Evaluating Emerging Healthcare Technology

Evaluating Emerging Healthcare Technology

Objectives

• Identify and select an emerging technology to evaluate.
• Provide an overview of the emerging technology and its role/function in health care.
• Analyze current polices and regulation governing informatic and communication technologies.
• Evaluate the emerging technology you selected and determine if the technology will achieve equitable care in an underserved population.

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Overview

New health care innovations offer nurses an opportunity to apply emerging technologies in practice to improve quality and patient outcomes.

The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the impact of an emerging technology and related regulations and policies on health care delivery and equitable care. Complete Parts IIII, as indicated below. Be concise but use complete sentences representative of scholarly writing.

Evaluating Emerging Healthcare Technology

Part I: Evaluation of an Emerging Technology

Provide an overview of an emerging technology and its role/function in health care.

• Describe an emerging technology. What is the current competition for this technology?
• Explain how the technology would enhance value, quality, and cost-effectiveness in health
• Explain how a nurse’s role incorporates informatics technology.

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Part II: Policies and Regulation

Analyze (examine in detail) current polices and regulation governing informatic and communication technologies.

• Identify a policy (state or federal) and one regulation currently in place.
• Explain how the policy and regulation enhance value, quality, and cost-effectiveness in health care delivery.

In 250-350 words, explain how you would advocate for policies and regulations that support the appropriate use of technologies impacting health care.

Evaluating Emerging Healthcare Technology

Part III: Equitable Care

Select an underserved population. Using the emerging technology you selected, determine if the technology will achieve equitable care in an underserved population. Consider access, cost-effectiveness, care outcomes, and mitigating factors specific to your selected population in your analysis.

• Present your selected population and explain why it is considered an underserved population.
• Evaluate the emerging technology you selected and discuss what aspects must be considered to ensure equitable care for this population.
• Based on your overall analysis, describe which aspect would be the most critical priority for the population you selected (access, cost-effectiveness, care outcomes, and mitigating factors). Why is this the most critical priority?

In 250-350 words, describe the type of resources and opportunities that would be required for your selected population to have the intended outcomes from the emerging technology.