Introduction
A daily record of deaths from so-called “lifestyle diseases” does not exist in the current world. Every day, tens of thousands of new patients are diagnosed, many of whom have no idea they are the victims of these silent killings. A number of diseases and ailments appear on this list, including diabetes, hypertension, and being overweight or obese. Hypertension and/or diabetes affect one in every four Americans. Two of the top ten causes of death in the United States are listed in these disturbing statistics (Karp, 2019). In addition to renal failure, stroke, and heart disease in the world, diabetes is a leading cause of death. There are a number of medical alert systems geared toward adults who live alone. Around half of those over 65 who experience recurrent falls fall every year, which is higher than the national average of 30%. Every year, almost 40% of adults over the age of 85 slip and fall, with 10% of these accidents resulting in serious injuries such as hip fractures or brain damage. When a patient is admitted to the hospital, the overall cost of care rises.
An increased focus on public education, appropriate follow-up, and access to high-quality medical care are all things that must be done to combat this terrible disease and lower diagnosis and death rates as a result of its exposure to the right data. Information technology and management (Karp, 2019). According to this study, healthcare facilities across the United States can improve the quality of patient care by implementing an informatics project that focuses on nursing.
Project Proposal
The proposed project will be referred to as a “clinical warning system” (CAFS). The project will help affected nurses locate or receive extra information on clinical follow-up for patients who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity. All patients, on their initial and subsequent clinic visits and at trial testing, have a comprehensive physical examination that includes screenings for diabetes, and hypertension, as well as a body mass index (BMI) calculation and interpretation (Karp, 2019). The patient’s medical code is entered into a “clinical monitoring system” (CAFS) by the nurse if the patient has been diagnosed with one or more problems. This search is then conducted.
A patient who does not have any personal information on file is either a new patient or a returning patient who has not had any previous testing done at the facility. The results of the test will be recorded by the nurse, who will then prescribe additional medical checks and possible appointments for the new patient at the clinic (Chen, 2019). If the physician suggests a reservation for the treatment session, the system will identify the day and time of the doctor’s availability, as well as whether or not there is a medical emergency at the time of reservation (Ronquillo, 2021). It is possible for nurses to receive a warning regarding earlier clinical follow-ups, as well as therapy progress, in a general patient who has been previously diagnosed even with the recommendation of a physician, many patients who have been diagnosed with CAFS do not receive the follow-up care they need since the CAFS program does not include this critical aspect in its curriculum (Chen, 2019). A nurse and a physician can track a patient’s development with the help of CAFS, as every visit to the clinic or treatment session is also recorded and updated in the CAFS system.
Stakeholders Impacted by This Project
The (CAFS) will cover a wide range of stakeholders including patients, nurses, physicians, therapists, specialists, the IT department team, and experienced nurses. It is the primary goal of the CAFS to track the trends in the three lifestyle conditions detected by diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Most patients diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity do not receive sufficient follow-up, especially if the planned appointment was due to a different concern that was not related to the test in the first place (Chen, 2019). For example, untreated high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity have resulted in a rise in the occurrence of these and other opportunistic illnesses, such as heart attack, kidney failure, and amputation. The CAFS system is expected to deal with this issue.
Patient-Care Efficiencies This Project Is Aimed at Improving
Effective patient care is a key component of the CAFS’s mission to ensure that patients follow through on the treatment recommendations they make after their initial appointment. Assistance will be provided in the form of medication and therapy sessions for individuals in need (Karp, 2019). It will be easier for the nurse to do their job because the follow-up process will be available in the system and multiple systems will be informed of specific measures to be followed during the patient’s medical trip. The patient will obtain more knowledge, maintain a diet and exercise schedule, and take their medication as prescribed throughout the follow-up phase. Those identified will see a dramatic improvement in their health as a result of this new treatment.
Technologies Required to Implement This Project
All health facility systems will have to be integrated with The CAFS using a standard server. New computers will be needed, but they will be able to run the new operating system. The CAFS is compatible with both Windows and UNIX-based operating systems. An IT team will help educate various stakeholders on the system’s deployment and the numerous processes that will be necessary at various points in the project’s lifecycle. Many difficulties arise when attempting to establish and maintain electronic notices in an EMR or database. Making improvements may necessitate extensive forethought (Karp, 2019). Technical difficulties may arise if final examinations are conducted in person at the clinic, where the doctor is not present. Corrective actions may be necessary following the publishing of a notice, such as the reaction of a physician or the development of new clinical aspects or technical issues. Based on the warning’s material, or how it is presented to nurses, changes may be necessary. Users in the clinic may choose to see warning information presented in a different way on occasion.
Conclusion
Senior nurses, experienced nurses, IT specialists, programmers, physician representative, therapists, and nutritionists will all be part of the project team as they will aid in evaluating and operating the system. Everyone on board is needed to cover all parts of the many phases and departments, from patient visits through the last stage of treatment operations (Chen, 2019). Representatives from the departments responsible for the three most frequent causes of high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity are carefully chosen. Nurses will be tasked with gathering and evaluating patient data, which they will then disseminate to the various parties involved in the CAFS program. It’s crucial for nurses to be knowledgeable because they’ll be the ones to make system modifications and collaborate with IT department professionals in order to improve service delivery.
References
Chen, M. G. (2019). Does health information exchange improve patient outcomes? Empirical evidence from Florida hospitals. Health Affairs, 38(2), 197-204. Web.
Karp, E. L. (2019). Changes in efficiency and quality of nursing electronic health record documentation after implementation of an admission patient history essential data set. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 37(5), 260-265.
Ronquillo, C. E. (2021). Artificial intelligence in nursing: Priorities and opportunities from an international invitational think‐tank of the Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Leadership Collaborative. Journal of advanced nursing, 77(9), 3707-3717. Web.