Reply in 1 paragraph each to these 2 forum posts to classmates., health and medicine homework help
1. Virtual visits already exist! This enables specialists to provide consults to community hospitals (provider-to-provider), on-call physicians to round remotely and patients to have follow-up visits with their psychiatrist or specialist (patient-to-provider) from the convenience and comfort of their homes.
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2. Envision what the health care system of 2030 might look like? Describe at least two
technological advancements that would be available to patients. How wouldtechnology help providers make health care decisions? How would patients andfamilies interact with providers from their homes or in their communities? Whatwould health care systems be able to do “in real time?”
Technology is advancing so much that many medical professionals are having to continuetheir education to keep up. With advancing technology, individuals are able tocare for themselves more at home. There are
online doctors and nursepractitioners that you can see in real time through an app. This is the face ofthe future of medicine. This will be easier for patients and allow them to stayhome when they are sick, rather than exposing more people. “Today, anincreased number of chronically ill persons use advanced medical technology forself-care at home (5, 6), such as oxygen equipment for long-term treatment (7),ventilators (8, 9) or equipment for blood or peritoneal dialysis (10).Self-care at home in this context means possibilities to enhance one’s qualityof life compared to treatment in hospital (11, 12), but is also the result ofhealth reforms aimed at reducing the length of hospital stay (13, 14)” (Fex, A., Flensner, G., Ek, A., &Söderhamn, O., 2011).
References
Fex, A., Flensner, G., Ek, A., &Söderhamn, O. (2011). Health-illness transition among persons using advancedmedical technology at home. Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences, 25(2),253-261. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00820.x