We Can, But Dare We Smart phones and social media have become the latest generation due to their powerful capability of almost anything that comes to mind. The smart new technology that combines mobile communication and computation in a hand held sized device, facilitating mobile computing at the point of care. (Mosa, 2012) However, current studies have proven that patients 70 years and older dislike the use of technology when it come to healthcare. When it comes to healthcare, organizations must impose regulations of smart phones and social media with in the workplace. Whether work related or not there needs to be regulations. The issue that arose was of a healthcare provider who took pictures of a patient and shared them via text message. …show more content…
The use of smartphones are getting more attention day by day. Medical applications make smartphones useful tools in the practice of evidence-based medicine at the point of care, in addition to their use in mobile communication (Mosa, 2012). Applications allow patients to view current records, receive and send information to other healthcare providers and request medication refills. Patients enjoy smartphones as education is provided, they are able to self-manage their disease and discuss any questions with providers in a timely manner. As Wyatt mentions, “One of the greatest advantage of using healthcare applications is convience.” Although smartphones have many advantages, it also creates challenges for nurses as smartphones are always changing with more advanced …show more content…
According to the U.S. based national council of State boards of Nursing (NCSBN, 2011), breaches of privacy and confidentiality can be intentional or inadvertent and can have serious implications for nurses, their patients and their employers. Even if her current organization didn’t take action, the patient have every right to file, for a lawsuit due to HIPPA violations. She has increased her chance of getting caught by posting the information on a social media website. As she has presented as being unprofessional this does not only affect her image it may affect her future
The author is a MSN prepared Registered Nurse. She is a practice director with the Texas Nurses Association. This author writes about texting and receiving patient information and the imp...
... and HIPAA, Does instant access and availability from mobile technology jeopardize patient privacy? [Electronic version] Nursing Management, June 2007, 38-40
HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) was put in place by the Federal Government for several reasons; better portability of health insurance for employees, to prevent fraud and abuse within the healthcare delivery system, and simplification of administrative functions associated with healthcare delivery (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2012). Due to sensitive healthcare information being shared federal regulations were also put into place, resulting in the “Privacy Rule” and “Security Rule”. The Privacy Rule limits the use and disclosure of patient information. The Security Rule protects the patients’ healthcare information from improper use or disclosure, to maintain information integrity, and ensure its availability (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2012). Both regulations apply to protected health information (PHI) which is any form of health information that can be used to identify an individual patient. Practitioners who refer to HIPPA are not referring to the act itself but the “Privacy Rule” and “Security Rule” (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2012). It is extremely important to understand these concepts as a student in the clinical setting and how each hospital enforces these concepts. Before starting at any clinical site there is an extensive orientation about HIPPA regarding what is appropriate and not appropriate when it comes to patient information and the repercussions of violating HIPPA. In this paper I will discuss Akron General’s rules and policies regarding their EHR, PHI, EPHI, and social media.
...s and there are many advantages to using social media from our Smartphones. We must be very careful especially in the medical field. Using social media can be helpful when trying to expand people’s knowledge of medical information but when it comes to using our Smartphones around our patients when it is not related to their treatment process we should remember HIPPA and whenever in doubt if what we’re sharing is ethically wrong we can review the HIPPA guidelines to make sure.
...ncement can revolutionize the healthcare sector. Smartphones are more affordable, more accessible to the population than computers because these days everyone own a smartphone and are easier to carry. In the recent years the use of cell phones and wireless sensors to gather data and access health data has grown up tremendously. Lot of mobile applications are already available in the market that count your daily calories intake, keeps track of your nutrition’s and workout plans.
Social media have provided opportunities to nurses to actively participate in events with the comfort of a home. Gone are the days when meetings were held in large assembly rooms and preparations were needed to accommodate large number of people. In voluntary organizations’ meetings people were compelled to participate in a face to face meeting after a much debated place to hold the meeting. Now participants do not need to worry to go to faraway places to attend a meeting, group discussion, class, seminar and many other events. Due to technological boom availability of the internet has increased many folds. In addition to personal computers, laptops, televisions and tablets it has even embraced mobile phones and transformed these into smart phones.
