How would you feel if you could FaceTime your physician about medical or personal health issues? I know some of you are worried about privacy and HIPAA, but this problem has been solved! FaceTime is HIPAA-compliant and encrypted through the WPA2 Enterprise configuration which provides an extra level of authentication when establishing a wireless connection. This will give patients the highest level of assurance that their information will remain protected when they send and receive communications over a Wi-Fi network connection. I find this idea very interesting because you can talk to your physician from the comfort of your own home if you had a question or a concern. You no longer have to make an appointment and then go to the doctor's office just to play a long waiting game before seeing him or her for a quick 15 minutes. I know plenty of people dislike going to their doctors because they hate to wait, and I am definitely one of these people. Plus, FaceTime is just so convenient and easy to use! The article I read states, "FaceTime has the potential to broaden the exchange of information among physicians, provide greater convenience to patients, and improve the quality of patient care. The assurance of a secure connection may prompt more physicians to adopt iPads in practice for communication as well as other uses." I am looking forward to seeing this in the future because I think it has great potential for success. What do you guys think? Is it a bad idea or a good one? Let me know your thoughts and check out the article I got the information from.Monday, September 26, 2011
FaceTime...this could change the way you communicate with your physicians.
How would you feel if you could FaceTime your physician about medical or personal health issues? I know some of you are worried about privacy and HIPAA, but this problem has been solved! FaceTime is HIPAA-compliant and encrypted through the WPA2 Enterprise configuration which provides an extra level of authentication when establishing a wireless connection. This will give patients the highest level of assurance that their information will remain protected when they send and receive communications over a Wi-Fi network connection. I find this idea very interesting because you can talk to your physician from the comfort of your own home if you had a question or a concern. You no longer have to make an appointment and then go to the doctor's office just to play a long waiting game before seeing him or her for a quick 15 minutes. I know plenty of people dislike going to their doctors because they hate to wait, and I am definitely one of these people. Plus, FaceTime is just so convenient and easy to use! The article I read states, "FaceTime has the potential to broaden the exchange of information among physicians, provide greater convenience to patients, and improve the quality of patient care. The assurance of a secure connection may prompt more physicians to adopt iPads in practice for communication as well as other uses." I am looking forward to seeing this in the future because I think it has great potential for success. What do you guys think? Is it a bad idea or a good one? Let me know your thoughts and check out the article I got the information from.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Text4Health and QuitNowTXT
I saw this article posted on Twitter and thought it was relevant to what we are learning about in consumer health informatics and web 2.0 in healthcare. The idea of text messaging and smoking cessation going hand in hand together has never crossed my mind, but after reading this article I think that it has the potential to go far. The QuitNowTXT program is an interactive text-based intervention for adult smokers. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, "In the United States over 150 billion texts were sent in 2009 alone. With that degree of usage, the mobile communications platform is another natural tool of mHealth interventions." I think texting plays a big role in our everyday lives and incorporating it with healthcare is a great idea. 150 billion texts in 2009 was a lot, but can you imagine how much it has increased to in 2011?! Smart phones are becoming so popular nowadays, so you can't escape texting. The QuitNowTXT program is geared towards teens and adults, and the HHS is investing $5 million dollars to develop this project. It looks promising to me, but what do you guys think? Here's the link to the article and I hope you guys enjoy it.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Hello everyone...
This is my first attempt at blogging, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes. My name is Sandy and I am a 3rd year pharmacy student at Nova Southeastern University in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. I am actually creating this blog for an elective that I am taking, and this class is called Consumer Health Informatics and Web 2.0 in Healthcare. It has been interesting so far and I hope to learn much more from Dr. Clauson and his guest lecturers. On another note, I work in a retail setting (Publix Pharmacy) as an intern now, and sometimes people want their prescriptions filled as if they were picking up fast food at McDonald's. It gets a little annoying at times, but I read this blog the other day and wanted to share it with you guys. Do most retail pharmacists feel this way and will I feel this way when I become a pharmacist? I'd love to hear any comments or responses! Thanks for visiting and there will be much more to come in the future as I learn more about blogging and health informatics.
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