NURS 6051 HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

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 NURS 6051 HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Tiffany, your post is enlightening.  I agree that smart technology is the wave of the future.  More and more people are taking an active role in their health due to technology.  A great example is the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system.  My sister is a DM II and uses a CGM.  It wakes her at night to alert her when her blood sugar levels become too low (Janapala, et al., 2019).  Additionally, there have been several studies to determine the efficacy of initiating CGM in the hospital.  Frost (2021) stated that CGMs would save the hospital money on supplies and staffing.  Additionally, it would increase patient safety and satisfaction by maintaining steady blood sugar levels and removing the need for multiple finger sticks a day.  The drawback is that these systems cannot be paired with electronic health records and requires personnel to monitor for alerts.  There is also a question regarding the accuracy of the CGM systems.  However, time and human ingenuity will fix these concerns.

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