Digital Health: Mobile Devices, Wearables, Telehealth, Telemedicine
WEEK 6: AT A GLANCE
DIGITAL HEALTH: APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT
DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTION
Gone are the days in which patients must come to a healthcare facility to monitor and track all follow-up or routine care. Whether it is tracking blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, blood sugar levels, activity levels, or even oxygen levels, technology has advanced the way in which healthcare is delivered, tracked, and monitored. Additionally, patients may even find themselves in front of a computer screen or mobile device to speak with a provider, versus sitting in an office.
These advancements have addressed a practice gap and improve patient care by enhancing accessibility and availability. However, might these advancements also hinder patient care or healthcare delivery? What are the implications of these advancements, and what barriers might they present to nursing practice?
This week, you will explore and analyze digital health. You will consider digital health potential implementation barriers with digital health while suggesting strategies to overcome these barriers.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Analyze how wearables, devices, and telehealth contribute to Big Data
- Analyze implementation barriers for digital health in healthcare organizations and nursing practice
- Recommend strategies for addressing implementation barriers for digital health
- Develop a nursing informatics project
- Develop a project scope and charter for a nursing informatics project
- Perform a SWOT analysis related to a nursing informatics project
- Create a GAP analysis for a nursing informatics project
- Analyze the work breakdown structure related to a nursing informatics project
- Construct a project timeline for a nursing informatics project
- Identify responsibility roles in nursing informatics projects
- Develop a communication plan for nursing informatics projects
- Develop a risk management plan for nursing informatics projects
This is a graded discussion: 100 points possible
Week 6 Discussion
DIGITAL HEALTH: MOBILE DEVICES, WEARABLES, TELEHEALTH, TELEMEDICINE
Preparing for her run, Susan tightened her fitness watch on her wrist. After experiencing and having received treatment for a heart arrhythmia, Susan was encouraged to wear the watch that not only would alert her if she experienced an irregular heartbeat, but the device would also report the findings to her medical team. Susan felt comfortable going on her run, knowing her device would monitor her heart.
Digital health has changed how patients monitor their health. These advancements have allowed patients to take an active role with increased control and agency over their healthcare and well-being. Digital health has also allowed patients to communicate with healthcare providers in different ways that help to facilitate ongoing, continuous, and real-time conversations that lead to data-informed treatment approaches and healthcare plans. Thus, these advancements have shifted and changed how healthcare is offered and practiced both for the patient and healthcare provider.
For this Discussion, you will explore the use of digital health in healthcare organizations and nursing practice. Reflect on the use, implementation, and the barriers for digital health and consider how these devices have changed, or will continue to change, healthcare organizations and nursing practice.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
- Devi, D. H., Duraisamy, K., Armghan, A., Alsharari, M., Aliqab, K., Sorathiya, V., Das, S., & Rashid, N. (2023). 5G technology in healthcare and wearable devices: A reviewLinks to an external site.. Sensors (14248220), 23(5), 2519. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23052519/Digital Health
- Kruse, C., Betancourt, J., Ortiz, S., Valdes Luna, S. M., Bamrah, I. K., & Segovia, N. (2019). Barriers to the use of mobile health in improving health outcomes in developing countries: Systematic reviewLinks to an external site.. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(10), Article e13263. doi:10.2196/13263
- Otto, L., Harst, L., Timpel, P., Wollschlaeger, B., Richter, P., & Schlieter, H. (2020). Defining and delimitating telemedicine and related terms – an ontology-based classificationLinks to an external site.. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 268, 113–122. doi:10.3233/SHTI200010 Digital Health
- Raza, M. M., Venkatesh, K. P., & Kvedar, J. C. (2023). Promoting racial equity in Digital Health: Applying a cross-disciplinary equity frameworkLinks to an external site. Npj Digital Medicine, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00747-5
- Sen, S., Maity, S., & Das, D. (2020). Turning the body into a wireLinks to an external site.. IEEE Spectrum. https://spectrum.ieee.org/turning-the-body-into-a-wire
- Smital, L., Haider, C. R., Vitek, M., Leinveber, P., Jurak, P., Nemcova, A., Smisek, R., Marsanova, L., Provaznik, I., Felton, C. L., Gilbert, B. K., & Holmes, D. R., III (2020). Real-time quality assessment of long-term ECG signals recorded by wearables in free-living conditionsLinks to an external site. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 67(10), 2721–2734. doi:10.1109/TBME.2020.2969719 Digital Health
- Yang, X., Wang, X., Li, X., Gu, D., Liang, C., Li, K., Zhang, G., & Zhong, J. (2020). Exploring emerging IoT technologies in smart health research: A knowledge graph analysisLinks to an external site.. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 20, 260. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-01278-9
- Wu, M., & Luo, J. (2019). Wearable technology applications in healthcare: A literature reviewLinks to an external site. HIMSS. https://www.himss.org/resources/wearable-technology-applications-healthcare-literature-reviewLinks to an external site.
