Linking Systems to Strategy By Vino Ramayah

Future Trends 1. The Changing Nature of GP Practice - Chronic disease management - Triaging - Lifestyle Counseling The emergence of New Diagnostic Tools Rapid pace of Innovation in the device sector will see the emergence of new medical devices including those targeted directly at the patient. 3. Empowerment of Individuals - Self Care and Management - A Holistic Approach to Health A greater focus and emphasis on Preventative Healthcare Impact of Electronic and Telemedicine

1. The Changing Nature of GP Practice

- Chronic disease management

- Triaging

- Lifestyle Counseling

The emergence of New Diagnostic Tools

Rapid pace of Innovation in the device sector will see the emergence of new medical devices including those targeted directly at the patient.

3. Empowerment of Individuals

- Self Care and Management

- A Holistic Approach to Health

A greater focus and emphasis on Preventative Healthcare

Impact of Electronic and Telemedicine

Electronic Health Records What do we mean by Health Records? -Lack of clarity as to minimum data set. Quality of data capture. Motivating providers to capture minimum data sets. Assisting in converting plain text into code/Snomed/ICPC/1CD10. What do we want to use the Health Records for? It’s more than medical history.

What do we mean by Health Records?

-Lack of clarity as to minimum data set.

Quality of data capture.

Motivating providers to capture minimum data sets.

Assisting in converting plain text into code/Snomed/ICPC/1CD10.

What do we want to use the Health Records for? It’s more than medical history.

Interoperability Fractious nature of the Health Ecology- Lack of Common Framework. HISO/HISAC still a long way off Lack of consistent standards conflict with versions of HL7 Privacy issues dealing with data movement Hosted versus distributed system

Fractious nature of the Health Ecology- Lack of Common Framework. HISO/HISAC still a long way off

Lack of consistent standards conflict with versions of HL7

Privacy issues dealing with data movement

Hosted versus distributed system

The Patient The patient is the centre of gravity of any health system. The patient is the best custodian of his record. The patient is closest to the episode. Patient wants mobility, access and wants to impact his own wellness. Privacy is not an issue as the patient consents. Opportunity for the enhancement of provider/patient relationship. Electronic invasion of information, provides an opportunity to influence the patient awareness.

The patient is the centre of gravity of any health system.

The patient is the best custodian of his record. The patient is closest to the episode.

Patient wants mobility, access and wants to impact his own wellness.

Privacy is not an issue as the patient consents.

Opportunity for the enhancement of provider/patient relationship.

Electronic invasion of information, provides an opportunity to influence the patient awareness.

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