Many healthcare IT advancements seem too hard to grasp or adopt right away. To the contrary, there are many health IT technologies right at our fingertips. Here are a few you undoubtedly have access to.
2. Public Cloud Services
“Barry Runyon, a Gartner IT research
analyst, recently released a market guide
reporting that by 2019, public cloud
service providers will handle 20 percent
of healthcare provider IT workloads.”
Forbes/Tech
3. Technology #1: Tablets
• Nurses will be carrying
tablets
• Will facilitate check-in
process
• Patients can easily
grant access to medical
records via tablet app
Automation!
4. Technology #2: Apps
• Apps like the MediPortal app will give doctors
real-time health data when needed
• Access to medical database
• Can be used for remote monitoring of patient
health
5. Technology #3: Mobile
• Patients can access
everything at home
using the same app
their doctor uses
• PewResearch: 64% of
Americans use a
smartphone for
messages, alerts, and
calls– why not for
personal health alerts?