Ethical Decision Making - ANSThe process of making informed choices about ethical dilemmas
based on a set of standards differentiating right from wrong,
The decision making reflects an understanding of the principles and standards ethical decision
making, as well as philosophical approaches to ethical decision making.
It requires a framework for addressing the complex and often controversial moral questions
Bioethical Standards: Autonomy - ANSthe right to choose for him or herself
Bioethical standards: Freedom - ANSself-directedness, an agent's capacity and consequent
right to take actions based on the agent's own values and motivations.
bioethical standards: veracity - ANSright to truth
bioethical standards: privacy - ANSavoids conflict and promotes harmony
bioethical standards: beneficence - ANSactions performed that contribute to the welfare of
others
bioethical standards: fidelity - ANSright to what has been promised
telehealth - ANSwide range of health services that are delivered by telecommunications ready
tools; such as telephone, videophone, and computer
needed to help fill the nursing shortage allowing nursing to see more patients quicker, as well as
the aging population.
telecommunication technologies - ANSused to deliver health-related services or to connect
patients and healthcare providers to maximize patients health status
telemedicine - ANSstationary scheduled remote diagnostic health status
health services delivered by telecommunications -ready tools, supervised or directed by a
physician
remote management/ monitory/coaching - ANSstationary home or facility-based, with scheduled
and as needed remote transmission of health status
Mobile health (mHealth) "community" groups/social media - ANSwearable mobile
patient-generated health data with scheduled and as-needed remote transmission of health
status
defined as wireless communication to support efficiency in public health and clinical practice
, clinical uses of telehealth - ANS~transmitting clinical data for assessment, diagnoses or disease
~promoting disease prevention and good health
~using telephone and videographic technologies to provide advice in emergent cases
~using real-time video IE: exchanging health services or video conferencing
medical applications - ANSsoftware developed for medical purposes, including home monitoring
system, medical databases for healthcare professionals
~ apps providing access to electronic copies
~ apps for general patient education
~generic aids or general purpose apps
~apps as educational tools
~Apps automating office operations
mobile apps that provide or facilitate supplemental clinical care, by coaching or prompting to
help patients manage their health in their daily environment - ANSEX include apps that coach
patients with conditions such as : cardiovascular disease, HTN, DM, obesity, and promote
strategies for maintaining health weight, getting optimal nutrition, exercising and staying fit,
managing salt intake, or adhering to predetermined medication dosing schedules by simple
prompting
Mobile apps that provide patients with simple tools to organize and trach their health information
- ANSEX include apps that provide simple tools for patients with specific conditions or chronic
diseases (obesity, anorexia, arthritis, DM, heart disease) to log, track, or trend events or
measurements ( BP, drug intake times, diet, daily routine or emotional state) and share this
information with their health care provider as part of disease-management plan
mobile apps that provide easy access to information related to patients health conditions or
treatments (beyond providing an electronic "copy" of a medical reference - ANSEX includes
apps that use a patients diagnosis to provide a clinician with best practice treatment guidelines
for common illness or conditions such as influenza
Apps that are drug-drug interaction or drug-allergy look-up tools
mobile apps that are specifically marked to help patients document, shoe or communicate to
providers potential medical conditions - ANSEX include apps that serve as videoconferencing
portals specifically intended for medical use and to enhance communications between patients,
healthcare providers, and caregivers
Apps specifically intended for medical uses that utilize the mobile devices built in camera or
connected camera for purposes of documenting or transmitting pictures (photos of a patient's
skin lesion or wound) to supplement or augment what would otherwise be a verbal description in
a consultation between healthcare providers or between healthcare providers and
patients/caregivers