Health informatics

communications to improve a patient’s clinical health status.” However, the definition differs according to the source and varies from state to state. While the terms telemedicine and telehealth have definitions that differ somewhat depending on the source, the two terms are used interchangeably. Telemedicine can be used in several types of healthcare settings and can be utilized in areas such as patient care, training, research, and public health (Breen & Matusitz, 2010). It is particularly…

public healthcare. ICT have been an essential part of current health care system in improving healthcare for individuals and communities by helping to gather historical data, enhance communication apparatus, and conduct research and evaluations.1 This innovation to provide better and efficient care to general public has been further applied to the field of dentistry with increasing awareness of the importance in maintaining good oral health and expectations of dental aesthetics. Dentistry, just…

progresses forward. New advances in technology display human’s natural desire for success and development. However, are all advancements in the technological field beneficial? Bianca Banova states in a recent article, “The Impact of Technology On Health Care, “Technology today affects every single aspect of modern society”. She discusses the importance technology has placed in the field of healthcare. Alongside Banova, Apichai Sakulsureeyadej- the CEO and founder of Tourism Technology…

patient care and education. Telehealth consists of a broad variety of technologies which are used to provide virtual treatment, health and education services to the patient. Telehealth services are described for a broad range of diagnosis and management of health. These services are very broad and includes Dentistry, counseling, physical and occupational therapy, home health, chronic diseases monitoring and management but not at all limited to them. ADVANTAGES OF TELEHEALTH PROGRAM FOR…

Ireland, 2005, p. 46). In order to explain and understand the universal design for websites, this case study examines the website of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). HIQA is a statutory body that “promotes improvement in the quality and safety of health and social care services, assesses health technologies, and advises on the use of health information” (HIQA, 2016a). HIQA’s accessibility web page is designed with version one of “the W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility…

The primary role of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is to oversee the administration of defense contracts, dispatch quality assurance reports and audit/monitor subcontracting plans. DCMA consistently plays program supportability roles throughout different DOD acquisition programs. Although, in the DOD medical acquisition community use USAMRAA (US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity) for contracting support, we can use the DCMA capability to integrate information from…

the National Center for Health Statistics website, I discovered that the NCHS has been involved in the development of the ICD-10-CM codes by being the Federal agency responsible for use of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision. Which became effective as of October 1, 2015, in replacement of the ICD-9-CM. although the NCHS is involved in the development of the ICD-10-CM the copyright belongs to the World Health Organization (WHO), who…

“improve the delivery of healthcare quality … coordination of services between and among … various healthcare providers” with health information technology (HIT) (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015, p. 149). The HITECH legislation will bequeath inducements to health care organizations that demonstrate significant usage of health information technology (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). Health care organization exhibiting significant usage of HIT is not an effortless practice and indeed necessitate a forever…

In the text, “Medical Technology and Ethical Issues” by William E. Thompson and Joseph V. Hickey, the advantages and disadvantages and the ethical implications of the growing use of technology in the medical field is discussed. The authors focus on a new and advanced piece of technology, a system known as RIP. The system is a specialized computer program that is widely available in emergency rooms. Once a patient arrives in the emergency room, personal data is entered into the computer. Then,…

IMPRTANCE OF MEDICAL CODING IN HEALTHCARE Medical coding illustrates infections, wounds, and human services from doctors or health insurance suppliers and changes them into numeric or alphanumeric codes to precisely depict the diagnosis and the methodology performed. This framework was created on the grounds, that, medicine is not generally correct, and there are numerous ways to take in counteracting, diagnosing, and treating diverse diseases, all of which must be recorded and considered.…