Critical Analysis Paper
Critical Analysis Paper
The author Judy Murphy states that the health care system should revolve around the patient, rather than the patient rotating around the hospital. The author talks about how a hospital centric view has evolved over the years to a more continuum of care view; a wellness/ health maintenance model where emphasis of care is outside the hospital in other venues such as outpatient, ambulatory/ clinic, and home care (Murphy, 2011). In this critical analysis we will demonstrate why we think she is right and analyze the four practices she thinks should contribute to a better patient centered care, and point out where the author comes up short.
For Judy Murphy considering a patient- centric point of view when implementing and optimizing the use of health information technology (HIT) provides new perspectives on the meaning of “integrated” care due to the reason that health care systems have grown more complex and fragmented, and as clinicians have felt pressured to be more productive care has become more centered around the needs of the system – often at the patient expense (Murphy. 2011).
The author thinks that the patient-centric care should include the patient and her or his significant other. She thinks that their collaboration with health professionals will prompt the patients to take responsibility and desire to be involved in their own care and should facilitate care on both sides: patient is an active participant and the providers are paying attention to the needs of the patient. To support this Judy Murphy investigates four practices where technology can help support patient-centric care and help improve patient outcomes. The four practices are: eHealth, primary care, hospital care, and health information exchange (Murphy, 2011).
To achieve this, patients can use web-based tools to manage and monitor their care such as electronic health records (EHRs) where patients create their own account and store their personal health information
The author Judy Murphy states that the health care system should revolve around the patient, rather than the patient rotating around the hospital. The author talks about how a hospital centric view has evolved over the years to a more continuum of care view; a wellness/ health maintenance model where emphasis of care is outside the hospital in other venues such as outpatient, ambulatory/ clinic, and home care (Murphy, 2011). In this critical analysis we will demonstrate why we think she is right and analyze the four practices she thinks should contribute to a better patient centered care, and point out where the author comes up short.
For Judy Murphy considering a patient- centric point of view when implementing and optimizing the use of health information technology (HIT) provides new perspectives on the meaning of “integrated” care due to the reason that health care systems have grown more complex and fragmented, and as clinicians have felt pressured to be more productive care has become more centered around the needs of the system – often at the patient expense (Murphy. 2011).
The author thinks that the patient-centric care should include the patient and her or his significant other. She thinks that their collaboration with health professionals will prompt the patients to take responsibility and desire to be involved in their own care and should facilitate care on both sides: patient is an active participant and the providers are paying attention to the needs of the patient. To support this Judy Murphy investigates four practices where technology can help support patient-centric care and help improve patient outcomes. The four practices are: eHealth, primary care, hospital care, and health information exchange (Murphy, 2011).
To achieve this, patients can use web-based tools to manage and monitor their care such as electronic health records (EHRs) where patients create their own account and store their personal health information
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