This is an age when science and technology have become paramount. Nothing has impacted the loves of human beings more than the computer. There cannot be any field devoid of the effect of computer applications ranging from education, agriculture, and security; computers play crucial roles in all sectors. According to Jerry Silva, the introduction of computers in the medical arena has brought about transformative effects on how medical practices are being conducted an on method of provision of health care, From medical procedures, patient diagnosis and administrative tasks, computers have simplified services in the medical field in addition to streamlining record keeping thus enhancing patient and healthcare staff relationships. Whatever service
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In the United States, medical payments can be wired directly to hospital ban accounts with the aid of computers. Also, electronic filing of patient’s transaction information is made possible to ensure simplicity and ease of making insurance claims. The usage of computers have made paperless transactions a reality, thus enabling a convenience for not only the patients but also the health care staff responsible for managing hospital accounts (Collen 4). To add to that, most medical field use computers for billing and accounting operations. Computers help in recording the daily financial transactions that has taken place. Not only that, it also minimizes related financial complications, as data is safely kept and available for references in the future. Moreover, computers also help in administrative activities such as maintenance of staff’s records, keeping track of their incoming and outgoing time and their holidays. They also assist in the computing of paycheck for every employee, the amount of tax to be taken and the respective salary each takes home. In this way, computers have helped in making the administrative process more efficient by maintaining the staff records and documenting financial …show more content…
One risk associated with the introduction of computer is the privacy concern of patient’s information. With increased cyber attacks, information relating to particular patients can be obtained by the hackers for selfish gains. A report by the Department of Homeland security stated that computer devices used in the medical field are more vulnerable to cyber attack because of their weak network security. A research performed by a cyber security expert named Kevin Flu showed that more than 40 per cent of the computers used in hospitals are prone to risk because of the remote “root” access to the network. The attack of the virus in these computers would result in the wipe out of the entire patient’s information. Moreover, when the virus infiltrates the system, it could lead to the wrong diagnosis of a disease and make the doctor treat the patient differently. This could result in the wrong treatment of the disease and thus providing wrong medications. So, the risks associated with using computers is losing stored medical records and in extreme cases even loss of patient lives through the inaccurate diagnosis of a
In the United States, medical payments can be wired directly to hospital ban accounts with the aid of computers. Also, electronic filing of patient’s transaction information is made possible to ensure simplicity and ease of making insurance claims. The usage of computers have made paperless transactions a reality, thus enabling a convenience for not only the patients but also the health care staff responsible for managing hospital accounts (Collen 4). To add to that, most medical field use computers for billing and accounting operations. Computers help in recording the daily financial transactions that has taken place. Not only that, it also minimizes related financial complications, as data is safely kept and available for references in the future. Moreover, computers also help in administrative activities such as maintenance of staff’s records, keeping track of their incoming and outgoing time and their holidays. They also assist in the computing of paycheck for every employee, the amount of tax to be taken and the respective salary each takes home. In this way, computers have helped in making the administrative process more efficient by maintaining the staff records and documenting financial …show more content…
One risk associated with the introduction of computer is the privacy concern of patient’s information. With increased cyber attacks, information relating to particular patients can be obtained by the hackers for selfish gains. A report by the Department of Homeland security stated that computer devices used in the medical field are more vulnerable to cyber attack because of their weak network security. A research performed by a cyber security expert named Kevin Flu showed that more than 40 per cent of the computers used in hospitals are prone to risk because of the remote “root” access to the network. The attack of the virus in these computers would result in the wipe out of the entire patient’s information. Moreover, when the virus infiltrates the system, it could lead to the wrong diagnosis of a disease and make the doctor treat the patient differently. This could result in the wrong treatment of the disease and thus providing wrong medications. So, the risks associated with using computers is losing stored medical records and in extreme cases even loss of patient lives through the inaccurate diagnosis of a