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Health Application for Seniors
While mobile technology is revolutionizing medicine, tools and
applications that address the needs of seniors remain either limited in
scope or accessibility. “Technology is only useful, if people are able to use it”. This is one
of the mantras of Dr. Mehta, whose goal was to make ZibdyHealth as
simple and intuitive as possible...where information can be shared in a secure manner with caregivers and
family members. This unique aspect of ZibdyHealth takes it from a
simple personal health and wellness tool to something much bigger,
allowing important health information to stay with the patient during
transitions such as hospital discharges, or physician changes, while
allowing caregivers and family members the ability to monitor the health
data of the individual.
Other Nursing Informatics & HIT Blogs of Interest
Nursing Informatics & Technology: A Blog for All Levels of Users
News from healthcareitnews.com
mobihealthnews
iHealthBeat
Health information technology improves care and saves lives
AHRQ Research about: * Telemedicine * School Health * Health Maintenance
Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.