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Telehealth, Remote Monitoring & Medical Records: What Data Must Providers Include in a Patient Medical Record?

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Telehealth creates unique health information management challenges for various reasons, including: aggregating large data sets (i.e. remote monitoring); using and storing numerous file formats (video, audio, text, digital images, film); establishing safeguards for sharing data with virtual providers and distant sites; determining the appropriate location for data storage (if more than one provider or entity is involved); and more.  All of these challenges create issues relating to medical record management, maintenance, ownership, and storage.

In the past, it was easier to define what was and was not considered the “medical record” for a patient.  Typically, the medical record was the patient’s paper file and/or a basic electronic medical record (EMR).  With the addition of the internet, telehealth, and other electronic means of data transmission, the question remains: What new mediums must be included in a patient’s medical record?

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Doctors: Find balance between work and social media

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Do not be afraid that being on social media will inundate you with useless information and eat up any and all free time.

 

One of the most daunting challenges facing any newcomer to social media is the volume and scope of information that is available. Once one starts following other social media accounts, the incoming “stream” of information can quickly become overwhelming. A number of social media participants have likened it to drinking from a firehose.

 

In many cases, these streams of information are also not uniformly useful: friends’ updates may be personally important, but can make it harder to find relevant clinical or policy information. It can also become quickly apparent that trying to keep up with every update on Twitter or Facebook is an exercise in futility and will take up the better part of your life.

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Is It OK to Connect with Physicians via Social Media?

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One of the hot topics in medical sociology is the use of social media for communication in the medical community. Physicians are becoming more comfortable using blogs and social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, for connecting with their patients. Furthermore, patients can comment and question physicians using social media without having to step into their office. This raises several issues in the medical community, starting with patient confidentiality.

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How Health Care Pros are Using Twitter

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Kathi Browne of BrowneKnows Social Media hosted this Health Care Hangout to discuss how physicians, hospitals and health care organizations are using Twitter, tweetchats, lists, and more. 

Marie Ennis-O’Connor‘s insight:

Panelists were: 
Dana Lewis Health and Digital Strategist currently working with Swedish Medical Center, and founder of #hcsm tweetchat. 
Howard Luks, MD Clinical Advisor for Orca Health & Advisory Board, Member for Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media. 
Ed Bennett Director of Web Strategy at the University of Maryland Medical Center. 
Mark Browne MD MMM Physician Executive and Chief Medical Officer for Covenant Health

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