I will be recording a five to seven minute podcast that addresses the following:
Electronic Medical Records and telehealth support the Collaborative Care Model.
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be incorporated into collaborative care.
Ethical issues of privacy and confidentiality regarding the use of EMR in general and within the Collaborative Care Model.
Who maintains the EMR in a Collaborative care model and how they ensure privacy and accuracy of the records.
I need a 2-3 page transcript, not including title and reference pages
References: Include a minimum of three scholarly resources.
Collaborative Care in the Digital Age
Computer records, email, apps, all of these artifacts of what we can call the digital age have replaced written files, personal letters, and health brochures. In health care, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), also known as Electronic Health Records (EHR) are widely used and help centralize patient information. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now playing a role in analyzing medical records to discover pathways to health for difficult cases (UPMC, 2021). Issues about patient confidentiality and privacy when their information is centrally held are of concern and debate (Sharma et al., 2018) While ethical considerations continue to be refined, the use of EMR seems here to stay. Another benefit of the digital or electronic age is telehealth. While once reserved for use in rural areas or for those with limited mobility, during COVID-19 telehealth gained in popularity. Persons with physical illness or psychological difficulties no longer needed to be transported, a process which can exacerbate their problems and also expose them to communicative illnesses in waiting rooms and doctors’ offices. An appointment with a specialist in another city can be scheduled with the ease of an online video call. In fact, the entire collaborative care team, no matter what their geographical location, can be included in one conference call.
The EMR can be of great benefit for a collaborative care team in sharing medical information about patients who present in person or through telehealth. The information in an EMR can be easily shared, and collaborative care strategies can be recorded for the patient within their EMR so that each member of the team, including the mental health professional, is kept up to date on the patient’s treatment and progress.
References:
UPMC. (2021, June 3). Realyze Launches AI-Powered Lung Cancer Detection and Data Platform. Retrieved from https://www.upmc.com/media/news/060321-realyze-launch
Sharma, A., Harrington, R., McClellan, M., et al. (2018). Using digital health technology to better generate evidence and deliver evidence-based care. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71(23), 2680–2690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.523
What’s the newest development in Collaborative Care? Think electronic health care technology. From artificial intelligence (AI) through electronic health records (EHR) to telehealth, digital tools support collaborative care. How effective these are and what ethical concerns these present are addressed in this week’s resources.
Medication management needs information and communications technology-based approaches
Eggerth, A., Hayn, D., & Schreier, G. (2019). Medication management needs information and communications technology-based approaches, including telehealth and artificial intelligence. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86(10), 2000-2007
This article gets right to the heart of the issue, explaining how telehealth and AI support medication management across health care providers.
The digitization of patient care: A review of the effects of electronic health records on health care quality and utilization
Atasoy, H., Greenwood, B. N., & McCullough, J. S. (2019). The digitization of patient care: A review of the effects of electronic health records on health care quality and utilization. Annual Review of Public Health, 40(1), 487-500.
How effective is the HER in supporting quality of care? Check out this review of the research on just this question.
Using video telehealth to deliver patient-centered collaborative care: The G-IMPACT pilot
Appleman, E. R., O’Connor, M. K., Rockefeller, W., Morin, P., & Moo, L. R. (2022). Using video telehealth to deliver patient-centered collaborative care: The G-IMPACT pilot. Clinical Gerontologist, 45(4), 1010-1019
Telehealth can literally be a lifesaver for older persons who might not have the means or mobility to visit a health care provider in person. Discover one way to do this here.
Psychiatrist and psychologist experiences with telehealth and remote collaborative care in primary care: A qualitative study
Howland, M., Tennant, M., Bowen, D. J., Bauer, A. M., Fortney, J. C., Pyne, J. M., Shore, J., & Cerimele, J. M. (2021). Psychiatrist and psychologist experiences with telehealth and remote collaborative care in primary care: A qualitative study. The Journal of Rural Health, 37, 780-787.
Treating clients in rural areas can present logistical issues for caregivers. This study discusses how mental health can be delivered at a distance.
Security and privacy of electronic health records: Concerns and challenges
Security and privacy of electronic health records: Concerns and challenges, Egyptian Informatics Journal,
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 177-183.
What threats to privacy do EHRs present, and how can they be minimized? See this comprehensive discussion.
Security and privacy of electronic health records: Concerns and challenges
Sharma, A., Harrington, R., McClellan, M., et al. (2018). Using digital health technology to better generate evidence and deliver evidence-based care. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71 (23), 2680–2690.
Evidence based care is a goal of all care providers. See here how digital health technology can support that goal.
