NURS 8210 Week 8 The Influence of Social Determinants of Health in Technology
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Social determinants of health (SDOH) refer to the social and economic factors that can impact a person’s health and well-being. These factors can include things like income, education, housing, and access to healthcare. Technology can play a role in addressing some of the challenges posed by SDOH, by providing new ways to deliver healthcare and information to underserved communities, and by helping to collect and analyze data on health disparities. However, it’s important to note that technology alone cannot solve all the issues related to SDOH and must be part of a broader effort to address social inequalities.
WEEK EIGHT INSTRUCTIONS
Social determinants of health can be categorized into five distinct areas: economics, education, healthcare access and quality, environment, and social/community. These five areas can be widely varied resulting in healthcare disparity. These disparities highlight that “healthy choices” are not enough, rather these disparities must be understood and addressed to improve these disparities.
How might these disparities impact your healthcare organization or nursing practice? How might you analyze the impact and influence of social determinants of health on technology? Why is this analysis important to your healthcare organization or nursing practice?
This week, you will examine the social determinants of health in technology. You will explore your understanding of health literacy and examine potential impacts on your healthcare organization or nursing practice. You will also consider and recommend strategies to overcome barriers and challenges related to these social determinants.
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Learning Objectives
Students will:
Analyze how social determinants of health impact clinical practice in healthcare settings
Analyze health literacy
Evaluate implications for lack of health literacy in nursing practice
Analyze impacts of COVID-19 for social determinants of health in healthcare organizations and nursing practice
Recommend strategies to address barriers and challenges related to social determinants of health for nursing practice
Justify implementation strategies for a nursing informatics project*
Analyze implementation and progress tracking of a nursing informatics project*
Synthesize lessons learned from implementing a nursing informatics project*
* Assigned in Week 6 of Module 3 and submitted in Week 9 of Module 4
LEARNING RESOURCES:
REQUIRED READINGS:
Sipes, C. (2020). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (2nd ed.). Springer Publishing.
Chapter 5, “Implementation/Execution—Phase 3” (pp. 121–146)
Chapter 6, “Monitoring and Controlling: Project Management—Phase 4”
(pp. 147–168)
Nursing Informatics : Scope and Standards of Practice
Authors:
R2 Library (Online service)
American Nurses Association
Publication Information:
: Second edition. Silver Spring, Maryland : American Nurses Association. 2015
Resource Type:
https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-information-technology-fact-sheet.pdf
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS:
Screening for Social Determinants of Health in Free and Charitable Clinics in North Carolina
Palakshappa, Deepak; Scheerer, Mark; Semelka, Charles Thomas Alexander; Foley, Kristie L.
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved; Baltimore Vol. 31, Iss. 1, (Feb 2020): 382-397. DOI:10.1353/hpu.2020.0029
Social Determinants of Health–Related Needs During COVID-19 Among Low-Income Households With Children
Sharma, Shreela V; Chuang, Ru-Jye; Rushing, Melinda; Naylor, Brittni; Nalini Ranjit; et al.
Preventing Chronic Disease; Atlanta Vol. 17, (Oct 1, 2020). DOI:10.5888/pcd17.200322
Richard Yao
Sep 19, 2019
11 min read
Listen
The Future of Consumer Healthcare
How the consumerization of healthcare has fundamentally changed the game
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HEALTH ECONOMICS:
https://healtheconomicsreview.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13561-021-00301-7
https://healtheconomicsreview.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13561-020-00300-0
https://healtheconomicsreview.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13561-020-00298-5
REQUIRED MEDIA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PH4JYfF4Ns Social Determinants of Health – an introduction
OPTIONAL RESOURCES:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=edswsc&AN=000383782300023&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=shib&custid=s6527200&custid=s6527200
Effects of health information technology on patient outcomes: a systematic review
Authors:
Brenner, Samantha K.
Kaushal, Rainu
Grinspan, Zachary
Joyce, Christine
Kim, Inho
Allard, Rhonda J.
Delgado, Diana
Abramson, Erika L.
Source:
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION; SEP 2016, 23 5, p1016-p1036, 21p.
