opportunities and risks associated with organizational and work process related changes within medical sector due to major ICT driven initiatives and trends
The
other great innovation and invention of ICT for the medical sector is robots
and machines doing procedures, which are performed by doctors, nurses etc. It
has been observed that San Francisco use robots named as Tugs, which can
perform various tasks. These robots can deliver drugs as well as food to
patients, and pick up the waste. Now, one robot can perform various functions,
which actually are performed by different individuals. The disabled people are
getting help from medical robots. The medical sector is being revolutionized
with robot nurses, which would perform the functions of nurses. The elderly
people are also getting support from these robots. So, overall robots and other
ICT trends have changed medical sector in different ways and this change is
going to increase in the future (WELDON, 2015)
The telehealth is
another great advancement of ICT, which allows rural areas to get access to
medical facilities, which are available only in urban cities. Moreover, the
organizations are able to maintain the records of their patients saved online
and it can be accessed from anywhere, which means that there is no restriction
of any location. The organizations are able to handle and save data about
patients, and can sue it for various purposes like assessing the record to know
which diseases are most common regards to one area etc. In addition to that
work processes are also improved, when patient information can be accessed
online at anytime. Earlier, the manual record was physically needed to be given
to doctors etc.
The digital
technology can develop digital platforms, which can really improve the work
procedures and efficiency of medical organizations. The healthcare and medical
organizations can improve their overall operational efficiency with the support
of technology. The patient care adopt integrated approach to improve overall
work process facilitating patients for different treatments. The innovation in
work processes can save time both for organizations and stakeholders, and more
speedy ways can be introduced to help organizations achieving more quality in
their work. The other great thing about ICT is reducing and cutting costs for
medical organizations by bringing efficient machines to perform various
functions, which may have been performed by several individuals earlier (Rauv, 2017)
So, the changing
trend from ICT has invaded in medical and healthcare sector as well, where organizations
can perform well to accomplish their work processes. The ICT has come up with
great innovative trends and technologies, which have changed the overall look
of medical sector. There were conventional recording and monitoring devices,
but latest devices such as tablets & smart phones are replacing those
conventional devices. Various significant technological advancements have been achieved
in medical sector, which are changing the future of this field. One of the
significant trends was the entry of electronic health record. The data shows
that in U.S, the percentage of 16% hospitals were using electronic health
record (EHR) in 2009, and till 2013, 80% of the medical organizations were
using HER to manage their records and data (ASC COMMUNICATIONS, 2014)
Risks
Associated with ICT
There
are some risks in the medical sectors due to ICT involved in some hospitals.
The management must focus on removing these risks by using these opportunities
that has been discussed in the above section. The use of smart phones has also
enabled medical organizations and practitioners to do things, which were not
possible few decades ago. There was no concept that a doctor can check the
condition of his/her patient from remote distance, but with the help of
internet and smart phones, the doctors are connected with patients in remote
locations, where people don’t have access to skilled and professional doctors. The
mobile health technology is making mark with the passage of time, and it has
been estimated that until year 2019, global market of mobile health will reach
up to $20.7b, which looks to be a huge thing for the future of medical
organizations and their work processes. The mobile health has improved the
communication between practitioners and patients in so many ways (ASC COMMUNICATIONS, 2014)
There
is also another risk that is related to personalization data of every person
that is admit in any medical sector. The medical sector must focus on different
software that help to remove risk related to personalization so that there will
be no difficulty. The patients’ data is always crucial information to maintain
for medical organizations, and when it was done manually, it was to keep data
safe because one bad incident like fire incident could burn all the data. But
online data can be saved n various platforms, and can be accessed from
anywhere. Moreover, the communication has been vastly improved by ICT. The
healthcare organizations can communicate smoothly and conveniently due to
various technologies. The healthcare professionals can hold online meetings and
discussions and knowledge can be shared on online platforms, and healthcare
organizations can hold online meetings to improve their work processes by collaborating
with each other (Rauv, 2017)
In
different medical sectors it can be seen that mostly mobile technologies are
not much efficient for giving health care services in proper order. This is due
to invention of viruses and other such software in the field of medical. It can
be seen that the workflow in the medical sectors has been improved in great
amount but sometimes the results are not much efficient. The work flow for
medical and healthcare organizations has eased with more speed and flexibility.
The medical coders and billers have been able to make their work easier with
the help of HER as it has been revealed that medical codes reach up to 69,000
from earlier number of 13,600. Earlier the paper based system was time
consuming and needed more costs, because more human resource was needed to
enter and maintain data. But now a single human can enter and save data into
EHR. The financial and other relevant errors have also reduced with the help of
computerized technology. The healthcare costs are getting lower with the
passage of time, and it can be expected that the way ICT is making its invasion
into medical sector; it would come up with more beneficial revolutions in
coming years benefiting all medical stakeholders like medical organizations,
healthcare professional and patients (BANOVA, 2018)
Using practical ideas, explain how we
could use the MDI principles within the medical sector to enhance the quality
and safety.
