Benefits of Information Technology in Medical sectors

Information technology (IT) is the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data. IT has been used in medical sectors since in the 90's in the managing the system in the sector.No one can deny that information technology (IT) is changing the way that medicine is practised. 

In medical sectors such as in hospitals, IT is used to increase the potential access to care as it can help in term of storing patient records electronically is that, in some cases, distance becomes irrelevant when consulting with a physician. Hospital information systems developed and started to take rich data (sounds, images, movies) on board. The acquisition, storage and transmission of medical data, especially from medical instrumentation, became increasingly digital, rendering the total electronic health record feasible. In fact, many concierge and other cash-based physicians already use the telephone and e-mail to communicate with their patients. Increasingly, doctors may use IT to assist patients in managing chronic diseases.

IT also help in research utilizing integrated databases of patient treatments across large populations will yield information on which treatments work best. To be effective, this would require following patients over many years. Clearly some patients with complex health conditions will benefit from better communications and coordination. It can help in storing the information of patient medical condition for the use of research of new treatment and drugs to treat other patients that severe the same diseases.