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An Analysis Of Patient-Generated Health Data In Assisting Nurses And Physicians To Better Treat Patients With Hypertension, Diana Chaparadza
An Analysis Of Patient-Generated Health Data In Assisting Nurses And Physicians To Better Treat Patients With Hypertension, Diana Chaparadza
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Patient Generated Health Data (PGHD is not new but it has gained more attention these past years due to the advent of smart devices, remote monitoring devices and many applications on various smart devices. PGHD reflects medications and treatment, lifestyle choices, and health history. Unlike traditional medical visits, where clinicians collect and manage data within their offices, PGHD is collected by patients throughout the course of their day and provides an insight of how they are responding to treatments or lifestyle choices. Examples include blood glucose monitoring or blood pressure readings using home health equipment, exercise and diet tracking using …
Leveraging Health Informatics And Parental Empowerment: Perspectives From Parents And Caregivers Of Medically Complex Children, Shazia Ashraf
Leveraging Health Informatics And Parental Empowerment: Perspectives From Parents And Caregivers Of Medically Complex Children, Shazia Ashraf
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This research paper focuses on the barriers that parents and caregivers of special-needs children patients face with leveraging technology and informatics as they attempt to communicate with their child’s healthcare specialists regarding specialized and critical oversight and management of complex medical conditions and the need for empowerment for this population of parents and caregivers. The literature suggests that the age and socioeconomic status of the individual has a big impact on the use of electronic applications. A review of the literature showed that the special needs population has not been represented. This study surveys a range of parents and caregivers …
Computer-Assisted Coding: Post Icd-10 Implementation, Teresa C. Allen
Computer-Assisted Coding: Post Icd-10 Implementation, Teresa C. Allen
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Computer-assisted coding (CAC) has been around since the 1950s and is projecting to reach $4.75 Billion by 2022. However, it has not been on the hospitals’ priority list until 2014 before the implementation of ICD-10 in 2015. Computer-assisted coding is a technology software that helps streamline the coding workflow, reduce backlogs by increasing productivity, and help coders navigate through more extended, more complex charts more quickly. The technology is a type of artificial intelligence. The idea of computer-assisted became more front-line with the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) and the demands of a more restrictive reimbursement from payers. Accuracy, …
Survey Of Client Perspective On The Use Of Veterinary Telemedicine For Chronic Disease Management, Nathan Jay Matlock
Survey Of Client Perspective On The Use Of Veterinary Telemedicine For Chronic Disease Management, Nathan Jay Matlock
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Veterinary Telehealth is a rapidly growing sector of Veterinary Medicine. Technological advancements have allowed for vast changes in the way chronic disease states can be managed. There are many facets of telemedicine that must be researched to determine the productiveness of such technological advances. The first step in determination of implementation is that of community acceptance and likely utilization. This project’s scope is to determine client perspective on the use of veterinary telemedicine for chronic disease state(s) management.
Health Information Management Careers: The Importance Of Skillset And Location On Salary, Danielle Sager
Health Information Management Careers: The Importance Of Skillset And Location On Salary, Danielle Sager
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Health information management is an engaging and dynamic occupational field that employs thousands of individuals throughout the United States across the spectrum of health care providing organizations. The ability to navigate these opportunities is influenced heavily by the location of available positions and the skillsets desired by employers. Through study of workforce development data and research in health information management one is able to determine the location and skillset of positions that will help distinguish oneself in a competitive marketplace that values not only education and experience, but the ability to lead in a field that is rapidly changing and …