Unit3 Discussion: Healthcare Technology

Unit3 Discussion: Healthcare Technology

Unit3 Discussion: Healthcare Technology

Unit 3 discussion Healthcare Technology: Local, National, and Global Considerations Imagine that you are a public health nurse, and you and your colleagues have determined that the threat of a deadly new strain of influenza indicates a need for a mass inoculation program in your community. What public health data would have been used to determine the need for such a program? Where would you locate public health data? What data will be collected to determine the success of such a program? How might you communicate this to other communities or internationally?

Health information technology (HIT) is  applied to  and . It supports  across computerized systems and the  between , , , and  monitors. Based on an often-cited 2008 report on a small series of studies conducted at four sites that provide ambulatory care – three U.S. medical centers and one in the Netherlands – the use of  (EHRs) was viewed as the most promising tool for improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health delivery system. According to a 2006 report by the , broad and consistent utilization of HIT will:^[]

• improve health care quality or effectiveness
• increase health care productivity or 
• prevent  and increase health care accuracy and procedural correctness
• reduce 
• increase administrative efficiencies and healthcare work processes
• decrease paperwork and unproductive or idle work time
• extend real-time communications of health informatics among health care professionals
• expand access to affordable care