Ict Development Beneficial Effects On Health Care Organizations

Internet applications in healthcare management have made major breakthroughs in the last decade. From e-mailing communications between doctors and their patients to having medicine prescriptions being renewed online. There has been certainly a number of the Internet of things innovated and thus far, the health care industry benefitting from it the most because of the simplicity and easy-to-use websites for health care services. There are a variety of applications that make daily tasks such as creating and putting patient records together, transferring medical records through secured databases to other facilities. Some factors of internet applications are for the improvement of patient care, decreasing costs, uniformity of future use, patient knowledge, increasing use of internet databases are all used in the healthcare industry. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information “e-health is said to be very broad and covers topics such as telemedicine, electronic records, recruitment, going paperless, procurement, healthcare score cards, audits, information systems etc.” (Svensson, 2002). These factors of e-health services play such a huge role in today’s healthcare industry, giving customers of health a sense of independence with their medical information in which a patient will not be able to access after office or normal business hours. Technology in the healthcare industry in the long run does bring many benefits and yet still has its downfalls.

Healthcare information technology forms a pivotal part of today 's healthcare system. Improved quality of healthcare, patient safety, drastic reduction in medical errors and enhancement of care delivery is possible because of the induction of these solutions in the healthcare delivery environment. Today, healthcare IT solutions are enabling processes like planning, decision-making related to organizational development, strategic planning to drive growth, recruitment of competent personnel, managing employee benefits, payroll, intra-department communication, etc.

Information Technology allows health care providers to collect, store, retrieve and transfer information electronically. More specific discussion of IT in health care is challenging due to lack of specific definitions, the volume of applications and a rapid pace of change in technology. Information technology has the potential to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care. The health care system generally uses less IT than other industries. IT increases the ability of physicians, nurses, clinical technicians, and others to readily access and use the right information about their patients to Improve care. Studies have shown that better technologies leads to better care.

The study focused on issues with the Information Communication Technology infrastructure and knowledge of the participants in the study. According to the article, the results of the study revealed that the ICT infrastructure in place was inadequate for e-health implementations due to other pre-existing challenges (Ouma & Herselman 2008). Some of the previous challenges included, lack of computer equipment, lack of computer skills, internet connection, out-dated and unreliable equipment, lack of broadband connection, fear of computers and many more. An overall conclusion of the study revealed that previous mentioned challenges should be addressed in the case of rural hospitals. The plan to meet the challenges was to enforce extensive training for management to educate organizations about e-health implementation.

Technology in our age today has been emerging, and as the years advance it is certain that it will continue to facilitate the world that we live in on many different scales. In relation to medical care and advancement, technology can be used in many ways to enhance healthcare delivery and patient care. Through technology communication within the interdisciplinary teams of a patient which sometimes involves various specialties, is highly facilitated. Medical records are now easily shared within the team of specialist. For example, records such as specialty doctor's recommendations and laboratory records arrive faster at the primary care physician fingertip. This helps immensely in the providers decision making process for sometimes very time sensitive, lifesaving treatments preferences. Technology also helps to improve health care delivery and patient care because it has played a major role in decreasing the rates of preventable medical errors that are sometimes costly to patient lives. In an article published by the Internatinal Journal of Health

Health information communication technology (HICT) is the new standard in healthcare when it comes to enhanced patient care and education. According to Elsevier Journal (2013), “Searching the World Wide Web for healthcare information is second only to searching for sites related to sex, while multiple forms of social media, now increasingly mobile, are challenging the limits of healthcare providers’ professionalism” (Reis et. al., 2013). This shows an increasing prevalence in the use of HICTs in both healthcare and the general population. Discussing the use of HICTs will further education about how beneficial they are to healthcare systems. This paper will outline the importance of HICTS in healthcare and the nurse’s role in the use of HICTs

In today’s modernized society, health care organizations rely heavily on information systems. Information technology has improved tremendously over the years, becoming a major advantage to the health care industry. With proper planning, development, and management, information technology can bring about countless efficiency in structural maneuvers. With the constant changes in technology, a health care organization must stay up-to-date on technology and the lasted trends that offer the best patient care possible. Information systems designed for health care industries must help the organization meet the

Information and communication technology has been adopted and implemented within various sectors of the economy. This is attributed to the benefits of technology in facilitating organizational activities and processes and its use in meeting the changes which characterize the modern society. The health sector is one of the industries which have significantly implemented technology. The health sector’s technological applications have been achieved within health information systems. The implementation of technology in this sector has resulted into both positive and negative implications on health

Information technology in health care has a vast potential, but is currently years away from being proficient. If everyone in the health care and IT departments had the right intentions and were able to use these programs to better patient outcomes, there would not be this lack of technology in hospitals. Health care is one of the biggest industries in the world, yet we cannot create a better way to deliver and receive information using technology. In my honest opinion, I believe that if the health care system does not overcome these simple dilemmas then there will never be an advance in IT within the

Information technology and technology exchange has become a daily routine this day in age. The majority of the world communicates through email, text messages, video calls or over the phone for various reasons. In the health care field health information was documented, stored, reviewed and shared through hand written charts and kept in files. Since the 1980’s computer technology was beginning to be a known device, until the late 90’s is when health information technology began to evolve. Many people are unaware of health information technology (HIT), what it is or how it can positively or negatively affect them. The government should continue to contribute more attention to the development of HIT also on making

The use of health information technology has evolved over the years to become an integral part of the patient care. Note to mention that technology in healthcare initially was driven by hospital shared accounting system, then, it changes to drugs and reimbursement program. The system has expanded to the point that at the corner of 21 century, health technology is different from what it was before. Meanwhile, complementary technologies integrate the system. It started with electronic medical record (EMR) and progresses to electronic health record (HER) or e-health that involves the use of computer and other computer-based devices to collect, store, and retrieve data that are in turn transformed into information for meaningful use; thus, the term of health information technology (HIT). In attempt to forecast meaningful use of health information technology, it is possible to list other emerging health information technology devices, such as mobile health (m-health) and ubiquitous health (u-health) that will not be part of the discussion in this paper. For the record, meaningful use of electronic health record is based on care outcome reimbursement, whereas any clinical decisions should aim to support quality care at a low cost. Thus, providers, nurses, and other health disciplinary team should aim their daily practice towards the pillars of care outcomes that are the attributes of meaningful use. For this

Technology has a positive relationship with healthcare quality. Technology has a positive effect on the quality of care that is given to the patients in the health care facility (Weigel, Switaj, & Hamilton, 2015). Having electronic health record (EHR) systems in place has also improved the quality of care that the patients are receiving (Weigel et al., 2015). Having the EHR system allow the health care facility to adhere better to the clinical guidelines that are put into place by the health care facility, which leads to a decrease in medication errors (Weigel et al., 2015). Technology has improved healthcare quality for patient, it has improved the communication in the health care field, and it has improved the care that is being provided to the patients.

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Health care is going through a stage that requires attention, such considerations involve improving the quality of patients care, and lowering health care cost. The response to these concerns must be answered with the implementation of technology into healthcare practices. Technology can improve patient care in many different ways. By using technology, health care professional can control waste of resources, this will improve patient care. Health care organizations must understand that the use of technology is to help the patients, and to improve the care they deliver. In addition, technology or the use of systems in a health care organizations, will support a care givers goal of helping the patient. Technology in a health

The information technology is changing the world at deviate speed and evident in the healthcare system. The integration of new technologies within the system are emerging the change in nursing practice and improvement of patient safety. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview on the implemented in nursing practice strategies and contribution of information technology to the development of new healthcare system.