it must not be forgotten these are the same individuals who are expected to swing in to action during and medical emergency and they are still expected to do so even while using the technologies. A nurse looking to develop leadership skills much is able to perform their clinician skills as well as use the technology to assist they improve treatment and care of the patient. While doing this it’s important to consider adapting the technology and also managing the use of those technologies to ensure high quality services are constantly delivered to the patients. This is important because several nurses have been observed in recent years to misuse the digital technology thus resulting in serious medical flow. For any nurse looking to develop the leadership skills it’s important to carefully manage the technology to deliver benefits to the user and patient and avoid using these technologies for personal communication and entertainment while at work. Adopting digital technology is an important skill needed by every nurse if they intend on expanding and boosting their leadership’s qualities and
It is well known that smartphones improve everyone’s life. They not only give us support every second but also prevent us from being bored to death. Yet some neglect these benefits and argue that smartphones can ruin our social life, and that we should decrease our smartphone usage. In some rare occasions what they say can happen to sound convincing. However, we strongly recommend that you let it go through one ear and out the other ear. You should even try to be benevolent and help the minority of the population advance. Here are some reasons why:
Same goes for nursing's role. With the changes in health care delivery system and recent trends in health care, the future of nursing's role is changing and will continue to change to meet high demand on safe, quality, and affordable care in health care. In order to keep health care affordable, one of the nursing's role in the future would be to give a one-on-one health consultation to clients through an electronic device instead of having them come to the office. With preventative care, it will keep people healthy and will prevent bigger issues in the future. On the other hand, even though we try to manage health cost to keep it affordable, advanced information technology is making a hugh impact on health care delivery. According to a blog (Teaser, 2013) posted on January 8, 2013 with a title 5 Major Healthcare Trends in 2013, it said "Practitioners are now heavily dependent on tablets....66% used them in 2012, up from 45% just a year earlier." The tablet is a portable device you can take it with you anywhere, and it is a good tool for the healthcare providers to use. It also mentioned about different available healthcare apps that can be loaded to your phone. Right now, the apps to measure blood pressure, blood glucose, etc. are already available for the consumers to download. With the recent trends in health care, many software companies will probably produce more interesting healthcare apps for the consumers. With that said, the health industry can take advantage of the apps for counseling and consulting purposes with the clients or with other collegues. For example, a nurse practitioner can provide counsel to a client from another country in regards to a symptom or a
We are living in electrifying times. Mobile health (mHealth) technology is changing every facet of the way we live. Possibly no area is more imperative or more reflective than the improvements we are observing in healthcare (Fox & Duggan, 2012). In current years, there has been an increase of wearable devices, social media, smartphone apps, and telehealth, and each has immense promise for the future of organized health care (Fox & Duggan, 2012). With the capacity to assemble and interpret patient-made data, these mHealth tools keep the assurance of changing the way health care is provided, proposing patients their own customized medical guidance (Manojlovich et al., 2015). Health care availability, affordability, and quality are
Since the introduction of internet in the 1990’s, its importance worldwide has always grown tremendously. From the first email send to the domination of Facebook and other social media websites, it has changed the way people communicate. The use of social media is increasingly becoming the preferred way people share their daily activities, ideas and knowledge and that is why it’s the most talked about and used platform. Many companies are encouraging their employees to use various social media platforms and engage online for office productivity, posting opinions and presenting their thoughts. Corporations realize that Social Media tools such as blogs, forums, podcasts and social networking websites makes internal communications faster, more convenient and effective. Social media is a low-cost, high-impact tool that can also complement and reinforce your existing communications efforts. It gives a new dimension to internal communications in many ways: building relationship with employees, leads to diverse thinking and innovation, and reduce costs and Increase Productivity. Social media has impacted positively in the business world, but its downside has impacted teens in high school, with issues such as cyber bullying, and people using Facebook and twitter to get over their boredom and research proving that the more they use social networking websites the more envious they feel.
The patient can manage, self-diagnosis, or even prevent some medical problems by using his/her own mobile devices. Mobile technology enables patients to record and send their vital signs, health conditions directly to their care providers without physical visits to their offices. The patient may access educational resources such as instructions how to maintain health and well-being, the patient may track and record his/her data of interest such as calorie intake, weight monitoring, vital signs or physical activities. Because of its two-way communication, mHealth provides the patients to strengthen their relationships and communication with their care providers, support their understanding the plan of care and proactively address their relevant health concerns to their physicians/ healthcare professionals (Dicianno et al., 2015). Via SMS and call center reminders, patients can enhance their lifestyle, assist their diet and treatment needs, signaled emergency conditions earlier and quicker, enhance their adherence and regular remote treatments and diagnoses (Hochron & Goldberg,
Social Networking is a modern and the easiest way to Communicate Online. It has revolutionized the way we communicate over large distances. We can get into contact immediately with Family, Friends, and other people from around the globe using any of the modern Communication mediums such as a Mobile Device or a Computer. There are many possible ways of Social Networking. You can use Social Networking Websites, Blogging, IMs (Instant Messengers), Chatrooms, and Dating Sites to get connected to people.
Every day of our lives, we watch as technology advances in leaps and bounds, so it was only logical when the cell phone came into existence, it would also be necessary to develop ways for a phone to be more than just a phone. With the explosion of the internet age people needed a way to bring their computers on the go, one that could fit in the palm of their hand. Whether it be checking emails, updating social networks or even playing games, smartphones seem to do it all. There is, however, a dark side to every technological advance that is made, to everything that makes our lives more convenient. Smartphones are not only an enormous distraction in our lives but are also known to cause health problems in those
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been shown to be increasingly important in the education or training and professional practice of healthcare. This paper discusses the impacts of using ICT in Healthcare and its administration. Health Information technology has availed better access to information, improved communication amongst physicians, clinicians, pharmacists and other healthcare workers facilitating continuing professional development for healthcare professionals, patients and the community as a whole. This paper takes a look at the roles, benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in healthcare services and goes on to outline the ICT proceeds/equipment used in the health sector such as the