Health Information Management Health IT companies often deal with data ranging from medical records to daily operations. IT professionals must protect sensitive data and records from loss. Furthermore, large amounts of data must be acquired and analyzed into meaningful connections [1]. This is where health information management comes in. Health information...
Tag: digital
Help Desk Support The help desk support assists customers with issues regarding bugs and the lack of functionality. Additionally, this assures that the support team promptly handles customers' complaints. Without a help desk, companies may face a decrease in efficiency, delays in handling bugs, and increased costs [1]. Therefore, it is...
The Importance of Functional Requirements Functional requirements are specific features that are specified by software developers so the users can complete the established objectives of the system [1]. Currently, software developers are failing to set functional requirements, which can lead to the software project failing. Consequently, software projects have a failure...
Background Non-Compliance in Healthcare The prevalence of chronic conditions is increasing as people live longer but lack the proper health resources they need. Therefore, it is concerning that noncompliance is also increasing among patients. Medication nonadherence has led to around 125,000 annual deaths [1]. Furthermore, non-compliance results in a quarter of patients...
Background The population of those 65 years and older is growing thanks to increased health advancements. However, due to their age, seniors are at an increased risk for diseases. This requires more frequent visits and check-ups. Oftentimes, the older patient requires assisted living in order to monitor their health. Surprisingly though,...
Introduction Remote monitoring continues to be mentioned in the healthcare industry due to its promise of providing proactive care. Currently, chronic conditions are leading as the cause of death; by 2030 they are expected to cause 69% of deaths [1]. This is concerning because patients with chronic conditions such as heart...
Background Being able to securely transfer data between a patient's care team and provide remote services is crucial to providing preventive and personalized care. One area of concern is telehealth, which has become increasingly used to provide remote care. A survey revealed that 52% of telehealth providers experienced patients who declined...
Background In theory, interoperability seems like an effective solution to increasing provider engagement and positive patient outcomes. In actuality, it proves to be more burdensome than not. This is because interoperability requires vendors to work together with one another. However, most vendors would prefer to continue selling their own products rather...
Background Interoperability Lacks Meaningful Data Exchange The healthcare industry prioritizes the three levels of interoperability. The foundational level is when data is exchanged between two systems but the data can not be interpreted [1]. The next one is the structural level where data is exchanged between two systems and interpreted [1]. The...
Introduction Hybrid cloud computing provides private and public cloud options that are secure and allow data transfer between different platforms. Currently, patients’ medical records are kept with different systems, making it harder for providers to securely and efficiently share data. Cloud computing systems provide an effective solution to this problem by...