In medical field computer literacy is important to what extent, & where computers are used in field of medical. IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER IN MEDICAL FIELD Computers are the excellent means for storage of patient related data. Big hospitals employ computer systems to maintain patient records. It is often necessary to maintain detailed records of the medical history of patients. Computers can keep track of prescriptions and billing information. Doctors often require the information about a patient’s family history physical ailments already diagnosed diseases prescribed medicines Computers enable an efficient storage of huge amounts of medical data. Computer storage can serve as the best means of housing medical information. Medical journals, research and diagnosis papers, important medical documents and reference books can best be stored in an electronic format. In the field of medicine, computers allow for faster communication between a patient and a doctor. The importance of computers cannot be stressed enough as computer technology has revolutionized the field of medicine. USES AND PURPOSE Diagnosis CT Scan X-Ray Generator Ultrasound Telemedicine Surgery Hospital Information System Data Analytics in medicine Computer Assisted Decision making (CMD) LIMITATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Limited access of technology in developing countries Lack of funding Lack of resources ADVANTAGES High tech surgery tools and instruments embedded with cameras are used in surgical process. The operations done by the medical experts are completely recorded by the computers for future references and to avoid complications. Computers make their role perfect in all types of clinical image processing like CT scan X-rays and more accurately. The Heart Rate, the Pulse Rate, Brain readings and others specifications are monitored and recorded continuously. DISADVANTAGES Cost One of the biggest drawbacks of adding computers to hospitals is the cost. Computers cost money, and a large hospital needs many computers to keep the system running smoothly. Security If doctor or hospital is switching to computers or electronic record keeping, it’s a dangerous thing i.e. security of medical records. Lack of Standardization From a hospital point of view, one of the biggest disadvantage of adding computers in medical field in lack of standardization through the medical field. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND USES Tele-surgery: Telesurgery is an emerging surgical system that utilizes wireless networking and robotic technology to connect surgeons and patients who are distantly located from one another. Full Robotics operation Silicon computer chips maybe used to repair nerve damage or muscle fiber. Feeling of pain can be reduced using virtual reality helmets.

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2. IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER IN MEDICAL FIELD
▪ Computers are the excellent means for storage of patient
related data.
▪ Big hospitals employ computer systems to maintain patient
records.
▪ It is often necessary to maintain detailed records of the
medical history of patients.
▪ Computers can keep track of prescriptions and billing
information.
▪ Doctors often require the information about
▪ a patient’s family history
▪ physical ailments
▪ already diagnosed diseases

3. IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER IN MEDICAL FIELD
▪ Computers enable an efficient storage of huge amounts of
medical data.
▪ Computer storage can serve as the best means of housing
medical information.
▪ Medical journals, research and diagnosis papers,
important medical documents and reference books can
best be stored in an electronic format.
▪ In the field of medicine, computers allow for faster
communication between a patient and a doctor.
▪ The importance of computers cannot be stressed enough
as computer technology has revolutionized the field of
medicine.

4. USES AND PURPOSE
▪ Diagnosis
▪ CT Scan
▪ X-Ray Generator
▪ Ultrasound
▪ Telemedicine
▪ Surgery
▪ Hospital Information System
▪ Data Analytics in medicine
▪ Computer Assisted Decision making (CMD)

5. CT SCAN
▪ Computerized Tomography scan.
▪ Takes a series of x-ray and uses a
computer to put them together.
▪ Takes pictures of patient’s body from
different angles and gives a series of
cross-sections through the part of the
body being scanned.

6. X-RAY GENERATORS
▪ X-ray generators are used by
radiographers to acquire x-
ray images of the internal
structures (e.g., bones) of living
organisms, and also in sterilization.
▪ Use in Radiography and
Radiotherapy.

7. ULTRASOUND
▪ Use pulses to delineate objects or areas
of different density in the body.
▪ Diagnostic imaging technique used to
visualize

8. TELEMEDICINE
▪ Telemedicine refers to the practice of
caring for patients remotely when the
provider and patient are not physically
present with each other.
▪ Modern technology has enabled doctors
to consult patients by using HIPAA
compliant video-conferencing tools.
▪ Web Diagnosis.
▪ Face-to-face consultation via Interactive
Television (IATV)

9. COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY
▪ A surgical concept and set of methods,
that use technology for pre-surgical
planning, and for guiding or performing
surgical interventions.
▪ RAS devices enable the surgeon to use
computer and software technology to
control and move surgical instruments
through one or more tiny incisions in the
patient's body.

10. HOSPITAL INOFRMATION SYSTEM
▪ A hospital information system (HIS) is a computer system that can
manage all the information related to health care providers allowing them
to do their job effectively.
▪ They were introduced in the 1960s and have changed over time.
▪ The staff used them primarily for managing billing and hospital inventory.
▪ An electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of the paper based
medical record for an individual. The information can be shared safely
among hospital systems, this ensures that the data is always at the hands
of a qualified medical adviser, and privacy is secure.

11. HOSPITAL INOFRMATION SYSTEM

12. DATA ANALYTICS IN MEDICINE
Applications of big data analytics can
▪improve the patient-based service,
▪to detect spreading diseases earlier,
▪generate new insights into disease mechanisms,
▪monitor the quality of the medical and healthcare
institutions as well as provide better treatment methods

13. DATA ANALYTICS IN MEDICINE

14. COMPUTER ASSISTED DECISION MAKING (CMD)
▪ A computer-assisted medical decision-
making (CMD) system can be used as an
aid for decision support, by junior
clinicians, in order to diagnose the
presence of urticaria.
▪ The proposed CMD system framework
consists of a feature selector, a trained
classifier, and a performance evaluator.

15. LIMITATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
▪ Limited access of technology in developing
countries
▪ Lack of funding
▪ Lack of resources

16. ADVANTAGES
▪ High tech surgery tools and instruments embedded with cameras
are used in surgical process.
▪ The operations done by the medical experts are completely
recorded by the computers for future references and to avoid
complications.
▪ Computers make their role perfect in all types of clinical image
processing like CT scan X-rays and more accurately.
▪ The Heart Rate, the Pulse Rate, Brain readings and others
specifications are monitored and recorded continuously.

17. DISADVANTAGES
▪ Cost
▪ One of the biggest drawbacks of adding computers to hospitals is the cost.
Computers cost money, and a large hospital needs many computers to keep
the system running smoothly.
▪ Security
▪ If doctor or hospital is switching to computers or electronic record keeping,
it’s a dangerous thing i.e. security of medical records.
▪ Lack of Standardization
▪ From a hospital point of view, one of the biggest disadvantage of adding
computers in medical field in lack of standardization through the medical
field.

18. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND USES
▪ Tele-surgery:
Telesurgery is an emerging surgical system that utilizes wireless
networking and robotic technology to connect surgeons and
patients who are distantly located from one another.
▪ Full Robotics operation
▪ Silicon computer chips maybe used to repair nerve damage or
muscle fiber.
▪ Feeling of pain can be reduced using virtual reality helmets.