Health Communication Infrastructure: Why So Important?
Information technology is truly the backbone to the health system’s form of communication and record keeping. Here is an overview of the health IT, barriers that stand in the way, and the “impact on health system costs.” The article is provided by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, leaders in health communication and policy.
Excerpt (source: Kaiser Family Foundation)
“With health care costs and quality assurance taking central roles in the health care arena, increasing attention is being directed towards the potential of health information technology (IT) to lower health care spending and to improve efficiency, quality and safety of medical care delivery. A growing body of research has explored the potential of health IT systems to increase adherence to clinical guidelines, enhance disease surveillance, and decrease medication errors.”
