HLTH245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Conceptual Framework, System Dynamics, Symbolic Interactionism

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24 Jan 2019

School

University of Waterloo

Department

Health Studies

Course

HLTH245

Professor

Elena Neiterman

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Learning outcomes: define and differentiate between disease, illness, and sickness, identify, explain, and compare social theories related to health. System and health care: introduce system in thinking in health. People usually think of health in biomedical perspective. Health is based on the presence or absence of disease or sickness; those who have a disease are not health, nor can they perceive themselves as such. There are many societal and individual factors that affect health and one"s perception. Comparison of condition to others in similar circumstance. Context of your life (e. g. many people with a disability may rate their health as just as good as someone without a disability) Who"s definition of health: state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity . Definition challenges the biomedical perspective but presents an idealistic and unattainable goal of health. Rootman & raeburn definition is less idealistic and addresses some other factors that influence our health:

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Scenario: Dynamic Health System has implemented the Epic Electronic Health Record and the integrated patient portal. The portal is branded as âmyDynamic Healthâ and is used for basic functions such as: prescription refills, self-scheduling, reporting results, and referrals. Dynamic primary care doctors want to begin to offer electronic care (virtual) visits online for non-urgent illness to compete with the growing number of stand-alone urgent care centers and pharmacy urgent care clinics in their area. The physicians have read literature from other sites in the U.S. where eVisits are conducted on existing patients and paid for by private insurance and self-pay patients. They are anxious to get started and are looking toward a newly formed committee of top administrators at Dynamic and some external stakeholders to formulate a plan.

DISCUSSION POST.

1) As an Regional Employee provide additional insights or alternative perspectives on the above scenario.

2)Also, Discuss how by considering how Dynamic can market its new eVisits service.

3) What are the considerations from a branding, advertising and social media standpoint?

4) How does Dynamic differentiate itself in the marketplace with this HIT platform?

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HLTH245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Conceptual Framework, System Dynamics, Symbolic Interactionism

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