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Information Technology in Healthcare (Impacts ,Applications, and Challenges)

Information Technology in Healthcare (Impacts ,Applications, and Challenges). Presented by: Didi Muhammad. Information technology (IT) has the potential to improve the quality , safety , and efficiency of healthcare .

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Information Technology in Healthcare (Impacts ,Applications, and Challenges)

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  1. Information Technology in Healthcare(Impacts ,Applications, and Challenges) Presented by: Didi Muhammad

  2. Information technology (IT) has the potential to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare . • IT allows health care providers to collect, store, retrieve, and transfer information electronically.

  3. Common Technologies and Terms • Electronic health record (EHR) • Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) • Clinical decision support system (CDSS)

  4. Picture archiving and communications system (PACS) • Bar coding • Radio frequency identification (RFID)

  5. Automated dispensing machines (ADMs) • Electronic materials management (EMM) • Interoperability

  6. Quality and health information technology One of the primary motivators for adopting many clinical health IT applications is the belief that they improve the quality of patient care.

  7. In 2000, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report focusing on patient safety estimating that 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals annually as a result of medical errors. Many of these errors involve medications. • In a subsequent report, the IOM identified IT as one of the four critical forces that could significantly improve health care quality and safety (IOM 2001).

  8. Most Common Applications • HMIS

  9. Mobile Applications

  10. Current status of health information technology • The degree of IT use varies by health care setting: Pharmacies are generally advanced users, while other settings such as physician offices or nursing homes are further behind.

  11. Barriers to Adoption • Investment in IT is costly • The costs of implementation and ongoing maintenance • Implementation issues such as work flow disruption, physician involvement, and ease of use have tremendous impact on whether health IT is effective or not.

  12. Solutions • Development of improved products could reduce the hesitation to invest. • Physician acceptance may accelerate with more user-friendly versions and experience. • In the long term, adoption of uniform standards also should help providers share information across settings of care and make investment decisions less risky.

  13. Public and private efforts to encourage adoption • Developing or adopting standards. • Providing incentives for providers to use health IT. • Giving grants for research and implementation.

  14. Thank You

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