Evaluating the Healthcare Information System (Essay Sample)

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Recently, Health information technology has presented numerous opportunities for transforming and improving health care. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, information systems have been adopted and used widely. These systems have presented numerous benefits in varying degrees ranging from improving clinical outcomes, reducing human errors, facilitating coordination, tracking patients and data, and improving practice efficiencies. However, I intend to discuss how well our hospital has adopted these systems to enhance practices and contain the pandemic. Besides, has the pandemic created more need for these systems?
In an attempt to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, information systems have proven to be critical not only as a means of efficient and effective communication but also has dynamically changed how healthcare providers interact with customers and how healthcare services are provided. According to Duckett (2020), two major initiatives have been introduced. First, in the universal care program Medicare, Telehealth services have been included in the Medicare fee schedule. Patients have embraced the move and are using the Medicare fund to cover their online consultations with practitioners. Second, the COVIDSafe app was introduced to track diagnosed patients. Liu, C. (2021) noted that up to six million people across Australia have downloaded the application.
Various nations have selected different information strategies to fight the pandemic due to economic, social, and cultural differences. China, the world's most populous nation, has extensively embraced modern information technologies in the battle against COVID-19 (Zhuang et al., 2020). The application can be seen in various areas, ranging from patient education to public health and medical care service.