Question

explain to me why you would choose the topic of health information technology for patients with diabetes?

Answer 1

Health information system simply we can say it as the application of information technology in the health care sector.The health information system can offers many benefits to the patient,family,providers,organization,society and even to the government,insurance companies etc.Health information technology is now widely used by the doctors and other health care providers thus they can easily access the patient data with in a seconds of time thus they can quickly act to specific case according to their level.

Health information technology encompasses with whole information of the specific patient including patient medical data,life style behaviours including exercise and diet thus they can get better advice and treatment by the sharing of the information among the personnels.Regardless of their location and time through the sharing of the information the patient can easily access the care anytime anywhere.

Here coming to the condition diabetes,it is a group of metabolic diseases where the person has having a high blood glucose level may be due to decreased production of insulin,or the body's cells donot respond properly to the insulin or may be both.It is a chronic and highly complicated condition they needs adequate care timely with life style modifications to prevent further complications thus to leads a healthy life.If not treated properly it may complicated to the whole body system

By the proper use of health information technology for the patient with diabetes we can easily share the health information of the patient with other departmental professionals they can access the patient whole history in their site itself thus we can plan a cordinated care to the patient.Here we have to share the information not only to other departmental doctors other than that to a nutritional therapist,physiotherapist etc.Thus we can not only plan the medicine other than that we can plan for a healthy diet and behaviour including types of food,healthy meal planning,weight loss planning if obese,how to become physically active taking care of feet,daily routine and exercises etc.