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Assignment Worksheet
 Case Study
Mrs. Smith is 82 years old and is diagnosed with hypertension,
diabetes, and congestive heart failure.
Her two children live in California, while she lives in North
Carolina in a small family home on 10
acres of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mrs. Smith has been in
the hospital four times in the last
year due to congestive heart failure. As her eyesight and mobility
get worse with age, she has found it
a challenge to stay on her medical plan and to do her shopping for
the right foods she knows she
should be eating. Mrs. Smith’s health plan, Purple Cross of North
Carolina, assigned a nurse case
manager to address her situation. Purple Cross provided a digital
scale and a remote monitoring
device that recorded Mrs. Smith’s condition every day by uploading
her weight and transmitting the
answers to a series of questions on a touch screen kiosk. The case
manager also coordinated
delivery of Meals on Wheels, providing low-sodium,
diabetic-compliant dinners to Mrs. Smith on an
ongoing basis. The case manager calls Mrs. Smith twice a week,
taking the time to educate her about
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her medications, her activities, and the disease-specific elements
that will keep her healthy and out of
the hospital. When the case manager identifies that Mrs. Smith can
no longer organize her daily
medications, a digital medication dispenser will be provided that
will keep her on her medication
regimen. The medication dispenser will be preloaded with Mrs.
Smith’s medications and will issue a
subtle doorbell tone when it is time to take them. With the
combination of remote and real-time
(telephonic) support persons and technologies, Mrs. Smith can
remain in her home and avoid further
inpatient admissions.
Directions:
1. To complete this assignment:
 Read the case study above.
 Assume the role as the Public Relations Director for Purple Cross
of North Carolina.
o The CEO directs you to interview the Telehealth Director
regarding the use of
Telehealth with Mrs. Smith. The CEO directs you to create one
thought-provoking
question for each of the following topics:
 Meeting the health needs of Mrs. Smith
 Decision-making process for technology selected for Mrs.
Smith
 Benefits and risks in using Telehealth technology for Mrs.
Smith
 Cost and staff involved in using Telehealth technology for Mrs.
Smith
o Note: Your questions must be original; not copied or modified
from any
source, including your textbook. Your questions cannot simply
rephrase the topic.
o For each question, the CEO requires that you provide your
rationale. Describe how
the question will yield a thorough response, and not simply a “yes”
or “no” answer.
 Any cited sources to support your rationale statements must be
identified,
using APA formatting.
 Prior to submission, review your responses to ensure that they
contain no spelling or
grammatical errors.
 Check your assignment against unintended plagiarism.
2. Include the proper file naming convention:
 CMP105_wk4_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy.
3. Submit the Week 4 Assignment.
For each topic, write your question and rationale.
Topic: Meeting the health needs for Mrs. Smith