Text Messaging In Patient Care: HIPAA Challenges

Medical technologies and apps are relevant to solving most of the challenges affecting Suburban Independent Clinic(SIC). The implementation of mobile technologies will improve the efficient and effective delivery of care to the patients visiting the clinic. Mobile devices and its application will facilitate SIC patients to have 24/7 access to their medical records, refill their prescriptions, complete medical forms online, send emails and video chat with their doctors, thus leading to a better opportunity of managing their conditions. Patients will have other options available for scheduling their appointments. With improved mobile technology and apps, patients could schedule their appointments using text messaging, email, web app.

Since HIPAA become mandatory on most of the health care organization, patient information is more secure compared to previous. Health care organization are investing huge amount of fund for safety measures to protect the patient information and i think this is the main concern in today's advanced health care

In conclusion, HIPAA has made going to the physicians a little easier because now people can give his or her information without being worried someone will take it. Even though some may get his or her identity stolen, he or she can relax knowing that everything will be done to who did it and received theft tracking up to two

The resources above expanded on knowledge concerning the definition, evolution, proposed outcomes, research and the technology of meaningful use of the electronic health record. Nursing administrators, staff nurses, and nursing informaticists all perform an essential role in achieving meaningful use of the electronic medical record to improve patient care. Certain authors referenced other authors proving that the health information technology field is indeed a tightknit community. The resources were well written from highly credentialed authors and were, for the most part, easy to comprehend. All of these articles were written for the nursing professional with the exception of resource

With a CIS, patient’s can easily augment and complete their medical records by; answering questionnaires on tablets/kiosks, checking-in using automated kiosks or sending in documents through a secure messaging system. In case of office relocation or change of care provision venue; CIS offers easy relocation and seamless operations, this also helps in busy care environments where patients are allocated care locations/rooms easily since a manual Chart does not have to be availed to the provider. e. Describes how uploading data into any CIS has a financial impact on the

Electronic Health Records and Patient Confidentiality Technology has become an essential part of our everyday life therefore, it makes sense that doctors and hospitals get rid of the old fashioned paper charting and use technology to access patient records. Electronic health records (EHR) provide quick access to information, as doctors no longer have to wait for other providers to fax previous records to them. The accessibility of Electronic Health Records assist medical providers to make quick medical care decisions, by accessing previous care provided to patients including treatment and diagnosis. Quick access to information through EHR enables health care providers to treat patients faster as there is no need for records to be mailed or

PubMed PMID: 22129850. The journal article written by Leung provides valuable information concerning the dynamicity of health information technology. Leung detailed the necessary resources and capabilities for organizations in implementing health information technology (HIT) and provided three distinct forms of health information technology, electronic medical records, telemedicine, and social media. Furthermore, the article identifies the difference among these three forms of HIT and the benefits of each in terms of improving the dynamic capabilities of

Telemedicine can provide a reliable base for the management of chronic diseases, shared health professional staffing, reduced travel times, and fewer or shorter hospital stays. - Improved Quality: telemedicine based healthcare services have comparable quality with traditional in-person consultations. Even in some specialties such as mental health and ICU care, telemedicine quality of care surpasses the quality and satisfaction of the traditional healthcare system. - Patient Demand: Due to ease of availability and use, consumers demand for telemedicine services are high. Telemedicine has the greatest impacts on the patient, their family and their community.

When encryption and physical data protection is in place for individuals who use their personal mobile devices to communicate private health information or to access sensitive patient data in the course of their work. Keeping text messaging HIPAA compliant is done by “secure texting”, which is a process in which encrypted messages are transmitted from a secure server which stores all sensitive data locally, and which prevents the cell phone network that carries the message from keeping a copy. Secure messages can be accessed at any time in any location where there is an Internet connection, unless they have been programmed to expire automatically or recalled to protect the integrity of private health information. HIPAA is a set of basic national privacy standards and information practices. It protects the privacy of all patients and residents of the United States who receive any kind of healthcare services.

At Kaweah Delta Family medicine center, we can implement some of the interventions discussed earlier to reduce our no show rate. One of the first interventions includes sending patients preferred reminder modality in their preferred languages. Young age is one of the independent predictor of high likelihood of missing an appointment 7. Using text message service in this technology friendly population can improve appointment adherence . A randomized control study found text messages modality equivalent but cost effective compared to telephone reminders.

They are able to use secure messaging to ask point related questions and receive shorter response times than waiting on a phone calls. This method is efficient with the doctors as well, they are not being overloaded with incoming phone calls and patients avoid miscommunication or missed phone calls. Once they leave their doctor they are able to review doctors' notes in the case the patient did not remember what was discussed. Health information exchange has many benefits, however there are many challenges as well. HIEs have to select one or more vendor to deliver services in a successful manner.

Electronic Device/Service used in Clinical Care “Electronic Health Records” Abstract Is Canada Health Care System going to be digital? A Special Report by Richard Alvarez, President & CEO, Canada Health Infoway Inc. indicates a landmark Canadian study (2004) showing that every year between 9,000 and 23,000 Canadians die in Canadian hospitals from adverse events due to the lack of the

The fact of the matter is that your patients are busy too and the majority of them would much rather receive a text or an email from you rather than have to take the time to answer the phone or return your phone call. It's just quicker and much more convenient than having to deal with everything personally. Additionally, corresponding digitally makes it much easier for your patients to respond. And, this will provide you with written records of each contact and what was said as well, without having to take the time to write everything down by

Beyond application, HMD can be used to send critical value to providers immediately negating the need to telephone several parties. The information acquired instantly can be used to boost patient safety. Safety concerns could be addressed by enhanced communication speed. Ultimately allowing the nurse to apply this information to give faster more effective interventions. Outside patient care, social media and HMD can be used for staffing communication, job postings, blogs and bulletin boards to foster unit communication (Piscotty, Martindell, & Karim,

It can help them interact with patients remotely and to boost medical education and research. In the healthcare industry, social media equally provides a valuable tool to spread knowledge and health awareness to the public. Because public awareness and understanding of health information is vital in every community, to have an instant access to this information is an advantage. Helen Osborne, president of health literacy consulting, Natick, Massachusetts and founder of Health Literacy Month confirms, “In the healthcare industry, social media can be a powerful tool for health literacy- helping medical writers, clinician and other professional communicate health information in ways that the patients and the public can understand” (124).