The video that was picked is Updated: Health IT for You: Giving You Access to Your Medical Records When and Where You Need It
This video explains how technology is used in healthcare. It is understandable that paperwork in healthcare complicates hospital visits for both doctors and patients. The adoption of health IT will be a significant step forward in the medical industry in terms of both health and time efficiency. As a result, the important findings will be detailed in the video file above in this paper.
Health management has evolved substantially
It starts with file storage and paperwork reduction, when a doctor manages a number of patients using a technology system. (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, 2012). Technology has made most of the work to be flexible and accessible to both patients and doctors. Health Information Technology can keep track of one's health through the use of apps that send the information to the doctors. Therefore, doctors can access their patients' information regardless of their location. This is made possible by a medical database that stores every patient's information and allows for quick access to the same data when need be. It also ensures that the data transmitted from the patient to the doctor is secure (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, 2012).
Doctors' appointments are made online
Doctors can converse with their patients through video conferencing instead of meeting face to face; this saves a lot of time (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, 2012). IT combines all the patient's health information from when one started using the system and throughout the life of the person; this keeps track of all the details regarding a patient's health (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, 2012). Therefore, this makes sure that the doctor has the right information regarding a patient's health status. The need to manage chronic diseases is just a click of a button. Therefore, accessing a doctor has never been easier. He/ She may report the patient's health state and prescribe medicine according to the information sent to him or her through the technology (Lavin, Harper, & Barr, 2015).
Patients care is now digitalized
One can update daily test results and be monitored electronically. Consequently, the checkup system has been simplified, which has made it easier for doctors to attend to their patients conveniently and efficiently (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, 2012). Health IT has dramatically improved communications between the patient and the doctor.
References
Lavin, M., Harper, E., & Barr, N. (2015). Health information technology, patient safety, and professional nursing care documentation in acute care settings. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 20(2).
[Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT]. (2012, December 6). Updated: Health IT for You: Giving You Access to Your Medical Records When and Where They're Needed [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMiPW831b1o
