Uncategorized – Rebecca Calomeni's MIS 304

With the overall switch to digital record keeping in the world of business, many industries are making the switch from hard copies to digital ones. There can be many benefits of doing so, like saved space and more accessibility to information. One industry that is making this huge switch is the healthcare industry. With the abundance of patient records and other important medical information, switching to the use of information systems is time-consuming but extremely beneficial. Two fields in healthcare that are utilizing information systems are oncology and cardiology.

The field of oncology, or the treatments of tumors and cancers, mainly uses information systems keep and maintain patient records, plan and track treatments, predict treatment results, and even compare treatment or patient information with other healthcare organizations (Oncology). All of these benefits of information systems improve the safety and efficiency of cancer treatments for patients. It also helps surgeons and physicians improve survival rate through the improved selection of treatments.

With the increase in the number of patients who have cancer globally, there is an ever-growing need for the ability to share information domestically and globally. While there are many benefits of using information systems in the field of oncology, there can be some negative results as well. Some of these negative outcomes can stem from the high cost of implementing and maintaining these systems and the lack of education on the use and setup of these information systems (Oncology).

In the field of cardiology, the treatment of diseases and defects of the heart, information systems are also used in similar ways like the abilities to store patient records, keep track of treatments, predict treatment results, and compare treatments or patient information with other healthcare organizations. Information systems in the cardiovascular fields are also being used to identify long-term factors that are driving the market along with hampering it and to develop new strategies of treatment implementation.

The video that is presented below, Healthcare Information Technology and Systems: A Career Overview, discusses the many beneficial implementations and uses of information technology and services in the healthcare industry. It discusses how there is a growing need for professionals with experience with information technology and systems in the healthcare industry.

The video also discusses the two aspects of the information technology being used, the hardware and software the allows the facilities to collect, maintain, and protect their digital records. Healthcare technology and systems are defined as computer systems that include computer software that contains information and keeps patient record secure. The software side of healthcare technology requires many of the systems that can be used to share and store information.

Healthcare information technology focuses on information management of healthcare records along with running reports and retrieves medical information. All of this helps with the information being created, stored, and protected for the healthcare facility.