BAA771 - Strategic Information Management in Healthcare

Introduction

Healius Healthcare, a renowned Australian healthcare facility, is looking forward to inculcating a groundbreaking initiative in the discipline of digital healthcare. With over 149 imaging sites and 2158 pathology sites, Healius’s brand equity is synonymouswith delivering pristine healthcare services across the nation. Of late; Healius is determined to leverage digital technology for the sake of augmenting its commitment towards extending exemplary healthcare services (Vellido, 2020). The following study is going to intricately analyze the role of digital technology and the manner in which it can be inculcated from the perspective of human centric development, which would not only enhance the efficacy, but at the same time nurture inter professional teamwork in order to consolidate patient safety.

Significance of Digital technology in health services, its goal and its role in augmenting patient safety outcomes in Healius

In the context of transforming healthcare services, the role played by digital technology is quintessential in nature, especially when it comes to Healius Healthcare. In view of the fact that it can potentially ameliorate existing digital initiatives within Healius Healthcare, such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Online Appointment Scheduling, and Digital Billing and Payment Solutions. Although it can be stated that existing services provided by Healius is oriented towards enhancing healthcare experience from the perspective of healthcare provider as well as consumer; however, there are immense scope of development which are mentioned as follows:

Incorporating new digital technology initiatives under an umbrella of services such as Telemedicine Services, Remote Patient Monitoring, Healthcare Analytics, Medication Management Apps, Digital Health Education, and Wearable Health Devices into Healius Healthcare's prevalent practices can broaden its horizon of delivering quality care which are more attuned with human-centric notion and enhances the integral experience of healthcare services for both healthcare consumers and providers alike (Yao et al. 2020).

• Improved Access to Care with Telemedicine Services: With the incorporation of Telemedicine, Healius can not only broaden its outreach, but at the same time extend consultation to patients with respective healthcare experts who might otherwise experience challenges in terms of accessibility (Flyverbom et al. 2019). According to a recent study conducted by Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2019, it is revealed that approximately 40% of healthcare consumers who have recently accessing care through telemedicine, reported to have experience reduced travel related inconveniences (Bazzano et al., 2017).Convenience and Time Savings through Telemedicine Services is also undeniable in nature.According to a scholarly endeavor undertaken by Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2018, it is pointed out that concept of telemedicine is quite relevant in healthcare facility. As per the empirical evidence pointed out in this study, healthcare facilities which incorporated Telemedicine saves patients an average of 3 hours per appointment, which not only enhances patient satisfaction score, but at the same time, facilitate the notion of providing remote consultations (Harrington et al., 2018). In addition to that, the study also mentioned that with the help of telemedicine services the flow of communication enhanced simultaneously, due to sudden increment in patient trust. With the help of telemedicine services patients can convey their existing problem to their respective physician seamlessly, which subsequently leads to ameliorating overall patient experience swiftly (Flyverbom et al. 2019).
• Enhanced Patient Engagement with Remote Patient Monitoring: Healius should introduce Remote Patient Monitoringwith the sole intention of enhancing its patient engagement, which would eventually result in improving adherence to predefined treatment regimes.
• Personalized Care with Healthcare Analytics: The concept of healthcare analytics is relatively new for Healius,however if adequate measures are inculcated with due diligence, then the feasibility of experiencing drastic reduction in hospital readmissions is proven as per a recent survey conducted by the Department of Health, Australia, in 2016 (Hendricks et al., 2018). Owing to the fact that it tailors treatment regime accordingly in order to reduce the chances of complication emanation.The contribution of healthcare analytics in pathology as well as other ailments is undeniable in nature; since, approximately 30% of reduction in such instances is generally experienced in terms of contagious diseases prevention, provided healthcare facilities are well aware of healthcare analytics. Not only it assists in early detection but at the same time it also broadens the mental horizon of healthcare provider to devise intervention strategies and take proactive measures, on the basis of data analysis, thereby improving public health outcomes to a great extent.
• Medication Adherence with Medication Management Apps: Healius should predominantly concentrate upon inculcating applications oriented towards Medication Management.For the reason that approximately 26% of healthcare facility has experienced drastic improvement in the context of medication adherence rates as per ABS (Lorusso et al., 2021).Due to the fact that with the help of such applications, healthcare consumers can receive timely reminders which would educate themto practice more effective medication usage.
• Health Literacy through Digital Health Education: When it comes to digital technology, acquiring necessary information pertinent with digital health is imperative solution, which is why Healius should increase its effort to ensure patient health literacy. Scholarly endeavors in this context have arguably put forward that patients who are well aware and well versed in the respective health care situation tends to reflect more informed decision-making skills, that are proactive in terms of healthcare management.
• Continuous Monitoring through Wearable Health Devices: In consonance with the recent report published by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in 2021, it is revealed that wearable devices which continuously monitor vitals and critical aspect of healthcare consumer, reduces the feasibility of adversarial condition by 35% through early detection of health issues (Sanz et al., 2021). Hence, inculcating such wearable devices under the notion of digital technology would assist Healius in order to formulate data-driven decision which would not only augment healthcare facility, but at the same time, assist General Medical practitioners and healthcare providers to formulate better strategy and make informed decision in order to deliver holistic healthcare services (Hendricks et al., 2018).

