Exploring Logic Models and Telehealth Frameworks in Healthcare
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FINANCE BCOM483
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Dec 10, 2024
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Thank you, Kara, for the exciting post. I agree that Logic models are useful tools healthcare providers use to manage, plan, implement, evaluate, and report on programs. According to Smith& Rafferty (2020), the IRLM model aids in identifying the intended effects and goals of a program, their intended order of action, the actions that are supposed to result in which impacts, and the appropriate locations for process and outcome evaluations. Subject matter experts concurthat using logic models and program success are related. The logic model shows the relationshipsbetween a program's actions, resources, and intended results. According to Mills et al. (2019), logic models clearly and concisely show how interventions affect behavior and achieve a goal. They can be compared to road maps that show the exact causal relationships and the order in which the intended activities and expected results are to be completed. Specifically, a logic model offers a visual tool that displays the resources or inputs required to complete the project, the tasks involved, and the long- and short-term outcomes.ReferencesMills, T., Lawton, R., & Sheard, L. (2019). Advancing complexity science in healthcare research: The Logic of Logic Models. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0701-4Smith, J. D., & Rafferty, D. H. (2020). The Implementation Research Logic Model: a method forplanning, executing, reporting, and synthesizing implementation projects. Implementation Science, 15, Article 84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-020-01041-8Hello, Daina. I enjoyed reading your post. My attention was draw to Telehealth and Telemedicine Model. Virtual technology can improve patient-centered healthcare delivery methods, clinical monitoring, and clinician-patient interactions. According to Butzner & Cuffee (2021), telemedicine supports two-way communication between a patient and a healthcare professional who are not in the same physical location by replacing patient physical visits with information transfer, while emphasizing patient convenience and preference. Establishing an extensive, flexible, patient-centered system requires a telehealth and telemedicine framework. The Sociotechnical System model provides a framework for telehealth and telemedicine design and implementation for vulnerable populations, which strongly emphasizes patient-centered considerations (Talal et al., 2020). Implementing a full, dynamic telemedicine system presents hurdles, including storing and retrieving clinical information for clinical decision-making. Specifically, interoperability between telehealth/telemedicine and electronic health records (EHRs) remains a big challenge for system developers. Besides, focusing telemedicine on a vulnerable group requires extra care to ensure the telemedicine system is secure and confidential.ReferenceButzner, M., & Cuffee, Y. (2021). Telehealth interventions and outcomes across rural communities in the United States: Narrative review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(8). https://doi.org/10.2196/29575 Talal, A. H., Sofikitou, E. M., Jaanimägi, U., Zeremski, M., Tobin, J. N., & Markatou, M. (2020). A framework for patient-centered telemedicine: Application and lessons learned from vulnerable populations. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 112, 103622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2020.103622
