Question

Is the increased price and/or complexity of healthcare due to technological innovation worth the cost & increased performance?

Answer 1

The increasing use of technology in healthcare has increased the costs and expenses. Use of technology and informatics in healthcare requires employment of skilled professional staff and buying of new systems, applications and softwares. All this has increased the cost of healthcare immensely.
On the other hand health informatics has offered great advantages which has led me to believe that the benefits of healthcare technology outweighs increased healthcare costs. It has helped improve the quality of care delivered by the healthcare system. It has reduced medical errors and paperwork. Use of technology to collect, store, manage and trasmit healthcare data and records has provided better means to exchange and integrate the information. It has also increased safety and security of the medical data. Use of technology in the field of telemedicine has improved the access to the healthcare and promoted healthy behaviours among public.
Health informatics has improved the effeciency to assess, diagnose and treat various diseases and thus improved patient care, prevented adverse outcomes and improved patient satisfaction.