The sole intention of the aforementioned digital health initiatives is to extend precise, timely, and patient-centered healthcare services, ultimately improving health outcomes for all Australians. They also align with Healius' values of collaboration, accountability, excellence, and innovation. By embracing Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles, Healius can ensure that these digital tools are user-friendly and meet the unique needs of patients and healthcare providers, thereby fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in healthcare delivery. This digital transformation endeavour will have a positive ramification by augmenting the quality, accessibility, and efficacy of healthcare services provided by Healius Healthcare.

Implementation Timeline

Importance of Multi-stakeholders

The gravity of inculcating multiple stakeholders in human-centered design (HCD) for the new initiative of digital health solutions at Healius is simply instrumental. Diverse group of stakeholders involving healthcare provider administrator of the healthcare facility and IT professionals, aside from regulatory bodies plays a pivotal role in shipping the efficacy associated with the desired digital technology, are critically discussed and justified here in under:

• Diverse Perspectives: Involving individual stakeholder enhances the credibility of the group, since it incorporates unique perspectives which are required to augment the efficacy of the digital technology incorporation in Healius in terms of providing holistic healthcare to the patients. For instance, incorporating accessibility and user-friendly preferences with the help of digital technology would not only address their problem, but at the same time, integrate the existing working function with the enhanced patient care system seamlessly. In this context, IT professionals leverage insights pertinent with technical feasibility, security, and data management. On a similar note, healthcare facility administrators intricately analyze the financial aspect as well as the efficiency gain in terms of ensuring regulatory compliances pertaining to healthcare standards. By involving all these perspectives, HCD ensures that the digital health solutions cater to a wide range of requirements.
• Enhanced Acceptance and Adoption: Inculcating the change is not a mechanical process, but an emotional one, which would influence healthcare consumers and providers alike (Sanz et al., 2021). In this context, if stakeholders associated with the working function of the healthcare facility Healius are directly involved in inculcating changes, then the feasibility of them to likely embrace such change is an adopt the new digital health solution is substantially high, thereby eradicating any notion of conflict emanation down the line completely. In a similar vein, healthcare consumers who have directly contributed in designing the process are more likely to embrace digital health solutions. This acceptance and adoption are critical for the success of the digital health initiative in Healius.
• Risk Mitigation: As far as Healius’ working function is concerned, dealing with credential information of patients can necessarily be translated into intense data security for patient safety as well as strictly adhering by regulatory compliances (Parmar et al., 2021). Hence, the significance of inculcating opinion from IT professional and their input to maintain regulatory compliances in design phase is essential to mitigate risk proactively.By addressing these concerns early, Healius can avoid costly setbacks and ensure that the solutions meet all necessary compliance and security standards.
• Continuous Improvement: HCD emphasizes iterative design and continuous improvement. Engaging with stakeholders throughout the design and implementation process means that their feedback can be integrated at various stages (Dyb et al., 2021). This results in solutions that evolve over time, staying relevant to changing healthcare needs and technological advancements. This also assists the organization to maintain its alignment with its values, mission and vision. Aside from maintaining operational efficiency, the cost benefit associated with streamlining administrative process is also an added benefit for incorporating stakeholders input extensively.

All in all, it can be stated that healthcare is a complicated ecosystem which requires input from multiple interconnected elements. Hence, involving stakeholders’ opinion extensively is imperative action that would essentially assist Healius to incorporate digital health solution in a holistic manner, which will not only address clinical aspects, but at the same time ameliorate factors pertinent with patient experience.

