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POST EACH DISCUSSION SEPARATELY
The way patient data is harvested and used is rapidly changing. Patient data itself has become quite complex.
In the future
, patient data will be combined with financial data, product or drug data, socioeconomic factors, social patterns, and social determinants of health. Cognitive behavior and artificial intelligence will be applied to the data to help prevent and depict rather than cure disease.
Evaluate the future of Healthcare information technology.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Find two articles related to the future of information systems (IS) in healthcare
Include telehealth, wearable technology, patient portals, and data utilization
Analyze potential benefits from advances
Discuss, from your own perspective, the advantages and disadvantages of having a system where the patient manages their own data
REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE’S DISCUSSION TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE. MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS EACH
Classmate’s Discussion 1
The technological advancements that have occurred in the field of healthcare have greatly changed the way people view and interact with the healthcare system. They have also led to the reduction of costs and the increasing efficiency of the system. We expect that the future of healthcare will continue to be influenced by information technology.
Due to the technological advancements that have occurred in the field of healthcare, physicians are now able to spend less time with their patients. This has allowed them to provide more effective and efficient care to their patients. In the future, we can expect that the increasing number of specialists who can delegate their work to other doctors will have a significant impact on the healthcare system. The increasing efficiency of doctors is expected to have a significant impact on the shortage of specialist physicians in the future. This issue could be solved using technology. Hopefully, the use of information technology can help boost the number of specialist physicians (Patric, 2022).
Electronic health records have revolutionized the way healthcare is done. Despite the progress that has been made in terms of keeping and tracking these records, they are still not widely used yet. This means that the kind of growth that was expected from the adoption of these records has not materialized. Although the adoption of electronic health records has been made in various parts of the world, it’s still not widely used in all areas. This means that the ability to keep track of one’s medical history is still very important (Patric, 2022).
The increasing importance of information technology in healthcare has led to the prediction that the cost of healthcare will eventually come down. Various factors such as better accessibility and efficiency will help make healthcare more affordable and more effective.
It’s widely believed that keeping one's health is much cheaper and easier than treating a.
Health information technology (Health IT) is an area of information technology that includes the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry. Automated and compatible healthcare information systems will continue to improve healthcare and healthcare, reduce costs, increase efficiency, reduce errors and increase patient satisfaction, and optimize cost recovery for outpatient and inpatient health care providers.
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Overview of Health Informatics: survey of fundamentals of health information technology, Identify the forces behind health informatics, educational and career opportunities in health informatics.
POST EACH DISCUSSION SEPARATELYThe way patient data is harvested.docxLacieKlineeb
POST EACH DISCUSSION SEPARATELY
The way patient data is harvested and used is rapidly changing. Patient data itself has become quite complex.
In the future
, patient data will be combined with financial data, product or drug data, socioeconomic factors, social patterns, and social determinants of health. Cognitive behavior and artificial intelligence will be applied to the data to help prevent and depict rather than cure disease.
Evaluate the future of Healthcare information technology.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:
Find two articles related to the future of information systems (IS) in healthcare
Include telehealth, wearable technology, patient portals, and data utilization
Analyze potential benefits from advances
Discuss, from your own perspective, the advantages and disadvantages of having a system where the patient manages their own data
REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE’S DISCUSSION TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE. MINIMUM OF 150 WORDS EACH
Classmate’s Discussion 1
The technological advancements that have occurred in the field of healthcare have greatly changed the way people view and interact with the healthcare system. They have also led to the reduction of costs and the increasing efficiency of the system. We expect that the future of healthcare will continue to be influenced by information technology.
Due to the technological advancements that have occurred in the field of healthcare, physicians are now able to spend less time with their patients. This has allowed them to provide more effective and efficient care to their patients. In the future, we can expect that the increasing number of specialists who can delegate their work to other doctors will have a significant impact on the healthcare system. The increasing efficiency of doctors is expected to have a significant impact on the shortage of specialist physicians in the future. This issue could be solved using technology. Hopefully, the use of information technology can help boost the number of specialist physicians (Patric, 2022).
Electronic health records have revolutionized the way healthcare is done. Despite the progress that has been made in terms of keeping and tracking these records, they are still not widely used yet. This means that the kind of growth that was expected from the adoption of these records has not materialized. Although the adoption of electronic health records has been made in various parts of the world, it’s still not widely used in all areas. This means that the ability to keep track of one’s medical history is still very important (Patric, 2022).
The increasing importance of information technology in healthcare has led to the prediction that the cost of healthcare will eventually come down. Various factors such as better accessibility and efficiency will help make healthcare more affordable and more effective.
It’s widely believed that keeping one's health is much cheaper and easier than treating a.
Health information technology (Health IT) is an area of information technology that includes the design, development, creation, use and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry. Automated and compatible healthcare information systems will continue to improve healthcare and healthcare, reduce costs, increase efficiency, reduce errors and increase patient satisfaction, and optimize cost recovery for outpatient and inpatient health care providers.
Data Science in Healthcare" by authors Sergio Consoli, Diego Reforgiato Recupero, and Milan Petkovic is an insightful guide that delves into the intersection of data science and healthcare. As a first-year student in Pharmaceutical Management, I found this book to be a valuable resource for understanding how data-driven approaches are transforming the healthcare industry, offering fresh perspectives and practical insights for future professionals like myself.
