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Four (4) technological developments made during the last twenty 25 years that influenced the workplace culture/medical field of today
Four Technological Developments that influenced the medical field of study
1. ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR ) -. It is a systematic collection of patient data including medical history, medication etc. which Improves the quality outcome of health care management and reduces medication errors, helps the physician to treat patients as it is designed to store data accurately. Today almost 80% of hospital in USA are using EHR, which changes the medical field of study.
2. mHEALTH - (Mobile Health ), as the nation's are becoming more accessible to mobile Technology,m- health had made exponential growth is part few years . It helps in Provide Health care facilities over mobile, tablets etc .It helps in diagnose the illness , track diseases and provide timely information to the public on their mobile devices.
3. SELF SERVICE KIOSKS -. It helps the patients with paying co-pays, checking identification, signing paperwork and other registration requirements. It enables the staff to focus on patient care . It provides interactive digital touch screens that patients can used to carry out tasks with out requiring any assistance.
4. REMOTE MONITORING TOOLS - it enables the monitoring of patients outside the conventional clinical setting , such as in remote areas , which increase the access to care and decrease Health care delivery costs and reduce unnecessary visits to a physician clinic. It reduces the patient readmission as they can be treated through home monitoring system.and provide low cost Treatment.