Technology In Health Care

The 20th century holds promises of advanced technology in healthcare, but in every step forward we take to advance there are challenges that hinder us from taking off. In this day and age, technology is at the center of our everyday life, with a touch of button one can gain access to so much information. The purpose of this paper is to educate the reader about the importance of technology in healthcare and the problems it faces before it can reach its full potential. This topic was chosen because technology plays a big part in healthcare, enhancing and improving the way it delivers care to patients but it is far from being perfect. Though much of it is in its early stages it already shows potential on how it can improve patient treatment
The EHR refers to a computerized history of an individual that can be viewed as a collection of electronic medical records and other health-related information to be used and viewed primarily by care providers (Kim et al., 2009) . Good communication between providers, patients, and other healthcare entities is vital to the care of a patient. The Electronic Health Care Records emerged as a tool to bridge the gap and improve the communication, with less medical errors, simply put the providers can just access the medical record and have everything in their hands to make a quick and precise diagnosis, thus making the care of their patient efficient and safe. This then helps the healthcare industry, including the patient by saving time and money towards their health. This article aimed to gain knowledge of how often the low income and elderly utilize the electronic Personal Health Records (PHR). It aims to understand the reasons why the people who would benefit the most would not use the system, specifically the low-income and elderly
The data acquired can be easily analyzed to improve the care of the patient. The challenge in acquiring the information is the quality of the data stored in the system. One of the challenges is the entry of accurate information. Human error can be one of biggest challenge because it is not only important to have plenty of information, but significant and precise information for care to be accurate with less room for errors. It is also discussed in the article the need for bigger storage, and a good security system to protect the data stored. The article also suggests for the policy makers, providers, and practitioners to create policies and procedures that helps healthcare workers input quality information and reduce redundancy in charting. The ability to obtain information about your patient’s health is good, but too much information can create a web of information that can be both overwhelming and unnecessary. I chose this article because I want the reader to understand that all the information stored are important to providers, however if the information entered is not accurate it can create an error in diagnosing and treatment of a