Publisher Copyright:
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
ISSN:
10675027
1527974X
NURS 8210 Week 8 The Influence of Social Determinants of Health in Technology
DOI:
10.1093/jamia/ocv138
Blog: The Intersection of Social Determinants of Health on HIT and Patient Outcomes
Health literacy is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as, “the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health” (n.d.). The American Medical Association (AMA) defines health literacy as, “a constellation of skills, including the ability to perform basic reading and numerical tasks required to function in the health care environment” (Baker, 2006). These definitions highlight the importance of health literacy for both healthcare workers and patients.
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Whether it is the ability to fully analyze and interpret a researched study, or to speak to patients in a way that gains their trust and develops their understanding, health literacy directly relates to patient care.
However, understanding the importance of health literacy does not directly correlate to effective health literacy, so how does health literacy impact patient outcomes? What barriers or social determinants might impact health literacy?
For this Discussion, reflect on your understanding of health literacy, health information technology, and health economics. Consider the impact of each of these topics and explore how they are related to patient care. You will also recommend strategies to overcome potential barriers as they relate to the topics.
References:
Baker, D. W. (2006). The meaning and measure of health literacy. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21(8), 878–883. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00540.x
World Health Organization. (n.d.). Health promotion. https://www.who.int/teams/health-promotion/enhanced-wellbeing/seventh-global-conference/health-literacy#:~:text=Health%20Literacy%20has%20been%20defined,promote%20and%20maintain%20good%20health
To Prepare
Review the Learning Resources associated with the topics: Health Literacy, Health Information Technology (HIT) on Patient Outcomes, and Health Economics.
Consider the role of each of these topics in influencing how healthcare is delivered and practiced in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.
Reflect on how COVID-19 might have impacted each of these topics, including potential barriers or challenges for future implementation.
By Day 3 of Week 8
Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:
Explain how Health Literacy, HIT on Patient Outcomes, and Health Economics may be integrated into and impact clinical practice for your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Be specific and provide examples.
Describe your understanding of the concept of health literacy. Why is it important to understand implications for the lack of health literacy for nursing practice?
Discuss and evaluate how COVID-19 may have impacted each of these topics for healthcare delivery and nursing practice. Be specific.
Recommend at least two strategies you might implement for overcoming challenges/barriers related to these topics in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.
By Day 5 of Week 8
Read a selection of your colleagues’ blog posts and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by expanding upon their responses or sharing additional or alternative perspectives.
Assignment: Developing a Small Nursing Informatics Project for Your Organization, Part 2: Implementation (Continued)
Evaluate how well your small nursing informatics project was designed, planned, and implemented.
Continue to implement your small nursing informatics project, or propose how you might implement your project, applying the 10 tracking documents developed in Part 1. Now track your project to make sure the implementation is going as planned. Remember, the goal of this project is to demonstrate, through a small nursing informatics project, your understanding of nursing informatics.
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The Assignment: (17-20 pages)
Activities to track with application of tools:
Is the project staying within scope? (Scope)
Were all of the gaps identified? (Gap Analysis)
Is the project following the timeline? (Project timeline)
If you had a budget, is it on track?
Were all of the work activities correctly assigned? (WBS)
Are team members responsible? (RACI)
Did the project start on time, inline to meet due date? (Gantt)
Are you holding weekly status meetings and documented all activities? Are all team members in attendance and communicated with? (Communication Plan)
Are all changes approved and documented? (Change Management Plan)
Are all risks identified, prioritized, assigned an owner and mitigation plan developed? (Risk Management Plan)
Using these activities above for guidance, continue to work on Part 2, the Project Final paper and presentation. The 10 documents from Part 1 will be added to the final paper as appendices. The paper, 17-20 pages not including references, will include a comprehensive description of the process and Assessment of the status of each activity.
The final summary will include the complete Assessment of the full project and lessons learned: what went well and what needs updated and revised.
In addition to the scholarly paper, you will also construct a 10-15 slide, narrated presentation for the stakeholders in your project. You will have the opportunity to share your presentation with your colleagues, prior to the final submission, for critique and feedback.
Part 2 is due by Day 7 of Week 9.
You are not required to submit this assignment this wee
