Question

Medical cost has escalated to a point where not every individual can afford the premium. How can health informatics technology (HIT) play a role in reducing operational costs?

Answer 1

Medical cost in today's world has increased immensely because of the increase in the cost of living. There is increase in all the aspect of the life and our daily living. Being sick today is more costly than dying making people to stay away from the treatments for their diseases. It is very important that the government think about the welfare of its citizens and to work on reducing the cost of the medical facilities.

Meanwhile the HIT i.e health informatics technology plays a very crucial role in helping the people get minimize in their health costs. They can try to adapt different methods for the patient's like:

- helping the patient's know about their benefits or plan provided by the government and how to use it.

- they can teach the people how to plan ahead and be ready for any emergency care.

- make them know about the outpatient facilities and to utilize them.

- they can help the people understand on how to choose the health plan that is right for them.