Technology And The Future: Impacting Healthcare Delivery
Technology in healthcare continues to advance. You have learned about technologies to facilitate communication, Clinical information Systems, and the Electronic Medical Record.
What impact will communication technology, Clinical information Systems, and the Electronic Medical Record have on the future of healthcare?
Provide an example on how you see the above technologies advancing to improve the provision of safe, quality care to clients,
How it will positively impact nursing staff?
Evaluate how the recommended technology can have a negative impact on the nurse’s workload and staff satisfaction
Provide a viable solution to the potential problem.
From a nursing staff perspective, communication technology and EMRs help improve efficiency by eliminating redundant tasks such as manual charting which leads to more time being spent delivering direct patient care instead. Furthermore, CIS systems also enable nurses with more accurate decision making ability as they are able to access up-to-date evidence based research right at the bedside giving them an edge when it comes to providing optimal patient outcomes.
However while these technologies offer many positive benefits there is potential that they could lead increased workloads amongst nurse staff due long learning curves associated with new software implementations or higher expectations from administrators regarding task completion timescales. In addition there may be difficulty adhering policy requirements regarding data security protocols leading nurses feeling overwhelmed trying manage both their job responsibilities along with compliance needs which could result in lower levels of job satisfaction over time.
A viable solution would involve empowering nursing staff so that they feel comfortable using technology solutions within their daily roles by offering proper training courses on topics ranging from using EMRs for documentation purposes all the way through developing strong cyber security practices when managing confidential patient data electronically . Additionally further efforts should be made promote collaboration between healthcare IT professionals , administrative leaders ,and nursing staff so that solutions offered address needs at every level while mitigating any negative impact on workloads or overall satisfaction levels..