- By Sefa Boateng
- In Design
- Posted August 1, 2023
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Health information technology is the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, health data, and knowledge for communication and decision making.
The use of HIT can help improve the quality of healthcare, reduce medical errors, increase administrative efficiencies, and decrease healthcare costs.
HIT improves the ability to share patient information between organizations. HIT coordinates information between the systems used, healthcare teams can provide patients with higher quality and more cost-effective care.
Health information technology professionals combine their expertise in healthcare and technology to develop, manage, and support electronic health records systems.
Comments
Patrick Whittle 6 hours ago / Reply
HIT can also prevent adverse drug reactions by allowing easy access to prescription information..
Suruya Prakash 7 hours ago / Reply
Widespread use of health IT within the health care industry will improve the quality of health care, prevent medical errors, reduce health care costs, increase administrative efficiencies, decrease paperwork, and expand access to affordable health care...
Prince Abrokwah 5 hours ago / Reply
Information technology can help save lives and improve the overall healthcare experience..