Question

Assignment: Self-Reflection 1

Introduction

Author Beaufort Longest notes “A third type of resource that health policies significantly affect is health related technology.” He goes on to discuss how funding and regulatory policies have shaped the use of technology. In addition, remember that technology is a driving force behind accessibility of data.

Instructions

Using Longest’s thoughts on technology, the weekly readings from the course text, and the Hu et al. article as the basis for your thoughts, explain how using technology (especially health informatics) is not only affected by but also affects health policy.

Answer 1

Explain how using technology (especially health informatics) is not only affected by but also affects health policy.

Health is defined as physical, mental and social well-being of individuals, irrespective of caste, creed, religion and ethnicity. There are many health determinants that would influence the health of an individual like biology, behaviour, social environment, physical environment, quality health services, policies and technological interventions.

People very long have been dependent upon other for health; there is a large dimension for the point of dependency. The introduction of technology has made the people more self-reliant and they are able to use technology and make better choices for themselves.

The benefits of introduction of technology are many some of them are

a. Reducing disparities

b. Accessibility has increases=d

c. Public awareness has significantly increased

d. Reduction of racial and ethnic disparities

e. It has expanded the health insurance coverage

f. Improves the capacity and quantifies the rights of underserved community

g. Increases the understanding of causes, interventions and outcomes

Health policies: it can be defined as sum total of government activities carried out to improve the health sector / health of the people. The activities of government includes authoritative, legislative, or judicial in nature.

The technology has played a important role in influencing policy makers, as it directly influences actions, decisions and behaviour of policy makers. The multimedia and various platforms of multimedia have spread the awareness about health on both sides (public and policy makers). The introduction of technology has created

a. Transparency

b. Accessibility

c. Data availability

d. Faster research activities

e. Empirical

f. Creation of federal fund to improve the sector of information technology and integration with health as a separate department

g. Easing the federal court’s ruling and judgement delivery system

h. Easing licensing system

i. Reduced burnouts

j. Increased the trust of the people

k. Influcend knowledge of people about laws, procedures, rules, operational decisions towards health

Others

People of any country would want that they are aware of government policies towards them, technology gives an opportunity for all the individuals to assess the available resources. Technology helps the people in many ways they are

a. Creates awareness among the general public

b. Helps to reach out to the institutions according to their needs

c. Determines their eligibility for Medicare

d. Fastens premium benefits

e. Easy processing and payment benefits

f. Reducing fraud

g. Demonstrating projects in supporting the use of technology

h. Maximum utilisation of federal reserves

i. Allocative policies are made easy

Others

The regulatory policy makers are using technology for

a. Market control

b. Market entry restriction

c. Rate and price setting of health care industry

d. Quality control

e. Health services are made reachable

f. Social regulation

Others

Impact of technology and health policy

a. Improvement in physical and social environment

b. Easing the behavioural choices made

c. Improves biological and social needs

d. Social stigmas and changed to social improvement

e. Reduction in social discrimination

f. Availability of health services

g. Health policies influence human behaviour

h. Health policies improves society by reducing affecting social factors

i. Integration of health policies and health services

j. Lowers the price of health expenditure and out of the pocket expenditure

Others