Question

what has been the most significant advancement made in health information systems in the past 50 years and why ?

Answer 1

Ans) In 1960s saw the development of the first artificial heart and the balloon embolectomy catheter that allowed the first minimally invasive surgical procedure.

- Surgeons attempted the first human liver and heart transplants, procedures that now save thousands of lives each year.

- Vaccines for rubella and mumps introduced in the 1960s have largely eradicated those diseases in the U.S. Scientists first made synthetic insulin in a laboratory in the 1960s.

- A decade later, commercial production of synthetic insulin made lifesaving treatment available to people with diabetes across the country.

- While the cost of care has risen since the 1960s — in part because of medical technology advances — so has the quality of care, improving both longevity and quality of life.

- A 2001 analysis showed that in at least four major conditions — heart disease, low-birthweight infants, depression and cataracts — the increased cost of care is well worth it in terms of longer, more productive lives.

- The 1960s provided a turning point marked by the increased pace of medical technology advances that have revolutionized healthcare.

- Today, healthcare is undergoing another stage of rapid transformation.