Computer Technologies in Healthcare
Overview of technology in healthcare
Computer technology is used to improve
healthcare delivery and accessibility
patient care and safety
the relationship between healthcare
providers and patients
Disease and outbreak control
Healthcare is the organized provision of medical care to individuals and communities
Healthcare software/applications
AI in healthcare
to mine and manage medical data
to predict and diagnose diseases
to develop new medicine/drugs
for better management of patient flow in
healthcare facilities
to assist in surgeries
to detect or predict outbreaks of
infectious diseases
AI is used to mine and manage the data of this size, in a short time, to produce valuable information
Healthcare dashboards
It enables healthcare professionals to access important information in real -time
Example of dashboards
Hospital KPI dashboard
Patient satisfaction dashboard
Hospital performance dashboard
Infectious disease dashboard
Disease modelling & outbreak prediction
Using computer technology and data to predict when and where disease outbreaks might occur
Bioinformatics
Also known as computational biology, computational genomics, genomic data science
M-Health (Mobile Health)
Healthcare personnel use mobile devices and mobile apps
Allows practitioners to complete task in location or away from the computer
M-health usage benefits:
help people stick to their medication regimen by tracking pills they have and have not taken
prompting them to take a certain drug (medicine)
allowing them to log any symptoms
connect a patient with their healthcare provider to improve ease and speed of contact
the decline of paper -based communication and documentation filing
Wearable technology in healthcare
Healthcare IoT (Internet of Medical
Things)
3D printing
Electronic health/medical records
Health information system
Health informatics
Medical imaging technologies
Computer-assisted surgeries
Telehealth & telemedicine
Enriching medical education
Other applications of IT in
healthcare
Issues and Challenges
Not user friendly/user frustration
Poor support
Slow technical support
Slow/poor connection
Isolated systems
Budget limitation