Question

1. How does informatics / technology support the delivery of care to individuals and family?

Answer 1

Healthcare Informatics and Technology uses

1) Increase communication: Informatics simplify communication.

2) Increase efficiency : A well designed system or electronic health record can help nurses answer questions quickly, chart comprehensively and look up patient information effortlessly.

- Health informatics reduces errors, increases communication, and drives efficiency where before there was costly incompetence and obstruction.

- It aslo improves the standardization of patient information, making it easier for future helath care professionals to streamline their own practices.

Technology helps contribute to patient- centered care by encouraging communication between providers and patients via online portals, text messaging, and email.

It also increases access to information such as online medical records, which can improve self- monitoring and patient convenience.