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Module 5: Telehealth
As a nursing student, one of the most important things that I can developed is my communication skills. Communicating as a nurse can be one of the most difficult tasks to do because often times things get misunderstood, or line can often get blurred. Taking a nursing informatics course taught me that there are different ways to communicate between patient to get a better understanding of what would work best for the patient. Module 5 in the course taught me that there are ways to still communicate to patient as well as getting them the care they need despite a communication barrier.

What is Telehealth
Telehealth is the use of digital information and communication technologies. Telehealth allows long-distance communication between patients and clinicians via communicating technologies such as laptops, smartphones and computer. This is ideal for those who have few limited resources for example people who live in rural environments and don’t have easy access to healthcare services like transportation. Telehealth can range from clinicians to patient or clinicians to other clinicians discussing a patient’s case. Telehealth can also be used by using artificial intelligence to construct surgeries and care for other patient needs. From the perspective of a provider artificial intelligence can work more efficiently aiding more patient in a more time efficient way. In addition, from the perspective of a patient, using artificial intelligence can aid in perform task that would be too tedious for healthcare provider.

Creating a Chatbox
For Module 5, the objective was to create a chatbox that was user friendly and fully operational. A healthcare chatbot was created to guide end users to understand their blood pressure readings and to promote lifestyle changes. Creating and coding this chatbox was helpful in learning how to automate a conversation for healthcare.

PROS

 * Caring means to know the person’s physical self and his/her emotional conditions in a particular moment
 * Virtual care is cost efficient
 * Diversity in patient care

CONS

 * Clinician competence is by far one of the biggest concerns for patient and providers. Using A.I and telehealth lack the ability for a patient to feel the human connection that need.
 * Lacks human interaction.
 * Physical examination are limited
 * There is also a concern that telemedicine may actually decrease time efficiency due to the difficulties of assessing and treating patients through virtual interactions.
 * Ethical issues.
 * Lack of jobs in the future for healthcare professional

Healthcare Quality
The usual cost of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) per cycle would be around $15,000, with Telehealth it was reduced to $800 per patient. Telehealth allows for the cost of healthcare to be less. Being that virtual care is more cost efficient, a lot of patient would considered opting into having telehealth implemented into their care. As technology advances, it is more likely that we can see the integration of telemedicine. Some of the benefits of having Telehealth incorporated in the healthcare system are reducing the need for outpatient visits. Also limiting transportation to patient who are immobile. Although there are some things to consider in Telehealth it is an overall benefit to patients and healthcare providers. Some would say the benefits outweighs the disadvantages to the healthcare system.