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Technology Advances in Health Care Today

The healthcare system has seen an elevated adoption of technologies directed at

improving the overall quality of care. One of these technologies entails the increased adoption of

electronic health records, which has seen more than 80% of hospitals adopting HER in their

organizations, increasing efficiency in accessing patient information (Mahato, Srivastava &

Chandra, 2017). Mhealth, which is the short form for mobile health is the additional

advancement that is meant to free healthcare devices of cores and wires, allowing patients and

physicians to check on the healthcare processes on the go. Telehealth as the other advancement

which has seen people in rural settings that cannot enjoy the same resources as their metropolitan

areas can access quality healthcare services from their regions (Mahato, Srivastava & Chandra,

2017). The use remote monitoring tools, whereby patients are using remote monitoring systems

in their homes has led to a reduction in healthcare costs as well as the unnecessary visits that

patients with different conditions have to make to the physicians’ office (Mahato, Srivastava &

Chandra, 2017).

Points To Consider In Implementing Technology in Health Care

Some of the considerations that ought to be addressed in adopting technology in

healthcare include, for instance, clarification of the challenges that the technologies will be

resolving, which mitigate any possible risks and aids in the identification of the existing issues

and areas that require improvement (Amarasingham et al., 2014). Creating consensus among the

stakeholders in the organization around the strategic vision and creating the means that will

promote the attainment of the desired vision for adopting the technology. Considering the

available options once the needed for technological systems has been established is the

additional necessary measures since it ensures that the organization gets the best deal and support

that will ensure the systems do not run into challenges once adopted (Amarasingham et al.,
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2014). Additionally, determining the technology that specifically meets the desired clinical

needs and one that is affordable is an imperative consideration since any technology system

needs to satisfy both the organizational purposes as well as clinical practice (Amarasingham et

al., 2014).

Reasons Why Reform Is Needed

The reasons that make health care reform necessary can be considered as threefold. One

of these addresses the issue of healthcare quality as well as costs whereby healthcare services

have the capability of improving in succession. Thus the reform ought to ensure there are

improvements in the delivery as well as the quality of healthcare services by mapping out new

ways to improve service delivery and improve quality without raising the costs (Sheikh, Sood &

Bates, 2015). The second part of the reforms needs to address access to healthcare, whereby

reforms need to ensure they have made it possible for people to purchase insurance by

themselves and at affordable process. Further, it ought to introduce mechanisms that people

without access to information about healthcare insurance companies can learn and determine the

companies that are legitimate (Sheikh, Sood & Bates, 2015). The last aspect of the reform should

address practices in the healthcare system addressing the elements of costs and accessibility,

ensuring there are better training needs and ensure there is room for continuous learning and

more qualified healthcare personnel (Sheikh, Sood & Bates, 2015).

According to Holzmacher et al., (2017), the ten essential benefits guaranteed by

insurance plans in the ACA Health Care Marketplace

 Improving ambulatory patient services

 Access to emergency services

 Improving hospitalization
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 Ensuring increased access to regnancy, maternity, as well as newborn care

 Guaranteeing mental health as well as substance use disorder services treatment

 Offring ease of accessing prescription drugs

 Rehabilitative as well as habilitative services and devices

 Laboratory services

 Preventive, wellness services in addition to management of chronic disease

 Promoting access to pediatric services as oral and vision care

 According to Downs et al., (2014), the successes of the ACA

 Ensuring a significant drop in the overall number of Americans lacking health

coverage

 Improving health coverage for all demographics in the context of age and racial

groups

 Ensuring there is improvement inaccessibility to healthcare, health as well as

finances in the sector

 Guaranteeing superior coverage as well as access to treatment for an individual

with opioid use disorders ad who were uninsured before

Downs et al., (2014), indicates that the failures of the ACA

 The price of health insurance has continued to soar, becoming too expensive for

some people to afford

 The healthcare system has increasingly become complex as well as confusing

when it comes to the selection of the right healthcare plan

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Common Nursing Stereotypes

Some of the common stereotypes associated with nursing include the idea that it is a

woman’s job mainly because it has historically been dominated by women (Weaver, Ferguson,

Wilbourn & Salamonson, 2014). There is the notion that nurses ate too busy that they cannot

manage their patients since they tend to run through patient interaction. Further, it has been

asserted that nurses tend to serve as a doctor’s assistant who is not accurate since they undergo

serious medical training to acquire their practice knowledge. Further, there is an idea that nurses

do not require breaks although it is imperative to ensure they get adequate breaks so that they can

eat rest and be able to recharge to continue offering their clients exceptional services (Weaver,

Ferguson, Wilbourn, & Salamonson, 2014).

What Was The Role Of The Center For Nursing Advocacy?

The duty that is played by the center is to ensure that there has been an increase in the

public completion of the fundamental front line duty that is exercised by nurses when it comes to

the delivery of modern healthcare. The centers seek to advance more accurate, balanced as well

as frequent media depiction of nurses and enhance media use for nurses as sources of expertise

(Pecanac & Schwarze, 2018).

Promoting access to truth regarding nursing will ensure that all inaccuracies and negative

depictions of nursing in the media have been sought out and accurate information provided. This

is accomplished through the constant news updates regarding nursing on the media as well as

spreading letter-writing campaigns whose mission to ensure that accurate information has been

supplied (Pecanac & Schwarze, 2018).

Ways of Changing Nursing’s Image in the Public Eye

Some of these ways include ensuring that nurses take pride in their profession by

ensuring they are not ashamed to let others know what they do. Upholding a professional image
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at all times is additionally integral to this mission by ensuring that nurses are well grimed and

that their workwear is appropriate, especially by ensuring they have maintained their dress code

whenever at the place of work (Hoeve, Jansen & Roodbol, 2014). Ensuring that more nurses

appear in the media as well as their stories will make their roles more appreciated by the readers.

Nurses taking roles of community leaders and getting their background, education, and exposure

to community issues will play a major role in advancing their image Hoeve, Y. T., Jansen, G., &

Roodbol, P. (2014).

Ways for Nurses to Interact With the Media

Some of the ways nurses can interact with the media can include setting up social media

accounts they can use to interact with the public and address diverse health issues. Additionally,

nurses can volunteer to attended media discussions and sessions through which they can use to

share their medical knowledge and expertise with the public. Organizing community fairs

whereby free medical services and consultancy is provided to the community is an additional

measure that would valuable in increasing their chances of interacting with the media.
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