Title: The Impact of Technology in Healthcare | AIMS Education
Headings: The Impact of Technology in Healthcare
The Impact of Technology in Healthcare
Digitalization of Health Records
Greater Patient Care
Improved Public Health
Ease of Workflow
Lower Healthcare Costs
Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records
Big Data and The Cloud
Better and Safer Data Storage
Improved Access to Big Data
Dangers Associated with Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Centralized Data Point
The Risk of Medical Records Hacking
Information and Communication Technology
Disadvantages of Information and Communication in Healthcare
Telemedicine
What Are The Benefits of Telemedicine?
Mobile Health
The Advantages of Using Mobile Equipment
The Disadvantages of Mobility
Mobile App Technology in the Medical Field
What Do Mobile Health Apps Do?
The Verdict on Healthcare Technology

Content: The Impact of Technology in Healthcare | AIMS Education
The Impact of Technology in Healthcare
June 2, 2019
There are no two ways about it: technological developments in healthcare have saved countless patients and are continuously improving our quality of life. Not only that, but technology in the medical field has had a massive impact on nearly all processes and practices of healthcare professionals. In this article, we look at the benefits and disadvantages of technology in healthcare and their relationship to both patients and professionals alike. Digitalization of Health Records
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) replacing outdated paper records has been a massive game changer for everyone in the medical world. Medical assistants to medical coding professionals to registered nurses are just a handful of roles that have been impacted by this industry-wide implementation. Nurses and technicians are responsible for inputting patient data into a central, digitized system. Medical billers and coders appointments update patient records with diagnostic codes (such as test results) and submit medical claims to insurance companies. Not only can patients access their records at the click of a button, but it’s also ensured that mistakes are caught more quickly (without needing to pore over unreadable physicians’ handwriting). Among the many benefits that electronic health records have brought to healthcare include: