[Solved] NR512 Week 5: HealthIT Topic of Week Assignment

COURSE:

NR512: Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics

Requirements

Students will login to FierceEMR and FierceHealthIT using the link provided in the reading assignment module for Week 5 and select a   “current/popular” topic of the week that may impact their practice. Students, in a professionally developed paper, will discuss the rationale for choosing the topic, how it will impact practice in a positive or negative manner, citing pros and cons. Include a discussion of how informatics skills and knowledge were used in the process relevance to developing the assignment. In the conclusion, provide recommendations for the future. Submit completed FierceHealthIT   Topic paper for Wk. 5 to dropbox by end of Week 5.

Preparing the paper

  1. The FierceEMRand FierceHealthIT Current/Popular Topic of the Week assignment must be a professional, scholarly prepared paper. See the guidelines for writing a professional, scholarly paper. The professional paper will have an introduction, body of paper to explain what you are doing, summary/conclusion, and at least three scholarly references.
  2. Required texts may be used as references, but a minimum of three sources must be from outside of course readings.
  3. All aspects of the paper must be in APA format as expressed in the current edition.
  4. The paper (excluding the title page, introduction and reference page) is 4-6 pages in length.
  5. Ideas and information from professional sources must be cited correctly.
  6. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations are consistent with formal academic writing.

 

SOLUTION

Introduction

Significant technology advancement is being used in various industries, including healthcare. Multiple forms of technology are being used in the healthcare industry to improve patient care, such as telehealth. Telehealth is defined as the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another through electronic communication to improve patient care (Tuckson & Hodkins, 2017). It also entails using electronic information and telecommunication technologies such as computers, video phones, telephones, emails, and electronic health records to enhance patient care. This technology allows medical professions to transmit medical information from one point to another within the healthcare organization or provide healthcare at a distance. As telehealth is…………………………..$15