Use of Telehealth

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This week, we focus on the use of telehealth. For this discussion, consider what you have learned about public health informatics and answer the following questions in your response:

• What are some of the cultural challenges to consider when communicating with a patient using a telehealth application?
• What potential solutions could be used to improve communication using the telehealth model?

Please support your response with a scholarly source. Please be sure to respond to at least two peers each week.

 

This activity aligns with course outcomes: 

3.    Create a health literacy plan that incorporates patient and provider-to-patient communication needs. (Essential IV.1, IV.4. IV. 5, and IV. 7)  

4.    Evaluate patient and personal technology applications used in clinical settings. (Essential IV.2, IV. 7, IV, 9, and IV.10) 

 

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E-Text:

Brown, G. D., Pasupathy, K. S., & Patrick, T. B. (2019). Health informatics : A systems perspective. 2nd edition. Health Administration Press.

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• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). (n.d.). Telemedicine. Retrieved from https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/telemedicine/index.html
• Gray, D. (2020). Telehealth in the COVID-19 Spotlight. HIMSS. https://www.himss.org/news/telehealth-covid-19-spotlight
• Diop, A. D., Robie, A., Clarke, M. (2020). Providing telehealth visits to underserved communities. Case study. HIMSS: Emerging Technologies. https://www.himss.org/resources/providing-telehealth-visits-underserved-communities-case-study
• HIMSS. (2020). Six ways to unleash the potential of telehealth. HIMSS. Patient Access. https://www.himss.org/resources/ways-unleash-potential-telehealth
• Majerowicz, A., & Tracy, S. (2010). Telemedicine: Bridging gaps in healthcare delivery. Journal of AHIMA,81 (5): 52-53,56. Retrieved from http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=100028#.XtPoADpKiUk
• South Central Telehealth Resource Center: