Technology has revolutionized every sector of the economy, and the healthcare sector is not an exception. Therefore, I initiate a modality that the organization can adopt to utilize information technology to provide care to patients. Baker and Stanley (2018) highlighted telemedicine as a technology system to connect patients with healthcare providers remotely. For this reason, nurses can apply telemedicine to offer cost-effective patient care. The technology is suitable for patients with chronic illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes. The nurses can comfortably attend to their clinical needs while in the comfort of their homes. Subsequently, the system is designed to have software that links patients at home to the electronic medical record system. Therefore, nurses can use technology to provide less expensive patient care.
The application of technology to provide patient care should not compromise safety and quality at the expense of cost. The system creates a virtual admission to store a database of patients with chronic illnesses at home. Consequently, healthcare providers will have digital devices so that the patient or caregiver can take measurements like blood pressure and blood sugar. The patients can then automatically relay the recordings to the nurse’s smartphones with an installed application that notifies them. Subsequently, the nurse can access the patients’ electronic medical records while communicating with the clinical team, including the physician, to make a clinical decision.
Moreover, the patient can use the video conferencing component of the system to contact the nurse. Therefore, the nurse can assess the patient. Collectively, the readings from the measuring devices and the nurse’s assessment enable the nurse to create an accurate clinical picture and make an informed clinical decision to advise the patient accordingly. Therefore, virtual admission, recorded measurements, and clinical assessment via video conferencing ensure safe and quality patient care.
The project’s success depends on several parties in the clinical setup. Key stakeholders include the hospital management, the hospital’s information technology (IT) team, and the clinical team. The clinical team comprises the patients, nurses, physicians, laboratory personnel, therapists, and pharmacists. Consequently, the nurse informaticist provides integrated clinical expertise and technology use in patient care. The hospital management appropriates funds to finance the project to ensure its success.
Moreover, the hospital management provides leadership to ensure the success of the project. The success will leverage the IT team’s expertise to advise on the best electronic devices and install the needed software since it is a technology-driven project. At the core of the project, the patient enjoys benefits from the project through provided remote care. Besides, the clinical team comprising the nurse, physicians, physiotherapists, and laboratory personnel will utilize the technology to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective patient care.
Innovative technologies have transformed healthcare, so the project aims to refine the quality of patient care through improved patient satisfaction. Telemedicine ensures that patients can communicate with the clinical team and receive medical interventions without traveling to the health facility. Consequently, the patients can save on time and transportation costs to health facilities. Appuswamy and Desimone (2020) found that telehealth services significantly reduced the cost of diabetes care, including the reliance on Medicaid and reimbursement by medical insurance companies. Therefore, the project will help save patients from hospital admission, hence, reducing the cost of healthcare services.
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