Understanding the Purpose of HCD in e-Health

Inculcating an e-Health initiative within Healius Healthcare which is grounded upon a Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach is quintessential for making certain that digital technologies substantiate unique preferences of both patients and healthcare providers. HCD prioritizes empathy, user engagement, and iterative feedback throughout the design and implementation process, which ultimately leads to more effective and patient-centered solutions.

• Empathizing with Stakeholders: HCD starts with accumulating people inside and gaining cognizance pertaining to preferences requirements and challenges of individual stakeholders (Britten et al., 2020). In Healius Healthcare, this necessarily translates into empathizing with the healthcare consumer administration as well as healthcare professionals associated with the facility. It can be accomplished by executing open-ended questionnaires-based survey and intricate observation in order to determine necessary scope of amendment through which the digital tools can truly incorporate the concept of e-health that reverberates with its intended users (Phelan et al., 2020).
• Defining the Problem: Defining the problem is encouraged extensively by HCD from the viewpoint of its intended end users (Altieri et al., 2021). For Healius, this revolves around meticulously determining challenges pertinent with healthcare which the digital tool can effectively address such as augmenting patient engagement to eradicating medication error, thereby enhancing remote monitoring of chronic ailments.
• Ideation and Prototyping: With insights from stakeholders, HCD promotes brainstorming and ideation sessions to generate innovative solutions (Taylor Salisbury et al., 2021). Prototyping and user testing allow for rapid iteration and refinement of ideas. In Healius, this could involve creating prototypes of a patient portal or a medication management app and testing them with actual patients and healthcare providers to ensure usability.
• Iterative Design: HCD embraces an iterative design process, where feedback from users is continuously incorporated into the design (Bartlett et al., 2021). This iterative approach aligns with Healius' commitment to total accountability and seeking new possibilities. It ensures that the digital health tools are continuously improved to meet evolving needs and preferences.

By incorporating the aforementioned eight city principles across the design and implementation phase of e-Health initiatives at Healius Healthcare, the healthcare facility can not only augment digital tools which are oriented to enhance patient experience but at the same time broaden the scope of providing holistic care from the perspective of health care provider in a seamless and swift manner. This approach ensures that the purpose of e-Health initiatives not only aligns with ameliorating the patient care, but at the same time enhances the notion of patient safety, and ultimately substantiates a more human-centered healthcare experience.

Justification of the delivery, implementation and evaluation phase of the new digital health initiative in Healius

The delivery, implementation, and evaluation phases of the new digital health initiative at Healius Healthcare are critical to enhancing service efficacy; inter professional teamwork, and patient safety.

• Delivery Phase: During the course of the delivery phase, the intended digital health solutions are gradually rolled out to all coherent stakeholders, which revolve around patients as well as healthcare providers (Leason et al., 2022). For instance, the inculcation of a patient portal permits healthcare consumers to conveniently access their health records and take necessary actions as deemed imperative with their respective healthcare team online. This augments the service efficacy by streamlining administrative processes, all while lessening wait times, and enabling more efficient appointment scheduling.
• Implementation Phase: In this phase, the predetermined digital tools are integrated into the daily work function of healthcare professionals (Zhang, 2005). For instance, clinicians can access and monitor real-time patient data through remote monitoring devices, which opens up new horizons of ameliorating diagnosis and treatment decisions. At the outset, it also develops inter professional teamwork since healthcare providers can seamlessly collaborate and share patient information, leading to more coordinated care.
• Evaluation Phase: Evaluation on a continual scale of the digital health initiative ensures its efficacy and safety (Liu et al., 2022). Intricately monitoring patient outcomes and garnering feedback aids in determining scope for amendments. For instance, tracking medication adherence through a digital app can reduce medication errors and enhance patient safety.

Conclusion

In essence and inference can be drawn that the incorporation ofthe digital health initiative at Healius Healthcare promises a brighter and more patient-centric future for healthcare delivery. As healthcare providers and consumers of Healius navigate the delivery, implementation, and evaluation phases of the aforementioned initiative, it is obvious that it would leave a groundbreaking impact on service efficacy, thereby augmenting inter professional teamwork, and remain steadfast of ameliorating patient safety. With patient portals, remote monitoring, and data-driven decision-making, Healius is positioned to revolutionize healthcare delivery, making it more efficient, collaborative, and safe. This initiative not only exemplifies Healius' commitment to innovation but also signifies its dedication to improving the overall healthcare experience for both patients and healthcare providers.

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