- Another form of online health advice.
Disease Mapping • Uganda malaria surveillance Project- uses IT to track cases of malaria. • Healthmap- system that shows the latest health news and alerts from around the globe. • Human Genome Project- an international collaborative project to map the functions of the human genome.
Physical Considerations • RSI- causes strong pain or weakness in muscles and tendons, and can occur in the hands, arms, shoulders, and back. • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- similar condition which causes pain or numbness in the wrist.
Prevention • Using equipment in an ergonomic manner. • Avoid quick movements • Take breaks
