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Beam Me Up Scotty Trends in Mobile E- Health

Presented by Matthew Foor , R.N. Beam Me Up Scotty Trends in Mobile E- Health. Objectives. Define Mobile E-Health Review hardware used in mobile e-health Review software, applications, and usability in mobile e-health Postulate future uses for mobile e-health

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Beam Me Up Scotty Trends in Mobile E- Health

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  1. Presented by Matthew Foor, R.N. Beam Me Up ScottyTrends in Mobile E- Health

  2. Objectives • Define Mobile E-Health • Review hardware used in mobile e-health • Review software, applications, and usability in mobile e-health • Postulate future uses for mobile e-health • Review clinical information system (e-pocrates)

  3. Objectives • Review the advantages / disadvantages of e- health • Review ethical/legal Concerns • Review informatics competencies • Explain the functions / responsibilities of the informatics nurse. • Summarize

  4. Definitions & Descriptions • Mobile E-Health Defined (McGonigle & Mastrain, 2009) • Desktops, Laptops, notebooks, etc. • Cell phones, PDA’s, I-Phone’s, • Tricorders? • Anything electronic and mobile • Uses …

  5. Mobile Technology gives us -freedom -access -safety/security -responsibility

  6. Hardware • Laptops • Net Books • PDA’S- Personal Data Assistants • Cellular Phones/ I-Phone

  7. I-Phone • I-Phone- the ability to combine both PDA and cell phone

  8. The iPhone has a great web browser, which is able to display web pages as they are, and not a reduced version of the web pages you like. This is a great advantage compared to other smartphone, which are able only to display mobile versions of web pages (Coliveira, 2009)

  9. Software and Applications • Microsoft Windows OS • I-Phone Apps Store • More applications being developed • E-pocrates • What does the future hold ?

  10. E-pocrates • Medication Application/Database • Provides information on medications, administration, considerations • Also an aid to diagnosis many common ailments. • Demo use via U-tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwwujfwLHOk

  11. Information System Review • Clinical information system • Used by direct healthcare team members • Functions in multiple ways • Multiple configurations (Coliveira, 2009) • Recommendations for use

  12. Advantages of E-Health • Continuity of Care • Centralized Health Records • Incorporation of Patients as active participant • Collaboration of health care team • Improved decision making (Saba and McCormick, 2000)

  13. Advantages of E-health • Education (of patients and healthcare team) • Higher quality of healthcare • Removes geographic barriers • Possibility to lower health costs • Improve health care data collection. • ( Hebda and Czar, 2009)

  14. Disadvantages of E-Health • Cost • Availability • Technology • Education

  15. Ethical / Legal Issues • Privacy • Confidentiality • Security • Liability • Data Transmission • (Saba and McCormick, 2000)

  16. Informatics Competencies • Must be able to use/ understand technologies • Computer skills • Must be able to adapt to changing environments

  17. Functions and Responsibilities of Nurses DO NO HARM

  18. Summary of E-Health • Computers are changing all aspects of nursing. • It is important that nurses embrace the changes to provide better care. • (Portable) e-health takes us one step closer to achieving the goal of providing quality healthcare for everyone , everywhere.

  19. References • Coliveria. (2009). What are the advantages of the iPhone? Retrieved November 6, 2009, from http://hubpages.com/hub/What_are_the_advantages_of_the_iPhone • Heba, T. , & Czar, P. (2009). Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Providers. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. • McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2009). Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge. Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett.

  20. Saba, V., & McCormick, K. (2001). Essentials of Computers for Nurses: Informatics for the New Millennium. McGraw-Hill Companies. • Thede, L. (1999). Computers in Nursing: Bridges to the Future. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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