- Document: Sample Paper Template (Word document)Download Sample Paper Template (Word document)
Optional Resources
- Bettencourt, E. (2018). The future of nursing technology is exciting. https://diversitynursing.com/the-future-of-nursing-technology-is-exciting/#:~:text=The%20Future%20of%20Nursing%20Technology%20Is%20Exciting.%20adminericaB,advancements%20in%20medical%20science%2C%20telecommunications%2C%20and%20even%20
- Donevant, S. B., Hilfinger Messias, D. K., & Estrada, R. D. (2018). Utilization of mobile applications in collaborative patient-provider monitoring of chronic health conditions: An examination of three theoretical frameworks to guide practice. Journal of Informatics Nursing, 3(2), 6–11. Digital Health
- Goldstein, K. M., Zullig, L. L., Dedert, E. A., Tabriz, A. A., Brearly, T. W., Raitz, G., Sata, S. S., Whited, J. D., Bosworth, H. B., Gordon, A. M., Nagi, A., Williams, J. W., & Gierisch, J. M. (2018). Telehealth interventions designed for women: An evidence map. Journal of General Internal MedicineLinks to an external site., 33(12), 2191–2200. doi:10.1007/s11606-018-4655-8
- National Institute on Aging. (2017). NIH initiative tests in-home technology to help older adults age in placeLinks to an external site. https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/nih-initiative-tests-home-technology-help-older-adults-age-place
- Williams, J. K., Feero, W. G., Leonard, D. G. B., & Coleman, B. (2017). Implementation science, genomic precision medicine, and improved health: A new path forward? Nursing OutlookLinks to an external site., 65(1), 36–40. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2016.07.014 Digital Health
- ZEBRA Technologies. (n.d.). The future of healthcare: 2022 Hospital vision study: Mobile technology elevates patient care, empowers clinicians and enhances workflowsLinks to an external site.. https://www.zebra.com/content/dam/zebra_new_ia/en-us/solutions-verticals/vertical-solutions/healthcare/white-paper/2022-hospital-vision-study-en-global.pdf
TO PREPARE
- Review the Learning Resources associated with digital health.
- Consider the use, implementation, and barriers of digital health for healthcare organizations and nursing practice.
Post a cohesive response to the following:
- Choose one digital innovation (examples: Digital Health, telehealth, wearables, digital devices).
- What challenges and opportunities have arisen in your healthcare organization or nursing practice while adopting a digital innovation? Please share your experiences and any key insights from these implementations.
Assignment Rubric Details
NURS_8210_Week6_Discussion_Rubric
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRESPONSIVENESS TO DISCUSSION QUESTION (20 possible points) Discussion post minimum requirements: The original posting must be completed by Day 3 at 10:59 pm CT.
Two response postings to two different peer original posts, on two different days, are required by Day 6 at 10:59 pm CT. Faculty member inquiries require responses, which are not included in the peer posts. Your Discussion Board postings should be written in Standard Academic English and follow APA 7 style for format and grammar as closely as possible given the constraints of the online platform. Be sure to support the postings with specific citations from this week’s learning resources as well as resources available through the Walden University library and other credible online resources (guidelines, expert opinions etc.) |
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20 pts | ||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCONTENT REFLECTION and MASTERY: Initial Post (30 possible points) |
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30 pts | ||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION: First Response (20 possible points) |
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20 pts | ||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCONTRIBUTION
TO THE DISCUSSION: Second Response (20 possible points) |
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20 pts | ||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQUALITY OF WRITING (10 possible points) |
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10 pts | ||||
Total Points: 100 |