NURS FPX 6416 Assessment 1 Needs Assessment Meeting with Stakeholders

• NURS FPX 6416 Assessment 1

Introduction

Greetings, stakeholders. I am Madeline, the nursing informatics master and project supervisor at Vila Wellbeing. We recently met with five key stakeholders to evaluate our organization’s healthcare information system. The purpose was to gather insights and determine whether modifications to the system are necessary. In this prese
ntation, I will summarize the meeting’s key points, outline proposed changes, and discuss their potential impacts.

As a nursing informatics specialist, I oversee updates to Vila Wellbeing’s information system. These updates aim to improve healthcare accessibility, reduce burdens on healthcare professionals, and enhance overall NURS FPX 6416 Assessment 1 health outcomes. The project will span five to six months and include training sessions, testing phases, and regular stakeholder meetings.

External Factors Driving Change

Several external factors, such as an ageing population, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have necessitated these changes at Vila Wellbeing (Milella et al., 2021). The objective is to deliver advanced medical care in a patient-centred, welcoming environment.

Questions and Explanation

Assessment of Current System and Desired State

Discussions with stakeholders highlighted challenges associated with the current healthcare information system. Nurses and clinical staff reported frustration, citing difficulties in monitoring patients effectively and concerns about patient safety. The lack of two-way communication with patients was also identified as a factor causing delays in therapy.

Despite these challenges, the system has shown positive outcomes, including improved cost management, reduced medication errors, and enhanced accessibility of patient information for healthcare professionals. Stakeholders believe that with appropriate resources and system upgrades, Vila Wellbeing can provide state-of-the-art healthcare services, ensuring excellent patient care in a modern facility.

Surveying and Characterizing Risks

Key challenges identified include the absence of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and patient portals. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Vila Wellbeing relied on in-person doorstep assessments to evaluate patient severity levels. However, the pandemic disrupted these assessments, particularly in rural areas where patients with chronic conditions faced delays in accessing care. Nurses also noted difficulties in providing consistent treatment for patients with conditions like diabetes and hypertension due to the lack of RPM (Annis et al., 2020; Noah et al., 2018).

Best Practices for Data Framework Utilization

Malasinghe et al. (2018) emphasized the importance of remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. RPM ensures continuity of care while minimizing the need for in-person visits. For instance, RPM provides real-time data on medication adherence and A1C levels, offering crucial insights into patient conditions. Chu et al. (2022) also highlighted the value of patient portals in enhancing self-management, improving patient satisfaction, and enabling early detection of health concerns.

Innovation Usefulness

Stakeholders have expressed a strong interest in applications that support RPM and patient portals for effective healthcare management. These tools would provide seamless access to patient data and enhance care delivery.

Workflow and Communication

Implementing RPM technologies will improve workflow efficiency and communication within Vila Wellbeing. Patients will benefit from continuous health monitoring and personalized messaging, fostering a sense of connection and support (Leon et al., 2022). RPM interventions also promise to increase patient revenue, reduce administrative costs, and boost staff productivity. Additionally, RPM facilitates 24/7 data collection, alerting healthcare providers when parameters deviate from normal ranges.

Information Capture

Centralizing information within patient portals can save time for both patients and healthcare providers by eliminating the need to navigate multiple systems (Farias et al., 2019).

Practices and Outcomes

As the global population ages and health concerns rise, remote patient monitoring becomes vital in modern healthcare (Michaud et al., 2018). While patient monitoring was once confined to hospitals, advances in sensor and communication technologies now allow patients to receive high-quality care from home. RPM is particularly beneficial for individuals with chronic conditions, the elderly, and premature infants. Contactless monitoring technologies, which work within a few meters of the patient, exemplify the innovative approaches shaping this field (Michaud et al., 2018).

Conclusion

The recent stakeholder meeting provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities associated with Vila Wellbeing’s healthcare information system. Stakeholders raised concerns about issues such as limited patient monitoring and therapy delays but acknowledged the system’s strengths, including better cost management and improved accessibility of patient information. To address these challenges, stakeholders emphasized the need for RPM technologies and patient portals. These tools were crucial for enhancing workflow, improving communication, and ensuring continuous patient care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Centralized platforms like patient portals were also seen as effective in streamlining processes for healthcare providers and patients. By leveraging these insights, Vila Wellbeing can guide the implementation of changes to optimize healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes, aligning with the objectives of NURS FPX 6416 Assessment 1.

References

Annis, A. M., Sparrow, A., Stedman, M., & Walsh, C. (2020). The effects of COVID-19 on emergency medical services. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 35(3), 237–239.

Chu, Y., Zhang, Z., Du, L., Wang, Q., & Zhang, H. (2022). Impact of patient portals on patient empowerment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(2), e33750.

Farias, A., Simmons, M., Singh, G., Crocetti, S., Bina, R., Wile, C., & Yu, H. (2019). An integrated approach to mobile health systems user authentication. IEEE Access, 7, 23025–23034.

Leon, A. M., Maia, S., Catarino, J., & Barretto, A. (2022). Telemedicine and telemonitoring of chronic diseases: Interdisciplinary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Medical Systems, 46(2), 18.

Malasinghe, L., Ramzan, N., Dahal, K., & Hill, K. (2018). Remote patient monitoring: A comprehensive study. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 9(2), 491–506.

Michaud, T. L., Siahpush, M., Schwab, R. J., Eiland, L. A., DeVany, M., Hansen, G., Slachetka, T. S., Boilesen, E., Tak, H. J., Wilson, F. A., Wang, H., Pagán, J. A., & Su, D. (2018). Remote Patient Monitoring and clinical outcomes for postdischarge patients with type 2 diabetes. Population Health Management, 21(5), 387–394.

Noah, B., Keller, M. S., Mosadeghi, S., Stein, L., Johl, S., Delshad, S., Tashjian, C., Lew, D., & Kwan, J. T. (2018). Impact of remote patient monitoring on clinical outcomes: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. NPJ Digital Medicine, 1(1), 20172.