Information system and technology in health care is a strategic component that has significant impact on the efficiency and performance of both clinical and administrative functions in care delivery. This presentation will focus on some of the aspects concerning information technology systems used in health care, implementation considerations and leadership roles in making decisions concerning information technology systems
Information technology systems have changed how health care delivery is conducted, from both the clinical perspective and the administrative function of care delivery. For example, in managed care organizations, health information technology systems can provide the following three efficiencies which will be discussed in detail in the subsequent slides;
Information technology systems can be used to enhance and make interprofessional collaboration easier in MCOs. In an article by Vos et al. (2020), health care technology like EHR can assist health professionals to coordinate patient care on an informed basis at any time and in any place. The same is also true for telehealth and telemedicine services as reported by Johnson and Mahan (2020) where health care professionals are able to communicate with one another using telemedicine.
Health care technology systems can also be used to enhance access to health care services in rural or remote areas where access is low. Using systems such as remote patient monitoring systems, patients within the MCO living in rural or remote areas can get in touch with their care providers at the comfort of their homes (Malasinghe et al., 2019).
Information technology systems also assists in the administrative wing of care delivery. An example can be a function such as billing where IT systems can automate the billing procedure reducing waiting times due to administrative paperwork (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017). Likewise, keeping an integrated database of patients, which can also be used for follow-up is easier using information technology systems.
The following is a comparison between two commercial telehealth systems, that is AMC Health and Mend
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