Practical
uses of MDI Principles
The MDI stands for
metered dose inhaler and this is one of the first devices that are used for
removing the drug effects and it is applied for controlling the nasal issued
after the drugs. These types of inhalers are manufactured according to the
design of the nasal cavity of the human body so that it can easily remove the
antihistaminic problems and give proper and significant results. There are some
advantages of the nasal route so that this will enable proper systematic
delivery to the nasal cavity of the nose and these advantages include
- There is a
route for non invasive part of the nose so that the person can inhale
proper amount of oxygen from the inhaler.
- There is very
large vasculature availability for the oxygen and also there is a large
permeable surface that gives proper ventilation.
- The time
profile of the plasma concentration is compared with the intravenous
administration so that it will provide proper time for repeating the
procedure.
There are some
limitations of the metered dose inhalers like their mucociliary clearance is
very fast so that the person that is using this inhaler he must have to be very
careful. There are too low chances of immunogenic reactions in this inhaler so
that the user is able to use this inhaler within the given time limit. The one of
the most important limitation is that the nasal pathology in the inhaler so due
to this it will affect the durability of this inhaler so that the user must
have to use it with care (Prokopovich, 2013).
There are four
main parts of the metered dose inhaler and the first part is the base
formulation in this there are some chemical like drug, excipients and also
propellant. These chemicals are used as the medicine for the patient so that
the user can get comfort by using this inhaler. After this the next part is the
container through this the air pass so that the user can breathe easily. The
next part is the metering value that is use to measure the amount of drug left
in the inhaler and how much the used inhale the amount of drug from this
inhaler. In the last part there is a actuator and this is the part that is
connected with the mouth of the user that is using this inhaler (Winfield, et al., 2009).
Innovation
in the technology of metered dose inhaler
In the past few
years it can be seen extreme vast innovation in the field of medicine and
innovation in these systems for the betterment of the humanity. There is a lot
of research in some of the areas like the measuring valves of the inhaler,
canisters, container length and also in the mouthpiece of the inhaler and make
it germ free. There is also some main improvements can be seen in the breathe
actuation technology. In this technology there is proper amount of proteins and
other products can be easily transferred in equal amount. The next technology
can be seen in this inhaler is that there is proper delivery of the peptides
and also therapeutic proteins to the nasal cavity of the nose. There is also
some improvement can be seen in the form of sustainability means that the drugs
is delivered in proper amount through the inhaler and also the shelf life on
the inhaler has been improved (Colombo, et al., 2012).
The first
technology has been used in the medical sectors for the patients and this is
Aerx system. This technology has been used in this inhaler and that is
sophisticated technology and it is use for precise dose of drug the inhaler.
This means that when the patient is using this inhaler so that there is proper
dosing for the patient. Through the use of this technology there is control of
aerosol particle size. In this technology there is correct management of drugs
from the inhaler so that there is correct amount of air can be delivered to the
patient. Another system has been optimized through the use of this technology
that is inhalation and also the coordination for delivery has been perfectly
optimized through the use of different microprocessors in the inhaler that are
able to control the flow rate of drugs through this inhaler so that there will
be correct amount drugs can pass through this inhaler to the actuator (Esquinas, 2011).
After this the
next technology that has been used in the medical sectors for the safety of the
patients is the adaptive aerosol delivery technology. Through the use of this
technology there is proper amount of drug can be passed through this inhaler.
In the technology there is also use of microprocessor so that there will be
proper amount of drugs can be transferred to the patient during breathing and
also this microprocessor is able to detect the total amount of pressure during
inspiratory and expiratory sequence of the user. These systems are involved in
transferring of correct amount of dose within correct amount of time through
the use of this microprocessor so that it will give proper information to the
user that how much time has been taken for each dose of drug through the
inhaler (Organization, 2010).
Afterwards in the
next technology is the Spiros inhaler technology in this type of inhaler so
that through the use of this technology the life time of this inhaler has been
improved. This inhaler is operated through the use of battery so that correct
amount of air can be transferred to the patient. This inhaler one of the most
advanced form of the inhaler that has been used in different medical
sectors. In this technology they have
used high speed super fast rotator impellers and these are involved in
providing perfect mechanical energy for dispensing. The most important part in
this inhaler is DPI bilsterdisk powder storage system in this inhaler so that
this will provide protection against the moisture in the air. There is another
technology in this inhaler and in this there is no use of motor means that
there is no use of batter. This technology is also cost effective and very easy
to use for everyone. There are some applications of medical dozed inhalers for
enhancing the systematic medication in the different medical sectors (Riviere, 2011).
The first
application is the use of analgesics and these are of three types that include
Butorphenol, Buprenorphine and Enkephalins. After this the next application is
the cardiovascular drugs and these are dobutamine and Angopyensin. In the last
application of these type of inhalers are Endocrine Hormones and some types of
these hormones are human growth hormones, luteinizing hormones, calcitonin and
insulin.
These all
technologies that have been implemented in the medical sectors so that; the
hospital staff is able to enhance the safety and quality of the patient in the
hospital.
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