Continuing Medical Education Information
Course Description:
Healthcare technology is a fast-changing facet of healthcare provision. In the last ten years the approach to patient care and data has shifted monumentally.
“The implementation of healthcare analytics over the last decade has provided monumental opportunities for improvement in healthcare by offering insights into hospital management, patient records and engagement, spending, diagnosis’, and more.
Under the umbrella of healthcare analytics comes the transition to Electronic Health Records, which have certainly overtaken paper records for the better. According to the American Hospital Association, by 2017, 95 percent of hospitals had adopted an EHR and 94 percent were using its data to improve patient care and organizational performance. (1.)”
In addition, “telemedicine gives patients the ability to seek care on their own time and access their health information all in one place. (2.)”
This course is designed to describe and discuss changes in patient care, emerging trends in diagnosis and treatment and discuss the benefits of challenges of embracing these significant changes.
References:
1. https://www.thriveap.com/blog/6-ways-healthcare-transformed-over-the-last-decade
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/07/08/how-advanced-medical-technologies-are-changing-the-healthcare-landscape/?sh=3fa1563e60f9
Statement of Need:
Physicians face an increasing number of changes related to the delivery of healthcare and implementation of various types of technology.
Physicians need to be able to describe and determine the best types of technology for their practice and health system.
Objectives:
At the end of this module physicians will be able to:
Describe how EHR’s can provide significant data related to health outcomes, provider performance and help identify areas where improvements to system processes may be beneficial.
Describe how to utilize this data to make changes in care/process/approach to the patient experience.
Describe and discuss how the use to telemedicine can strengthen the patient/physician relationship.
Discuss challenges of implementation of technology.
Discuss challenges related to physician and patient buy-in surrounding telemedicine and new technology.
Disclosure:
The following planners disclose that they have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:
• Heather Lathan
• Miranda Mosley
The following speaker discloses disclose that they have no relevant relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients:
Stephanie Lahr, MD
David J. Bensema, MD
Commercial Support: There is no commercial support associated with this activity.
Accreditation and Designation:
The Kentucky Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Kentucky Medical Association designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Target Audience: Physicians in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Estimated Time to Complete: This module will take approximately 1.0 hour to complete
Method of Participation Used: Participants will view and listen to a recorded lecture/interview style format.
Hardware/Software Requirements: High speed internet connection
Faculty: Stephanie Lahr, MD
Meeting Planner: Miranda Mosley, Heather Lathan
Provider Contact Information: Miranda Mosley, Kentucky Medical Association
Copyright: There is no copyright associated with this activity
Release Date: August 2022
Termination Date: August 2023
