There are several, popular technological trends in health care, from virtual medicine to apps and software. Like most trends, some will continue to be acceptable while others will no longer be used, with other trends replacing them.
Interview a health care worker in your community to learn popular trends for electronic health records (EHR). Address the questions below.
1) What EHR trends do you currently encounter in your position?
2) What are the pros and cons of using the trend?
3) How does this trend benefit the patients?
4) How does this trend benefit the medical staff?
5) Do you think this trend will remain a staple in the medical field? Why?
6) Are there any trends relating to EHR that you are aware of not currently being used but could be in the future?
7) What does the future look like in regard to EHR?
8) Add an original question of your own.
Report the interviewees answers to your questions in a question and answer format. Then add a reflection to the interview in which you complete the following items listed below.
1) Connect the information you received from the interview to what you have learned in this lesson.
2) Evaluate the trend your interviewee spoke of, and comment on how you think it can be improved and where it is lacking (for a simple example, calling a Teledoc physician cannot give the doctor an official weight or temperature reading).
3) Pulling from earlier units, reflect on how you think these new technological trends might cause further disparities in certain populations.
4) Discuss what you think needs to be done in order to make this trend sustainable.
Your interview and reflection paper must be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. To support your ideas, use a minimum of two outside sources. Additionally, use a source that focuses on your community (such as a newspaper or journal article). Remember that all written assignments must be formatted using APA Style especially in-text citation and references.
