1. Types of HIS
1.1. Master Patient Index
1.1.1. Master record of all information
1.2. Medical Billing Software
1.2.1. Billing and insurance documents for coverage and payment information communication between medical systems and patients
1.3. E-Perscribing Software
1.3.1. Software so doctors can directly import scripts from their office to pharmacy
1.4. Remote Patient Monitoring Systems
1.4.1. Transmits data from a distance directly back to the patient's physician for real time monitoring anywhere anytime
1.5. Urgent Care Applications
1.5.1. Emergency records for situations where patients need to skip lines
1.6. Patient Portals
1.6.1. User interfaces for direct patient interaction and intake
1.7. Electronic Health Records
1.7.1. Patient records and medical histories
1.8. Medical Practice Management Systems
1.8.1. Clerical software (general business and HR functions)
2. Future
2.1. Personal/Handheld technologies
2.1.1. Fitbits, Apple Watches, Gramin, etc. transcribe health information instantly across online servers
2.2. Telemedicine/Virtual Clinics
2.2.1. Expanded technologies under COVID-19 pandemic due to rising demand
2.3. Technologies like the French "Vitale Card"
2.3.1. Devices used to allow patents to carry their own records from system to system with built in security
2.4. Virtual reality (VR) software
2.4.1. Increases in VR and 3D printing are allowing physicians to communicate more efficiently and more personally across great distances
3. Impact
3.1. Faster transition of information as patents move between systems
3.2. Improved overall quality of care
3.3. Reduced costs for patients
3.4. Expanded coverage of patients through services like telehealth
4. History
4.1. 1920's
4.1.1. Beginnings of Health Information Systems. Records become standardized
4.2. 1960's/1970's
4.2.1. Computers are introduced into the healthcare industry to further standardize records
4.3. 1980's
4.3.1. Computers become a mainstream are are more universally available and adopted
4.4. 2000's
4.4.1. Electronic Health Record Legislation are passed encouraging the use of more standardized records.
4.4.2. HITECH- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
4.5. 2010-Current
4.5.1. Nearly 100% of healthcare systems across the nation use electronic health records to store majority of patient information
5. Security/Risks
5.1. Technology Costs
5.1.1. Rising costs on new technology for each individual piece
5.2. Training and Implementation
5.2.1. New tech needs to be understood and adopted by workers to ensure security, privacy and efficiency
5.3. System bugs
5.3.1. Bugs can delete/duplicate/transpose numbers. Autofill options can provide incorrect information
5.4. Hackers
5.4.1. Single largest threat where privacy violations can result in massive fines and ruin lives.