Mobile Computing and Social Networking

We feel that this will make it much easier for hospitals to help patients even if they have never visited that facility before they will still have all the history of the patient; for example they can pull records from other facilities also using the same system to keep records. Not only will our software help the business keep track of their patients’ medical history but it will ultimately allow them to do a lot more with it. To start this project we will need a lot of equipment, for us to just show that this is possible almost every room in the hospital will need to have a workstation. A workstation will include a PC; that is composed of a Video card (or APU), CPU, Ram, Motherboard, and Power supply, Hard Disk Drive, and a CD Drive. All these components are necessary for our machine to run.

Digital channels such as WebMD or various social media outlets now provide significant opportunities to medical professionals. They can enhance the medical education of patients as well as colleagues and fellow doctors. Social media allows those in the medical field to share credible information, correct misinformation, and respond to inaccuracies without the hassle of making an appointment. Social media and digital messaging are the primary aspects of digital communication in the medical world, and if used properly, can positively impact the field (Walden). Professor of Pediatrics and Faculty Academic Technology Liaison at the Louisville School of Medicine, Dr. Pradip Patel, advocates using social media for medical information.

This study helps in finding out the role of professionals using social media or Internet to communicate with their followers, fans or patients (in case of doctors communicating). Technology plays a crucial role in health care by pushing patients and providers closer together. This is accomplished through new devices and procedures, but also by increased ways to communicate. In particular, online communication, like patient support groups, new media tools like weblogs, instant messaging platforms, video chat, and social networks allow users to access information without geographic boundaries (Hawn, 2009). 80% of Internet users look online for health information (Fox, 2011).

The Mayo Clinic declared a mission in reference to social media usage, as stated by Mayo Clinic “Lead the social media revolution in healthcare, contributing to health and wellbeing for people everywhere” (Mayo Clinic, 2010). And with a vision “Be the authentic voice for patients and health care professionals, building relationships through the revolutionary power of social media” (Mayo Clinic, 2010). Dominating the usage of social media in healthcare, Mayo Clinic was named in the 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend (Harris Poll EquiTrend, 2013) survey as the top health information website, and continues to be today. Leveraging and enhancing its reputation as a trusted source for information, increasing its advocacy for patients to take more responsibility in the knowledge, decisions, and challenges of healthcare to increase healthy choices by

Technology in healthcare assists diagnostic procedures, medication, and even finding cures. Technology in healthcare provides success in treatments, research, and also gives people who work in the medical field more knowledge to practice medicine. People use technology to research online medical issues such as symptoms, treatments, and medicine to take for minor illnesses. The production of new medicines, machines, and treatments save lives and improve the recovery chances of billions of people. There is a new feature via phone, which involves hospitals keeping families and loved ones updated minute to minute when a patient is in surgery.

Cardiac remote patient monitoring uses smart phones, and specific designed (secured) e-mails to deliver information sent from the device implanted within the patient’s heart. This allows medical staff to receive pertinent up-to date- information on the condition of the patient’s pacemaker, and heart. This can help create profound patient care, early critical heart failure, or heart defibrillation detection; while adding to medical staff’s proficiency, and cutting costly emergency room visits with prevention detection ("Remote Monitoring Technology Improves Pacemaker Performance", 2012). Airstrips one of the leading technologies in mobile monitoring, applications accelerates, and completes the clinical mobility lifecycle. Airstrips mobile technology is used to monitor and bench mark analytics through mobile patient monitoring.

While patient portals are still in their emerging stages, positive results are being reported from patients and healthcare professionals alike. Online patient portals allow more effective communications between patients and their healthcare professionals by developing stronger, more utilized relationships and by creating a way to get information out to patients more efficiently. Through this enhanced communication there will be patients that are more actively engaged in their treatment, have stronger relationships with their healthcare professionals, and in many cases have improved medical conditions. Online patient portals are being utilized at health care offices and hospitals across the country. A patient portal is a secured website in which patients can email their providers, view and pay bills, request appointments, research health topics, review personal information, complete medical forms, and update their profiles and contact information (Ellis).

While it can cause harm, technology has many good qualities. Health care facilities can work together efficiently to use social media to engage patients to maintain health care needs and promote treatment options worldwide. Healthcare professional can also teach other doctors and nurses through Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites. Social media can create innovation and gives the whole medical field a educational value which should be embraced. Phones are also used by patients to gain knowledge that can be used to better their own life: “19% of smartphone owners have at least one health app on their phone.

Cloud computing is becoming more and more popular in major corporations as a way to gain use of specific programs, applications and even hardware by way of the Internet. “Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as ... ... middle of paper ... ...They would also be able to respond quicker to changes in healthcare laws, rules and regulations and would be able to react in a positive manner. With the Affordable Healthcare Act taking effect this year, it is putting the consumer in control of their healthcare options. Insurance companies and doctors must now meet the mandates of this new act and still provide the quality care that patients need and demand.

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