This article was written exclusively for The European Sting by Shanzay Naveed, a first-year medical student from India. The author is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA) and is a friendly partner of The Sting. The views expressed in this article belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of IFMSA on the subject, nor the views of the European Stinger.
Significant improvements in information technology have the potential to change the way healthcare is delivered. Healthcare delivery revolves around information gathering, inference, and communication between providers and patients. Therefore, health information and communication technologies (HICT) have great potential to increase productivity. Several countries have embraced the idea and spent billions of dollars promoting HICT adoption.
An electronic medical record is a digital medical record. Ideally, information gathering begins before patient encounters: records are retrieved from other providers or past patient encounters. This and other information is then updated as the patient begins to interact with the doctor or caregiver; additional data—such as lab values, images, and progress records—is added as the encounter progresses. This data can be portable so that it can be shared with other providers or accessed through the patient portal. Improvements in HICT over the past few years have led to new applications: clinical decision support (helping doctors avoid mistakes by sending drug interaction and allergy alerts), telemedicine and healthcare analytics are just a few examples.
“Big data” in healthcare allows the entire field to benefit from comprehensive research. They have access to a larger and more diverse population group than ever before. They can also extract comprehensive meta-analyses from existing studies.
This innovation enables medical professionals to stay abreast of healthcare trends, techniques and techniques. This can be used to automatically identify risk factors and recommend the right preventive treatment by comparing patient data with data from thousands of other patients, while also reducing costs and improving overall quality of life.
• Improve communication
Technological innovations in healthcare have facilitated smoother communication within healthcare organizations. Medical professionals can now use media such as video, online discussion platforms, and real-time conferencing capabilities to communicate and facilitate the dissemination of knowledge in the field.
• Comprehensive medical records
Electronic medical records allow all patient histories, test results, diagnoses, and related information to be centrally stored in an online location.
Medical billing systems make hospitals, clinics, and medical practices run more smoothly.
• Access to health care advice
It is especially beneficial for those who live in rural, regional and remote communities and need regular access to medical specialists several kilometers away.
• Increase liquidity
Enabling healthcare workers to access the intranet from their mobile devices or shared tablets ensures they have quick access to disease and medication-related information, images of clinical issues, continuing education activities, and other resources that support their daily work.
• Centralized knowledge base
Online document storage and information retrieval ensure employees can find what they need without rummaging through filing cabinets and drawers. The latest version of the resource can be uploaded and easily searched.
• Automated processes
Introducing improved workflows to day-to-day processes can save a lot of time, allowing employees to find or perform the things they need to do, and the administrative staff who need to maintain and perform those operations.
refer to
• https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Impact-of-New-Technology-on-the-Healthcare-Bronsoler-Doyle/5a3c1d32e15c445fc2a8330eb556214b709c6f54
• https://www.elcom.com.au/resources/blog/the-impact-of-technology-in-healthcare-trends-benefits-examples
About the author
Shanzay Naveed is a first-year medical student from India.