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A sociotechnical plan integrates social and technical considerations for designing, developing, and implementing a Smart Health Band. It is technologically advanced and user-friendly by aligning the Smart Health Band with users’ needs, values, and context.

As part of developing a simulated electronic system for administering medication, (Booth et al., 2017) uses sociotechnical systems theory to guide design, implementation, and system testing. Electronic technology has changed medication administration processes and workflow, so nursing educators should consider sociotechnical theory. This approach can incorporate simulation exercises related to clinical technology curriculum planning and construction.

A smart health band’s sociotechnical plan can be summarized as follows:

Features:

User-Centric Design:

Research and feedback are essential for understanding user needs, preferences, and contexts.

It is developing intuitive and accessible user interfaces for non-technical and technical users.

Integration with Healthcare Systems:

To ensure the Smart Health Band is compatible with existing healthcare practices by collaborating with healthcare professionals and institutions.

They share health data (with consent) seamlessly with healthcare providers to improve medical decisions.

Privacy and Security Considerations:

Data protection measures should be implemented to protect sensitive health information.

Users should be able to control what data is collected, how it is used, and how it is disclosed.

Limitation:

Technological and Resource Constraints:

Advanced features might be challenging to balance with affordability and usability.

It may be difficult for different demographics, including those with limited access to technology and healthcare, to effectively access and use healthcare and technology.

As a result of the findings of (Xing et al., 2021), 16 significant obstacles were identified in various areas, such as technological, managerial, clinical, financial, legal, and personal. One of the most critical barriers identified was the need for collaboration between providers of wearable medical devices (WMDs) and public health organizations.

Purpose:

Through real-time monitoring of health, personalized insights, and enhanced connectivity between patients and healthcare providers, the Smart Health Band provides the potential to revolutionize personal healthcare. In addition to being innovative, the sociotechnical plan also aims to make the device ethically designed, user-friendly, and integrated into the broader healthcare ecosystem by considering both social and technical aspects.

Implementation Strategy:

Research and Collaboration:

Identify unique needs and contexts by conducting user research and collaborating with healthcare professionals.

Development and Testing:

Prototypes should be developed and tested with diverse user groups iteratively; the design should be refined in response to user feedback.

Ethical Compliance:

Assure compliance with relevant regulations, especially regarding data privacy and security, by working with ethicists or legal experts.

Evaluation and Continuous Improvement:

Continuous monitoring and evaluation should be conducted to maintain the relevance and effectiveness of the Smart Health Band.

Based on an applied ethics and context-sensitive approach, (Kaplan, 2020) recommends evaluating multiple factors and considerations together. Multi-methods, sociotechnical, interpretive and ethnographic, and interactionist approaches are suggested to investigate ethical, social, and legal issues.

A socio-technical approach is employed in the Smart Health Band plan to assess the opportunities provided by cutting-edge technology and the complex social dynamics determining its success. It is only through the integration of diverse perspectives and ethical considerations that a device can genuinely meet the needs of its users and contribute positively to the healthcare system in general.

References

Booth, R. G., Sinclair, B., Brennan, L., & Strudwick, G. (2017). Developing and implementing a simulated electronic medication administration record for undergraduate nursing education. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 35(3), 131–139. https://doi.org/10.1097/cin.0000000000000309

Kaplan, B. (2020). Revisiting health information technology ethical, legal, and social issues and evaluation: Telehealth/telemedicine and covid-19. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 143, 104239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2020.104239

Xing, F., Peng, G., Zhang, B., Li, S., & Liang, X. (2021). Socio-technical barriers affecting large-scale deployment of ai-enabled wearable medical devices among the ageing population in china. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 166, 120609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120609