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In this fast paced millenia it will be difficult to keep up with changes ,without utilising the modern state-of-the-art technologies.The scenario is not different in health care system.Hospitals are frequently competing with eachother.if we look at the large medical health sectors. they have already earned their profit margins.But the cut-throat competetion continues between who stands first in giving quality care along with outstanding profit scores.This is possible with the ultra modern sophisticated devices used for diagnostic as well as for treatment modalities.Let us take a look at how a large academic hospitals scores up.Introduction of an efficient Electronic health care system proved to be fruitful,as most of the hospitals battle -up for preventive care and population health.The strategy to use innovative surgical equipment with advanced technologies is good,but it has upfront costs and needs to be properly utilized.The emergence of multitudes of healthcare applications in electronic gadgets have paved way to one of the biggest cultural shifts.The concept of hybrid OT has been around for 20 years .But today the hybrid OR s are connected with high end mobile C- arms and many of the research hospitals have changed from mobile C-arm to permanent C-arms.Tele health facilities,infection detecting technologies,patient friendly technologies are some of the advancement where the competetion is fiercely taking place.
Information technology proves to be more useful in remote settings ,especially in community hospitalsThe money spent on IT has become an investment not in creating higher revenues and network affiliations but also in improving patient care.Sharing technology systems enhances that the hospital requires only a platform it is possible to create operational efficiencies in the emergency departmen.The main advantage is that data on patients medications ,diagnosis etc will be available to providers instantly.This will help the small hospitals gain profit by doing more business .Some of the renowned health care systems will be able to share their workflows for free with other providers to gain brand recognition.For eg if a smalll hospital were able to acquire the customized workflows of a larger more prestigious hospital at a cost that is both reasonable to the smaller hospital and profitable to the larger hospital.