INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Automation of Children's Hospital Information Systems

Information Technology

Information technology has been playing a great role in our lives. It has brought a great revolution in the lives of human beings. The use of information technology makes an impact on communications, entertainment and ability to know about the world. The use of information technology is also increasing in health care, as it improves data management of the patients, reduces cost and saves a lot of time.

The use of Information Technology in Children's Hospital would help the organization a great deal as it will effectively help the organization to provide care and treatment to the Children who face different problems. Electronic Health Records could be commonly used to achieve good results. It is patient centered and is very well integrated.

The EHR links a suite of information products and linked data systems that allow providers to retrieve patient information, access clinical care guidelines such as evidence-based best practices, provide decision support, and handle the logistics of care such as entering orders, making referrals, placing prescriptions, and generating reminders and alerts.

Successful implementation of EHR systems has the ability to transform not only operating procedures within the hospital or the physician's practice, it can also transform the dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship. Overall, patients report satisfaction with the use of ERH by their doctors (“Americans prefer,” 2007). Ventres and Shah (2007) caution that doctors are challenged in two ways when implementing EHRs; they must not only learn how to navigate the EHR system but must also learn ways of integrating the use of the ERH into the doctor-patient relationship (Als, 1997). Studies have shown that doctors with good communication skills using a paper medical record retain these good skills with the introduction of EHRs. However, communication skills were observed to deteriorate ...