Healthcare Technologies

1. Portal technology

1.1. allows patients to have access to their medical record

1.2. Patients and providers can communicate with each other

1.3. Can decrease the amount of doctor visits

2. Electronic Prescribing

2.1. Less paper/prescription pads

2.2. Prescriptions won't get lost or less of a chance of the pharmacy misunderstanding the voicemail

2.3. Faster and more efficient

3. Electronic Health record

3.1. contains patients medical records

3.2. gives providers and clinical staff access to the patients medical records which provide the tools for better patient care

3.3. it's real time, which allows information to be available right away

4. Telemedicine/Telehealth

4.1. May decrease no shows since patient does not have to worry about transportation.

4.2. More flexibility