of health, medical, and caregiving information related to the improvement and
maintenance of citizens’ health.
Point ⑥ involves the importance of training personnel capable of understanding
and handling this type of information system to operate and manage the next
generation of telemedicine and telenursing. Moreover, reeducation and a training/
licensing system for each profession are necessary. In addition, training in professional skills that will facilitate the use of this type of system will be vital in not only
medical education but also basic nursing education to cultivate new expertise for the
next generation.
Point ⑦ involves the clarification of legal rules pertaining to these activities. With
respect to legislation concerning information security, it will be essential to prepare
cybersecurity measures and related legislature, as the system will maintain and
manage highly personal information. Further, because the system will require
knowledge of information and computer science in addition to medical and nursing
science, it will be important to establish certification systems for these fields.
8 Conclusion
In this chapter, we discussed the expected effects of telenursing by introducing
research results that should be addressed in the development of a telenursing system.
Topics to be addressed in nursing research can be divided mainly into two categories. The first category is “the development of sensing technology capable of
observing healthy lifestyle behaviors over time.” A multitude of devices and applications are currently being developed, but only partial problem-solving has been
possible thus far, and the level of integration necessary for information sharing is yet
to be reached. Therefore, initiatives that foster standardization and collaboration
between businesses involved in health devices will be necessary. The second
category is “the development of an integrated application for the management of
health information that is simultaneously useful for day-to-day self-management and
allows sharing of health information by hospitals and the community.” To achieve
this, the development of a multilingual, cross-platform operating system is required.
A primary application should be developed to provide a comprehensive link between
hospitals and communities.
By addressing the abovementioned challenges, telenursing could extend lifespan
through not only the optimization of operations but also interprofessional information sharing and early detection and treatment. Furthermore, telenursing could lead
to the reduction in medical expenses while simultaneously providing peace of mind
and comfort to people in all situations in hospitals and communities.
Conclusively, this chapter identified necessary elements and challenges of a
telenursing system primarily from the viewpoint of translational health information
sciences.
Acknowledgment This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP16H02693 and
JP18K10211.
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maintenance of citizens’ health.
Point ⑥ involves the importance of training personnel capable of understanding
and handling this type of information system to operate and manage the next
generation of telemedicine and telenursing. Moreover, reeducation and a training/
licensing system for each profession are necessary. In addition, training in professional skills that will facilitate the use of this type of system will be vital in not only
medical education but also basic nursing education to cultivate new expertise for the
next generation.
Point ⑦ involves the clarification of legal rules pertaining to these activities. With
respect to legislation concerning information security, it will be essential to prepare
cybersecurity measures and related legislature, as the system will maintain and
manage highly personal information. Further, because the system will require
knowledge of information and computer science in addition to medical and nursing
science, it will be important to establish certification systems for these fields.
8 Conclusion
In this chapter, we discussed the expected effects of telenursing by introducing
research results that should be addressed in the development of a telenursing system.
Topics to be addressed in nursing research can be divided mainly into two categories. The first category is “the development of sensing technology capable of
observing healthy lifestyle behaviors over time.” A multitude of devices and applications are currently being developed, but only partial problem-solving has been
possible thus far, and the level of integration necessary for information sharing is yet
to be reached. Therefore, initiatives that foster standardization and collaboration
between businesses involved in health devices will be necessary. The second
category is “the development of an integrated application for the management of
health information that is simultaneously useful for day-to-day self-management and
allows sharing of health information by hospitals and the community.” To achieve
this, the development of a multilingual, cross-platform operating system is required.
A primary application should be developed to provide a comprehensive link between
hospitals and communities.
By addressing the abovementioned challenges, telenursing could extend lifespan
through not only the optimization of operations but also interprofessional information sharing and early detection and treatment. Furthermore, telenursing could lead
to the reduction in medical expenses while simultaneously providing peace of mind
and comfort to people in all situations in hospitals and communities.
Conclusively, this chapter identified necessary elements and challenges of a
telenursing system primarily from the viewpoint of translational health information
sciences.
Acknowledgment This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP16H02693 and
JP18K10211.
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