Forum AtlanticLIVE health care: health care tomorrow
Read the first part of our health care AtlanticLIVE Forum Recap, "to build a better health care system."
for many Americans, the technology is part of everyday life - to check e-mail on the go in search of flu symptoms and treatment options online. as technology continues to evolve, many wonder how it will affect the health professionals and patients. Recently, the Atlantic brought together leaders in medicine, public health and finance for health care forum AtlanticLIVE to discuss issues related to the health law, reform health care and the role of health iT will have in the future of the US health care system. Experts on "Health Care Tomorrow: Examine the tools and technologies that will revolutionize the future health care system" panel discussed current challenges and benefits posed by health technology, as well as their expectations for the future health care and health IT [
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panelists
Dr. Roger Ray is the head doctor ofCarolinas HealthCare System, one of the largest non-health care systems for profit in the United States. Dr. Ray works to improve the quality and performance of safety throughout the organization and led several teams, including managers of information health.
Ed Park is the Executive Vice President and COO of athenahealth, "a solution based on the cloud for practice management, health records electronic and communication with the patient. "Park was originally an architect of the practice of athenahealth management system, which has since been extended to multiple product lines used by thousands of health care providers across the United States.
John Castellani is president and CEO of the pharmaceutical research and manufacturers of America (PhRMA), an organization representing various biopharmaceutical companies with research States United. Castellani working on public policy, health and business by focusing on the promotion of health care and the economic environment that facilitates drug delivery, drug discovery and access to medicines.
Dr. Paul Rothman is the dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, supervision of the health system and theJohns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Rothman is a rheumatologist and molecular immunologist whose research on the immune system has received consistent funding the National Institutes of Health.
Dr. Rothman: biggest concern is whether the use of new technology prevents the interaction patient doc #AtlanticHealth @HopkinsMedicine
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key Insights
panelists highlighted the key benefits of health technology as well as important issues to keep in mind for the future.
benefits of health technology
- technology facilitates information sharing and collaboration between biopharmaceutical companies, academic researchers, hospitals , physicians and patients to drive future innovations in systems and the provision of health care.
- electronic health records (EHR) capture millions of data points per year which can then be used by clinicians in the time of care to better meet the needs of patients.
- technology such as telehealth enables medical specialists to share their expertise beyond a single practitioner -Patient interaction and can facilitate better engagement between practitioners and patients. Panelist Dr. Roger Ray provided an example of successful telehealth pilot program Carolinas HealthCare System for patients with diabetes
- In the near future, the technology that allows patients access and control of their own comprehensive health data -. Presumably in the palms of their hands - will promote a sense of autonomy and meaningful interaction with health care providers
... We found that if we have patients are really in trouble and we get access. via an iPad and free Wi-Fi in their home and a counselor to interact with them ... at regular intervals, depending on what we see and hear and have a chance to engage with them they do best . - Dr. Roger Ray
The challenges of health technology
- The ease of use of technologies such as DSE was raised as a serious concern, especially the way the administrative requirements on doctors to enter patient data during a visit could harm the doctor-patient interactions.
- technology health is largely developed using closed systems compared with open platform, which can slow future innovation and reduce the capacity of existing systems to adapt to the dynamic technological environment
- Panelist Ed Park noted the limitations of EHR technology using closed systems, saying "you can not really move the [patient] graph from a system to another system. - You are a bit trapped in ... what I fear is health systems are beginning to buy their way into their own prisons that are built from their own information, and the only thing they can do is try expanding prison walls outward rather than dealing with an environment opening where you can actually work with everyone in a consolidated and consistent way. "
- Ensure that government systems such as Medicare, Medicaid and the FDA drug approval process have with advances in technology is essential to enable other health systems to innovate effectively .
despite these concerns, the panel was generally optimistic about the future of health technology and its positive impact on health care delivery systems, practitioners and patients. in addition, the experts noted that the transition from one results incentivizing payment system for long-term health and the health of the population is necessary to stimulate investment in health technology that is easy to use dynamic and meets the needs of a diverse population.
as the landscape of health technology continues to evolve, the competent health care administrators such as MHA @ GW students and alumni will play a crucial role in helping providers navigate the emerging systems and integrate health IT into everyday practice.
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