Zeeshan Mir Baz has collected the information from the website:https://www.cchit.org/impact-of-healthcare-information-technology/ in this article By CCHIT-January 2, 2016 said that:
Healthcare has evolved so much over the years and with information
technology being an important cog in the machine that healthcare is, it
has changed drastically over the recent years. Using the power of
information technology to drive healthcare forward has helped elevate
the level of healthcare we receive today.
We all know that information technology has played an important role in
healthcare especially in the recent past. It has changed the way
healthcare is provided to people and has made it not only more
efficient, but also cheaper and more reliable. The impact of healthcare
information technology is far and wide. Let’s delve a little deeper and
see where exactly
healthcare information technology has been the most impactful.
Overcoming Demand-Supply of Physicians
Over the next decade or two we’re going to see a shortfall in the
number of primary care physicians required to service the aging American
(and world) population. Thanks to the advancements in healthcare
information technology, we’ll see the impact of this shortfall in
primary care physicians reduce by anywhere from 4% to 7% with more
nurses and physician assistants being able to carry out a part of the
job delegated to them by the primary care physician.
Remotely Delivering Healthcare
This is probably the most revolutionary change that information
technology has brought about in healthcare. Today, a doctor thousands of
miles away can remotely assess, diagnose and even treat a patient. This
wasn’t possible a couple of decades ago but thanks to information
technology this is now possible and is making healthcare accessible to
millions of patients worldwide that wouldn’t have otherwise seen the
benefits of healthcare. This not only increases the coverage of
healthcare in remote areas but also ensures that these people get
quality healthcare at a very reasonable cost thanks to the fact that the
physicians don’t have to travel all the way to these remote locations
and it also saves them a ton of time by not having to travel to the
patients.
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Another major impact that healthcare information technology has had
is that medical records have been made electronic. This helps in
maintaining the track record of a person’s medical history which allows
for better diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
EHRs
have been widely adopted in developed countries, but are yet to gain
traction in developing countries. With the adoption of EHRs picking up
rapidly we can see healthcare improving further in the future.
Information technology has played a pivotal role in transforming
healthcare into what it is today. The aforementioned points are only the
tip of the iceberg. Information technology has touched upon a lot more
aspects and will continue to do so in the future as well.
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