Big Data, CEP and IoT : Redefining Holistic Healthcare Information Systems an...Tauseef Naquishbandi
Healthcare industry has been a significant area for innovative application of various technologies over decades. Being an area of social relevance governmental spending on healthcare have always been on the rise over the years. Event Processing (CEP) has been in use for many years for situational awareness and response generation. Computing technologies have played an important role in improvising several aspects of healthcare. Recently emergent technology paradigms of Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) and Complex Event Processing (CEP) have the potential not only to deal with pain areas of healthcare domain but also to redefine healthcare offerings. This paper aims to lay the groundwork for a healthcare system which builds upon integration of Big Data, CEP and IoT.
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The year 2018 is said to witness how technology will contribute in uplifting the healthcare sector with transparency being one of the key concerns.
Startups are expected to bring innovation while refurbish the sector by combining technologies like AI (Artificial Intelligence) and machine learning with traditional practices in the healthcare.
This is based on Indian market position, thereby providing services to some of the rapidly growing companies in the healthcare industry. Here are some of the emerging trends that talks about how digitization and transparency are important for healthcare ecosystem.
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professionals to help others in the community to research and share credible health information.
Doctors, Physcials and medical professionals participate in Medooc.com on day to day basis to help
each other.
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Healthcare is currently undergoing a transformational metamorphosis. A new era of patient care that is more effective, precise, and patient-centered has arrived because of technological advancements.
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2. Module 1:
Chapter 3
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH
INFORMATICS
HEALTHCARE DATA,
INFORMATION AND
KNOWLEDGE
SIGNIFICANCE OF
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
3. Module
Content
Overview of Health Informatics: survey of
fundamentals of health information technology,
Identify the forces behind health informatics,
educational and career opportunities in health
informatics.
Healthcare Data, Information and Knowledge: How
to use healthcare data to fuel modern health care
organizations.
Significance of Information Systems: how
information technology enables patient care, how
information technology is used by healthcare
providers.
5. How
information
technology
enables
patient care
In the healthcare sector, information technology has played a
crucial role in providing a central database to manage patient data
in the form of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and modern
software that helps to simplify medical billing and coding and
streamline the financial revenue cycle.The reasons for information
technology integration in medical practice are:
Assists medical practice to access accurate and actionable data that
can easily be customized to suit particular healthcare needs.
Allow healthcare professionals to access important patient details
from medical history, diagnosis, and previous treatment and then
make an informed decision
The fast decision making reduces the health-related risks that can
impact patients’ health
Improve the appointment scheduling, insurance verification,
coding, and billing procedure
6. The
Advantages of
Healthcare
Information
Technology
Traditionally a medical coder has to keep in mind hundreds of different codes, which can
be complicated with complex drug names and the addition of different codes.The Covid-
19 outbreak also brought different codes based on diagnosis, testing, and treatment.
Installing modern medical billing software means that all the medical codes are updated
regularly, and there will be less risk of medical claim rejection due to the selection of
incorrect codes.
The advantages of information technology in healthcare
are
Detailed and accurate information
Customized care and treatment plans for the patients
Improved and fast communication between healthcare
practitioners and patients
Clear and safe medical record of patients
Easy access to patient record through a central database
Reduced costs as correct codes are selected and accurate
medical claims are submitted
7. How
information
technology is
used by
healthcare
providers.
We live in the real world that contains physical objects (e.g.,
aspirin tablet), people (e.g., John Smith), things that can be done
(e.g., John Smith took an aspirin tablet) and other concepts. In
order to do useful computation, one has to segregate some part of
the physical world and create a conceptual model.
The conceptual model contains only the parts of the physical
world that are relevant to the computation. Importantly,
everything that is not in the conceptual model is excluded from
the computation and assumed to be irrelevant.
The conceptual model is used to design and implement a
computational model.The real world contains a person, John
Smith.There are many other things in the real world including
other people, physical objects, etc.There are many things that we
can say about this person, they have a name, height, weight,
parents, thoughts, feelings, etc.The conceptual model defines
what is relevant; everything that is not in the conceptual model is
therefore assumed to be not relevant.
8. How
information
technology is
used by
healthcare
providers?
From massive diagnostic imaging scanners to tiny wearable sensors,
technology is an integral part of modern healthcare. Here are just a
few examples of the areas in which healthcare technology innovations
are supporting the next wave of advances in healthcare:
Disease diagnosis and treatment
UsingAI to process data, like medical images, and develop disease
models can potentially help clinicians make diagnoses with more
precision.
Medical imaging
Computers and AI models are particularly valuable in medical
imaging because they can help turn pictures into numbers and
detect trends.
Healthcare operations
Many hospitals and healthcare systems are starting to build on
improvements they've seen with electronic medical records and find
other ways to systematically improve their operations.
Clinical research
Life sciences organizations are using technology to transform how
clinical trials are being performed. Smart devices, telehealth visits
and sensors are being used to support decentralized trials that make
data collection more efficient and convenient for the people who
participate.