Self-screening health kiosks are convenient however, they cannot replace a visit to a primary care physician. Some argue that the quality of care received and clinical outcome cannot be justified by a self-screening health kiosk. (John C. Fortney, 2011) In a direct face-to-face visit with a pcp, patients are able to interact with a provider and advise if there is any confusion about the understanding of their medical condition. This is not possible with a self-screening health kiosk. There is also a privacy risk as the information divulged by patients is not protected and kiosks are not located in a private area. Technology error affects the satisfaction of using such a device, such as printing error, machine unusable, and assistance needed
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Non-invasive dissolvable sensors were developed that can continuously track a wide variety of physiological metrics, including heart rhythm, blood pressure, respiratory rate, the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin, blood glucose concentrations, brain waves, even integrated with rehabilitation. (Topol, 2010). High health care costs are associated to patients not taking their medication. These digestible sensors along with wearable wireless sensors can transmit information about the patient to their providers as well as to a patient’s smart phone. With the information provided patients are aware of their health condition and can make better decisions about the management of their health. Doctors are able to tailor treatment to a patient based on the body’s response and digital information received. These wireless wearable sensors provide preventable care and monitoring solutions. (Geoff Appelboom, …show more content…
Prescribing the wrong drug or dosage amount to a patient can be detrimental. Technology has been used to help minimize medication error by way of Bar Coding and E-prescribing. Bar Code technology allows drugs to be dispensed to the right patient at the right time. The implementation of Bar Code technology was to increase patient safety and quality of care. Medication dispensed at a pharmacy is bar coded and scanned to ensure that the correct medication in its correct dose and formulation is being dispensed. Bar code technology is also being used to identify patients in some hospitals. When admitted to an inpatient setting, patients are provided with a wrist band that contains all patient information and when scanned prior to administering medication, it verifies the patient along with the medication and places the information in the patient’s history. This technology is known as electronic medication-administration systems (eMAR) (Wang, 2011). The results have shown that using Bar Code technology has substantially reduce medication error (Eric G. Poon, et al., 2006). The cost to implement Bar Code technology in a hospital setting over 5 years is about $40,000. However,
Non-invasive dissolvable sensors were developed that can continuously track a wide variety of physiological metrics, including heart rhythm, blood pressure, respiratory rate, the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin, blood glucose concentrations, brain waves, even integrated with rehabilitation. (Topol, 2010). High health care costs are associated to patients not taking their medication. These digestible sensors along with wearable wireless sensors can transmit information about the patient to their providers as well as to a patient’s smart phone. With the information provided patients are aware of their health condition and can make better decisions about the management of their health. Doctors are able to tailor treatment to a patient based on the body’s response and digital information received. These wireless wearable sensors provide preventable care and monitoring solutions. (Geoff Appelboom, …show more content…
Prescribing the wrong drug or dosage amount to a patient can be detrimental. Technology has been used to help minimize medication error by way of Bar Coding and E-prescribing. Bar Code technology allows drugs to be dispensed to the right patient at the right time. The implementation of Bar Code technology was to increase patient safety and quality of care. Medication dispensed at a pharmacy is bar coded and scanned to ensure that the correct medication in its correct dose and formulation is being dispensed. Bar code technology is also being used to identify patients in some hospitals. When admitted to an inpatient setting, patients are provided with a wrist band that contains all patient information and when scanned prior to administering medication, it verifies the patient along with the medication and places the information in the patient’s history. This technology is known as electronic medication-administration systems (eMAR) (Wang, 2011). The results have shown that using Bar Code technology has substantially reduce medication error (Eric G. Poon, et al., 2006). The cost to implement Bar Code technology in a hospital setting over 5 years is about $40,000. However,