The digital health space refers to the integration of technology and health care services to improve the overall quality of health care delivery. It encompasses a wide range of innovative and emerging technologies such as wearables, telehealth, artificial intelligence, mobile health, and electronic health records (EHRs). The digital health space offers numerous benefits such as improved patient outcomes, increased access to health care, reduced costs, and improved communication and collaboration between patients and health care providers. For example, patients can now monitor their vital signs such as blood pressure and glucose levels from home using wearable devices and share the data with their doctors in real-time. Telehealth technology allows patients to consult with their health care providers remotely without having to travel to the hospital, making health care more accessible, particularly in remote or rural areas. Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze vast amounts of patient data to identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide personalized treatment recommendations. Overall, the digital health space is rapidly evolving, and the integration of technology in health

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Adapting Electronic Health Records to the Needs of Transgender Persons

The recent  civil rights decisions by SCOTUS has required medical providers to reassess their thoughts about marriage, gender confusion and ambiguous genitalia.  It has even caused the DSM to be revised and eliminate some of the categories from DSM.

SCOTUS DECISION

The EHR will need some significant upgrading to accommodate those needs. No longer does a check box or a sexual identification statement fulfill the necessary information.

This field will be replaced by "What term would you use to identify yourself by gender, or an icon such as in the image below (courtesy colourbox)





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