Healthcare Information Technology
by Asia Robinson
1. Patient Billing
1.1. Patient access to view and pay medical invoices online at home or through a mobile device.
2. Patient Portal
2.1. Patient access to healthcare information via mobile device or home computer
3. Disease Registries
3.1. Cancer registries to record data pertaining to incidence, treatment effects, life expectancy, etc.
4. Digital Interface
4.1. Digital imaging i.e CT scan, MRI, etc. that generate images and link the pictures with a patient profile to be transmitted into an electronic record.
5. Electronic Prescriptions
5.1. Prescriptions sent to the pharmacy electronically with provider signatures, prescription doses and instructions, and patient demographics.
6. Practice Management
6.1. Ease with billing, scheduling, training and tracking patients.
7. Electronic Medical Record
7.1. Real time patient records that are documented as the patient is seen by a provider.
7.2. Ease of gathering information and less chance for missing information or lost files.
8. Nutrition
8.1. Real time storage and organization of patient information to make the most informed decisions for nutrition plans.
