Benefits of Health Care Technology
Technology is transforming healthcare delivery and now pervades almost all aspects of care. The case to use technology to improve healthcare delivery is compelling and given the growing complexity of healthcare delivery the use of technology is becoming a necessity. The exponential growth of technology in healthcare is resulting in practitioners and healthcare managers becoming increasingly reliant on technology for their day to day practice.
Traditional types of technology include: medical devices and equipment such as pumps and implants. However, information technologies are increasingly affecting the way care is delivered.
New technologies can:
Traditional types of technology include: medical devices and equipment such as pumps and implants. However, information technologies are increasingly affecting the way care is delivered.
New technologies can:
- Reduce adverse events through good design
- Facilitate a response should an adverse event occur
- Provide feedback after an event
- Operated at the level of the individual clinician or at a system level aggregating patient data