Question

• Analyze the key reasons why healthcare organization managers and leaders must understand and actively engage in the implementation of efficient health information systems. • Articulate how health care managers and leaders can achieve better health for individuals and populations while managing cost

Answer 1

1) The role of Health information system (HIS) is quite important to each stakeholders associated with the health care system. The following are the reasons due to which managers and leaders must understand the implementation of efficient health care information systems:

1) It provide real time access to health care records of each partners like patient, physicians prescriptions, nurse who taken care the case etc.

2) It lowered the cost involved in the care.

3) Accurate information can be diagnosed with the health of digital technology, software applications, artificial intelligence and robotics.

4) Leaders can take crucial decisions about the operations of the care given by their respective organizations.

5) It also provides information about the medicines or technology available with the health care organization.

6) A real time care in case of emergency care can be given to the patient with the help of this HIS.

7) Crucial information related to patient can be given access to the patient himself with a secured password.

2) Managing cost is quite important in health care organizations. A leader can make great impacts on the life of others with reduced cost of health care services. To achieve this low cost care, they must focus on innovation, research and supportive care with the patient’s community. They should try to minimize the cost of services with voluntary practices hours from Doctors, nurses, intern and other voluntary people from the society .it will save the cost of salary and compensation which can be utilized to give free care to poor or low income groups.

Now days, people utilizes software which manages the every details of cost sheet of the health care organizations or to the other enterprises. A successful leader can give great impact on the life of millions people by introducing low cost care method like cheaper medicines, therapy or surgery without heavy investment.