Question

1. How can HIT assist organization in responding to the drivers of information technology changes?

Answer 1

HIT-HEALTH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DEFINITION:

HIT IS APPLICATION OF INFORMATION PROCESSING INVOLVING BOTH COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE THAT DEALS WITH STORAGE,RETRIEVAL,SHARING AND USE OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND HEALTH DATA AND KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNICATION AND DECISION MAKING.

--It supports health information management across computerised systems and secure exchange of health information between consumers,providers and quality minotors.

TYPES OF HIT:

1.ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR)

Electronic systematised collection of patient and population electronically stored health information in a digital format.

2.COMPUERISEDPROVIDER ORDER ENTRY

Process of electronic entry of medical practitioner instructions for treatment of patients under his or her care (especially hospitalised)

3.OTHERS--AUTOMATED DRUG DISPENSER OR AUTOMATED DISPENSING MACHINE(ADM)

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ADVANTAGES OF HIT:

*IMPROVES HEALTH CARE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY

*IMPROVES HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS

*PREVENT MEDICAL ERRORS AND INCREASE HEALTH CARE ACCURACY AND PROCEDURAL CORRECTNESS

*REDUCES HEALTH CARE COSTS

*DECREASES PAPER WORK

*USES TIME EFFICIENTLY AND REDUCES TIME WASTAGE

**INCREASE ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES AND HEALTH CARE WORK PROCESSESS

*EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE

*EXTEND REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS OF HEALTH INFORMATICS AMONG HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL

*REDUCES TRANSCRIPTION ERRORS

*PREVENTS DUPLICATE ENTRIES

*INFORMATION CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER CONCERNED PEOPLE EVERY FAST

*HELPS TO HAVE A CHECK ON PATIENT FROM BEGINNING

*HELPS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

*REDUCES STRESS AMONG STAFF

*HELPS IN CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION

BECAUSE OF ALL THESE BENEFITS THE HIT IS TAKING FRONT STEP IN ALL THE HEALTH ORGANISATIONS.

AND ALL THE ORGANISATIONS ARE READILY ACCEPTING TO SHIFT FROM PAPER WORK TO DIGITAL WORK.