Technology and information systems have drastically changed today’s healthcare in several ways. It has influenced everything from triaging patients to prescribing medications in almost every healthcare setting in America. Therefore, as a healthcare professional it is essential for me to understand healthcare associated information systems and technology. In my particular hospital, the use of medical records software such as Meditech, as integrated deeply into the system, that essentially all of the patient’s information is documented into the system and care administered through the system. In other words, any previous history or current medical records of the patient can be pulled via the system, and all treatments can only be initiated if
