Doctors embracing medical technology

Whilst there may be a pronounced digital divide between the doctors that readily embrace modern technology, and those that do not, let us look at some of the reasons that may pertain. 

Long-standing practices of many years ago; more patients than doctors – doctors have done their best to keep up with the demands of health care in society. Keeping administrative, financial, patient history records etc. was not deemed a priority over the patient’s wellbeing and immediate treatment.  When a person is sick, that person is the only person that matters – and doctors have done their best to respond and treat with their patients’ immediate demands. Keeping research notes to document rare diseases and cases was done by the specialised few, whose main interests were only in certain areas.  Much advance in medicine has been made thanks to these copious research notes, but the pressing demands of  individualised ,  personalised , one-on-one care ought not to be  over-looked.  

Since the 20th Century, and especially in the 21st Century, there has been a major shift in the way many doctors’ duties are carried out in the health care system. Hospital Management Information Systems (HMIS) when properly used, can help to bring back some personalised level of care and concern, at the same time, creating more jobs for society as well. Many doctors have acknowledged the wonderful benefits that Information Technology has brought to the health care system. Good decisions are made when good information is available. Analytics, data, information, research, speedy access to critical information and applicable drugs, and so forth, are provided and/or sourced by information systems applications and equipment, at the touch of the finger-tips. This affords the doctor more time for his patients, resulting in better prognoses for patients, including a better patient experience. Doctors should also be able to attend to the more chronic or severe cases in-office, and with the help of medical software, deal with other patients on-line. This will mean that more patients can be attended to on a daily basis. Doctors have acknowledged that information technology namely Hospital Information Systems has saved and continues to save, many lives. 

However, the gap in the digital divide is closing.  A study done in 2018 indicates that doctors are more open to modern medical technology than ever before, as they understand that the 10 – 20+ hours per week they spend on administrative, form-filling work, locating patient files etc. can be reduced significantly by modern applications and software.   This translates into quality time spent with and attending to, more patients. Those involved in the health care sector in 2022, be it clinics, doctors, governments, hospitals, or other related care-giving, all realise that Hospital Information Systems are here to stay. Just as practitioners attend courses to keep up-to-date with medical advancement; this is one area where their focus will have been highlighted.  

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