Discussion on Telehealthcare as a Cost-effective Great Option for Nursing Homes

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Discussion on Telehealthcare as a Cost-effective Great Option for Nursing Homes

Question 1: Reminder

I would like to remind all of you (my classmates) that I chose the topic regarding whether Telehealthcare could be a great option and cost-effective for nursing homes. This topic is important since Telehealth is conquering the healthcare sector and nursing homes should be in the frontline to incorporate Telehealth services in their daily provision of healthcare to the community.

Question 2: Types of background Information to include in the paper

I will include different types of background information in my paper in order to help my audience realize and fully understand the underlying problem.

Description and Purpose

The first part of background information will involve a short but precise description of my research topic. This part will also state the purpose of the research topic. The purpose aims to draw the attention of the audience.

Relationship between Telehealth and Nursing Homes

The second part of background information will include establishing a relationship between Telehealth and nursing homes. Telehealthcare is accompanied with various advantages and benefits to the healthcare sector. The paper will describe some advantages of Telehealth that may also apply to nursing homes once Telehealth services is incorporated in the homes’ healthcare provision. Some of the advantages and benefits that will be included in this part are reduction of costs, reduction of mortality rates in nursing homes, overcoming healthcare provision challenges, and improving wellness and quality of healthcare to patients served by nursing homes (Edmondson, 2017).

Question 3: Types of audiences interested in the topic

Some other background information will be a discussion of the different types of audiences that would be interested in the research topic. Three types of audiences that will be discussed are nursing homes, physicians, and residents of communities where Telehealth is to be introduced.

This part of background information will consider nursing homes since the research topic regards Telehealth and if it should be a great and great and cost-effective option for nursing homes. Therefore, it is a necessity to discuss some information concerning nursing homes.

The second type of audience that the paper will discuss includes physicians and nurses who operate in nursing homes or facilities. The main reason why the paper will discuss physician and nurses of nursing homes because they are expected to be the final executers of Telehealth in nursing homes. Physicians and nurses offer healthcare services to patients and cannot be exempted from the research paper (Wicklund, 2018).

Lastly, the paper will discuss information concerning residents of communities where nursing homes are located. These individuals are the ones who obtain healthcare services from the nursing facilities and it is important to include them in the research paper.

Question 4: Importance of educating my audience on my topic

One importance for educating my audiences is to familiarize them with benefits that Telehealth can add to healthcare provision in nursing homes. It is also important for them to understand the topic in order to understand the different approaches that will be used while introducing the program to nursing homes. It is also very important for them to understand the differences that will occur once nursing homes accept the option of Terlehealth as a way of providing healthcare to their patients. Lastly, residents receiving healthcare from nursing homes might have little or no information concerning Telehealth and telemedicine as well as how it might improve their health conditions.

References

Edmondson, T. (2017). Telehealth — An Untapped Opportunity for Nursing Facilities. Today’s Geriatric Medicine, 10(No. 3), 28. Retrieved from http://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/archive/MJ17p28.shtml

Wicklund, E. (2018). Telemedicine Helps SNFs Improve Patient Care, Curb Hospitalizations. Retrieved July 10, 2018, from https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-helps-snfs-improve-patient-care-curb-hospitalizations