Public Health Global Conference

Health Information Technology (HIT) is relatively a new discipline that aims at the utilization of technology in addressing the challenges of health systems delivery, promotion of improved health status, and optimization of healthcare. Fundamentally, HIT entails the use of such systems as electronic health records (HER), telemedicine, and big data, for collecting, storing, and analyzing patient data, safely. Through these technologies, it becomes possible to obtain quick and accurate data that supports decision-making, increases the probability of a correct diagnosis, and enables the development of an individualized treatment plan.

In this case, HIT was noted to have the potential to improve both patient involvement and also improving communication between patients and the health care providers. Some examples of mobile technologies include a patient portal in which patients can view their medical records, appointments, and other health-related education information with the view of involving the patient in their health care. One of the key subdomains of HIT is telemedicine which lets patients receive consultations and preliminary monitoring using such communications media as the Internet, which is very helpful for people living in rural areas or regions with a lack of qualified specialists.

HIT also has a social responsibility through data analytics and the population health management model. Due to BIG data health organizations can simply analyze different big data and can easily find out the trends of the diseases and can easily spread out the diseases and can easily plan the usage of the needed resources. In addition, HIT systems also help progress research by allowing massive, coordinated studies and data exchange across organizations, for the benefit of medicine and technology.

Progressing the field of HIT, the system pays special attention to security and privacy in preserving health information. There are rules and regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in the United States to guide the protection of patient’s identity. With the incorporation of artificial intelligence into HIT, healthcare is again reshaped providing forecast abilities on a variety of health issues as a basis to undertake preventive measures.

As Health IT experience continues to evolve, this field is defining the structure of the innovative solution that will ensure more effective and efficient organization of healthcare delivery thus supporting the achievement of better public health outcomes as well as building stronger healthcare systems.