IT PROJECT:

INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
IN MEDICAL
FIELD
Name: Talha Nagina
Class: X-C
Roll No: 34

INTRODUCTION
In today’s world, technology plays an important role in
every industry as well as in our personal lives. Out of all of
the industries that technology plays a crucial role in,
healthcare is definitely one of the most important. This
merger is responsible for improving and saving countless
lives all around the world.

Medical technology is a broad field where innovation plays a

crucial role in sustaining health. Areas like biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, information technology, the development
of medical devices and equipment, and more have all made
significant contributions to improving the health of people
all around the world. From “small” innovations like
adhesive bandages and ankle braces, to larger, more
complex technologies like MRI machines, artificial organs,
and robotic prosthetic limbs, technology has undoubtedly
made an incredible impact on medicine.

In the healthcare industry, the dependence on medical

technology cannot be overstated, and as a result of the
development of these brilliant innovations, healthcare
practitioners can continue to find ways to improve their
practice – from better diagnosis, surgical procedures, and
improved patient care.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Information technology has made significant contributions to
our world, namely in the medical industry. With the increased
use of electronic medical records (EMR), telehealth services,
and mobile technologies like tablets and smart phones,
physicians and patients are both seeing the benefits that these
new medical technologies are bringing.

Medical technology has evolved from introducing doctors to

new equipment to use inside private practices and hospitals to
connecting patients and doctors thousands of miles away
through telecommunications. It is not uncommon in today’s
world for patients to hold video conferences with physicians to
save time and money normally spent on traveling to another
geographic location or send health information instantaneously
to any specialist or doctor in the world.

With more and more hospitals and practices using medical

technology like mobile devices on the job, physicians can now
have access to any type of information they need – from drug
information, research and studies, patient history or records,
and more – within mere seconds. And, with the ability to
effortlessly carry these mobile devices around with them
throughout the day, they are never far from the information
they need. Applications that aid in identifying potential health
threats and examining digital information like x-rays and CT
scans also contribute to the benefits that information technology
brings to medicine.

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY

Improving quality of life is one of the main benefits of integrating
new innovations into medicine. Medical technologies like minimally-
invasive surgeries, better monitoring systems, and more comfortable
scanning equipment are allowing patients to spend less time in
recovery and more time enjoying a healthy life.

The integration of medical equipment technology and telehealth has

also created robotic surgeries, where in some cases, physicians do
not even need to be in the operating room with a patient when the
surgery is performed. Instead, surgeons can operate out of their
“home base”, and patients can have the procedure done in a hospital
or clinic close their own hometown, eliminating the hassles and
stress of health-related travel. With other robotic surgeries, the
surgeon is still in the room, operating the robotic devices, but the
technology allows for a minimally-invasive procedure that leaves
patients with less scarring and significantly less recovery time.

TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

Medical scientists and physicians are constantly conducting research and
testing new procedures to help prevent, diagnose, and cure diseases as well as
developing new drugs and medicines that can lessen symptoms or treat
ailments.

Through the use of technology in medical research, scientists have been able
to examine diseases on a cellular level and produce antibodies against them.
These vaccines against life-threatening diseases like malaria, polio, MMR, and
more prevent the spread of disease and save thousands of lives all around the
globe. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that vaccines save
about 3 million lives per year, and prevent millions of others from contracting
deadly viruses and diseases.

Medical technology and the law

As technology in the world of healthcare continues to evolve,
rules and regulations concerning its use must be established
and adjusted to adapt to the new methods of administering
care. Regulations like HIPAA and its Privacy and Security
Act target the concerns about the confidentiality of patient
information and the steps that must be taken to maintain
privacy in our digital world. Medical providers
and healthcare administration must be careful when
choosing to implement new products and technologies into
their services, and should ensure that all technologies are
“HIPAA compliant” before investing in their
implementation. Other initiatives, like the 2010 Health Care
Reform bill, state the steps that must be taken by hospitals
and other care providers to integrate medical technology
into their practices.

Technological innovations in the healthcare industry

continue to provide physicians with new ways to improve the
quality of care delivered to their patients and improve the
state of global healthcare. Through technology’s integration
with areas like disease prevention, surgical procedures,
better access to information, and medical
telecommunications, the medical industry and patients
around the world continue to benefit.

ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICAL

SCIENCE
Health information technology (HIT) is the application of
information processing involving both computer hardware
and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing,
and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for
communication and decision making. HIT, technology
represents computers and communications attributes that
can be networked to build systems for moving health
information. Let's have a brief glimpse at the background of
the information technology in medicine.
Worldwide use of computer technology in medicine began in
the early 1950s with the rise of the computers. In 1949,
Gustav Wagner established the first professional
organization for health informatics in Germany. Health
informatics also called Health Information Systems is a
discipline at the intersection of information science,
computer science, and health care. It concerns with the
resources, devices, and methods required for optimizing the
acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in
health and biomedicine.
Health informatics tools include computers, clinical
guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information
and communication systems. It is applied to the areas of
nursing, clinical care, dentistry, pharmacy, public health,
occupational therapy, and (bio)medical research.
Specialized university departments and Informatics training
programs began during the 1960s in France, Germany,
Belgium and The Netherlands. Medical informatics research
units began to appear during the 1970s in Poland and in the
U.S. Since then the development of high-quality health
informatics research, education and infrastructure has been
a goal of the U.S., European Union and many developing
economies.
Use of IT in Medical Education

With the development in IT, there has been a significant change in

medical education all over the world. The changes is that majority
of the medical students are computer literate these days.

One development is of "Advanced Life Support" (ACLS) simulators

and Haptics "the science of touch" simulators are used in medical
education to develop various clinical skills such as ECG
interpretation, appropriate intervention such as ABC, drugs,
injections, defibrillation without working on a real patient. These
days, highly sophisticated simulators "virtual reality" with highly
advanced medical simulation technologies and medical databases
are available in the advanced medical schools that expose the
medical students to the vast range of complex medical situations. It
can emulate various clinical procedures such as catheterization,
laparoscopy, bronchoscopy etc. With new technology, the students
can virtually go inside each and every organ and see how they
actually look like from outside as well as from inside.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the use of information technology in the
healthcare sector is expanding at arapid rate. However,
there are so many challenges being experienced by
healthcare providers as they endeavor to implement
information technology applications. For instance, the
quality achieved as a result of investing in information
technology is not often rewarded. Instead of rewarding
improved service delivery, a majority of service providers
put emphasis on the volumeof services offered. Another
challenge is the healthcare delivery fragmented nature
which makes it harder for healthcare organizations to adopt
information technology. Regardless these challenges,
hospitals are investing in information technology because it
enhances information access by patients and healthcare
professionals which in turn enhances the quality of care
provided to patients. The use of information technology also
improves communication between healthcare professionals
and consequently reduces missed care.
Relevance
The study is relevant because it provides healthcare
organizations and healthcare providers with detailed
information on the importance of implementing information
technology.

References
http://www.healthcarebusinesstech.com/medical-technology/

https://www.asianhhm.com/articles/role-information-technology-medical-sciences

https://www.coursehero.com/file/p4mj1pd/In-conclusion-the-use-of-information-technology-in-the-
healthcare-sector-is/
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