Health Information Tracking-Past, Present, and Future

Abstract

This research paper entails the health information tracking- past, present, and future, where the details research is conducted on the past and the present situation of health information systems, and the future consequences.

Table of Content

Abstract2

Introduction4

Discussion4

Lines of Development from the Past until Today in Health Information Systems5

Shift in Storage and Processing5

Shift to Global Information System Architectures6

Shift to Consumers and Patients form Healthcare Professionals6

Shift to Utilization of Data for Research7

Shift to Strategic Information Management7

New Data Types8

Addition of New Technologies8

Health Information Systems Consequences in the Future9

Requirement for Institutional and (Inter-) National HIS-Strategies9

Exploration of Architectural HIS Styles9

Education in Fields of Biomedical Informatics and Health10

Research in Biomedical Informatics and Health10

Conclusion11

References12

Health Information Tracking-Past, Present, and Future

Introduction

Analyzing the present societies, it has been recognized that there has been rapid changes in our societies. Where, there has been a notified progress in the fields of medicine, along with informatics since last decades (Haux, Ammenwerth, Herzog, Knaup, 2002). The biggest advantage of these developments and progress is that our expectancy of life nowadays due to the consequences of research, is considerably higher than few decades before. According to United Nation studies, it is recognized that in year 1950, 8% of the population of world is of age 60 and older, in 2000 it was 10%, and in 2050 it will be 21%. It was recorded that in 1950, 12 persons between the age of 15 and 60 were n relation to a single person older than 60 years of age, know as potential support ration, which was 9:1 ration in 2000, and it is estimated to be 4:1 in year 2050 (United Nations,2001).

Information systems of hospitals have been in existence since two decades from now, therefore, speaking of past is made possible. Information systems of hospitals have contributed in the extension towards examining the features, which are observable throughout this evolution, and it propose to project present observations in to future. These lines of Professor Peter Reichertz (1930-1987) were explained in Euro MISE 2004 conference at Prague, where he gave an exceptional lecture regarding the “hospitals information systems-past, present, and future”.

Discussion

After two decades, referring to lecture of Peter Reichertz, but today considering in terms of health information systems (HIS), we discuss two imparities quotations: (1) what are lines of development from the past until today in health information systems?; and(2) what are the foreseen consequences in future of health information systems? (Haux, Kulikowski, 2003).

The lines of development considered important for HIS (Health Information Systems) are: (1) the shift to computer based storage and processing from paper based processing and storage; (2) the utilization of HIS data for administrative purpose, along with patient care; (3) the shift from institution-centered departmental; (4) the shift of focus to strategic information management; (5) the inclusion of patients and health consumers as HIS users; (6) the inclusion of new technologies; and (7) the shift to data on the molecular level.

Lines of Development from the Past until Today in Health Information Systems

Shift in Storage and Processing

Since last decade, ...