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This method of prescribing eliminates the need for paper prescriptions, lowers mistakes broughton by illegible handwriting, and boosts productivity when filling prescriptions. The creation ofmobile health applications is a further application of IT in the health sector (apps). By keepingtrack of a person's physical activity, diet, and medication dosages, mobile health apps can helppeople manage their health. These apps can help manage chronic conditions, link patients withhealthcare professionals, and give access to educational resources. Also, Technology has played acrucial role in the development of medical tools and equipment. Healthcare workers may nowremotely monitor medical devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps that have become moresophisticated, which can considerably enhance patient outcomes. Medical research has beenmade easier by the incorporation of ICT in the healthcare industry (Shahnaz et al., 2019).Technology enables researchers to access enormous volumes of medical data, examine trendsand patterns, and create new remedies. Personalized medicine, which adapts medical treatmentsto a person's genetic makeup, has also been made possible by IT.Even though Technology has numerous advantages in the healthcare industry, there arealways issues that must be resolved. The problem of data security and privacy is one of the maindifficulties. Healthcare businesses must employ strong security measures to protect patient datasince electronic health records and other medical data are susceptible to cyberattacks. The factthat EHRs are not standardised or interoperable presents another difficulty. It could bechallenging for healthcare providers to access and share patient information since differenthealthcare providers' EHRs might not be interoperable with one another. A healthcare system thatis fragmented as a result of this lack of interoperability could compromise patient care. IT hasdramatically changed the healthcare sector, giving experts new tools to boost research, streamlineoperations, and provide better patient care. The creation of novel medical technologies,medicines, and treatments has also been made possible through IT integration (Shahnaz et al.,2019). To fully utilise the promise of IT in the health industry, the issues of data security andinteroperability must be resolved. In order to give patients the best care possible, healthcareinstitutions must keep up with these innovations. Future developments in IT will surely affect thefuture of healthcare.ReferencesIjaz, F., & Chaudhry, N. I. (2021). Impact of health information technology adoption and itsdrivers on quality of care & patient safety in the health care sector of Pakistan.PakistanJournal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS),15(1), 196-212.Shahnaz, A., Qamar, U., & Khalid, A. (2019). Using blockchain for electronic healthrecords.IEEE access,7, 147782-147795.
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