Blog

Instructions are:
You are required to participate in Discussion: Case Study in order to generate discussion, interact with each case study, and reflect on other students’ perspectivs. You are required to post 1 thread of at least 500 words in response to the assigned case study.Each thread and reply must include an integration of biblical principles and have at least 1 Scripture reference and 1 additional scholarly resource cited in current APA format.
The Case Study is:
Reading the following case study and answer the discussion prompts:
Mrs. Smith is 82 years old and is diagnosed with hypertension,
diabetes, and congestive heart failure. Her two children live in
California, while she lives in North Carolina in a small family home on
10 acres of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mrs. Smith has been in the
hospital four times in the last year due to congestive heart failure.
As her eyesight and mobility get worse with age, she has found it a
challenge to stay on her medical plan and to do her shopping for the
right foods she knows she should be eating. Mrs. Smith’s health plan,
Purple Cross of North Carolina, assigned a nurse case manager to address
her situation. Purple Cross provided a digital scale and a remote
monitoring device that recorded Mrs. Smith’s condition every day by
uplo

ading her weight and transmitting the answers to a series of
questions on a touch screen kiosk. The case manager also coordinated
delivery of Meals on Wheels, providing low-sodium, diabetic-compliant
dinners to Mrs. Smith on an ongoing basis. The case manager calls Mrs.
Smith twice a week, taking the time to educate her about her
medications, her activities, and the disease-specific elements that will
keep her healthy and out of the hospital. When the case manager
identifies that Mrs. Smith can no longer organize her daily medications,
a digital medication dispenser will be provided that will keep her on
her medication regimen. The medication dispenser will be preloaded with
Mrs. Smith’s medications and will issue a subtle doorbell tone when it
is time to take them. With the combination of remote and real-time
(telephonic) support persons and technologies, Mrs. Smith can remain in
her home and avoid further inpatient admissions.
Describe the risk and benefits of using Telehealth for Mrs.
Smith. Explain other technology that can be used to assist Mrs. Smith at
home. Elaborate on the financial cost savings related to Telehealth in
this scenario. Describe other ways telehealth can be useful in
healthcare implementation.
Elaborate on a scripture reference related to the discussion content.