The introduction of EMRs over the past decade completely changed the way we write clinical notes. No longer limited by our hand driven writing speed, our notes reflect typing speed, and more importantly the functionality of the EMR used for documenting care.
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For the MACRA program to be effective patient data from numerous points of care must be collected, yet ineffective interoperability presents a substantial barrier to producing the necessary reports.
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IoMT devices require robust security protocols embedded in the devices to protect their connected networks from infiltration by hackers.
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Sensors provide the foundation for the Internet of Things (IoT) technology movement.
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Most medical treatments are designed to treat the average patient. This broad approach fails to account for the differences in genetics, physiology, environments, and lifestyles that greatly impact the effectiveness of therapies.
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As the nation monitors the back and forth between the FBI and Apple over unlocking the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone, health IT professionals face their own major security and privacy challenges.
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This lack of interoperability leads to incorrect diagnoses, ineffective therapeutic plans, and unnecessary and costly duplicate testing.
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The role of a prognosticator is to accurately predict the future. We will see how well I have done when December rolls around.
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While healthcare information technology bombards clinicians with ever increasing patient data, it generally fails to offer clinicians tools and solutions that help them utilize this data effectively.
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Although this explains well why communication is so difficult among people from different countries, it fails to address the inability of our various healthcare information technology (HIT) systems to exchange patient data seamlessly.
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