The Importance of Technology and AI in Strengthening Health Systems

The Importance of Technology and AI in Strengthening Health Systems
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The Importance of Technology and AI in Strengthening Health Systems
Technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge in addressing various problems in the real world. Indeed, it has made it possible for professionals from different sectors to access the resources they need to achieve positive outcomes. For example, healthcare professionals can use technology to improve the quality of patient care. Currently, hospitals are looking for ways of using technology to ensure that patients can receive the best medical services. Some of the advantages of technology in healthcare include facilitating effective communication, the accessibility of information, saving operational costs, and enhancing fast decision-making. However, as a nurse, I believe that technology can be used to solve numerous health-related issues to improve patient care. The primary problem that it can address is the mismanagement of the massive volume of patient data to facilitate quick decision-making. Currently, many hospitals have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems to collect and store patient data. In that light, it becomes easy for caregivers to access the medical profiles of their patients so that they can offer the most appropriate treatment or care. The paper focuses on the clinical problem, intended outcomes, and how technology can be applied to solve the issue.
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The primary issue that healthcare providers encounter in their line of work is missing patient records or files that are required to make good health decisions. Traditionally, hospitals kept physical files for their patients. On that note, when a particular patient visited the facility, his or her file had to be searched if the person had received any medical services in that hospital previously. The process of manually searching for a specific patient file was tedious and time-consuming, particularly if the records were not organized. In some cases, healthcare providers missed some files, making it challenging for them to understand the medical histories of their patients (Azogu et al., 2019). Although things have significantly changed and numerous health institutions have implemented EHR records, the problem of missing crucial patient files has not been eliminated entirely. However, since technology is effective in storing patients’ records, the primary thing that leads to missing files is errors when entering the data or the poor allocation of patients’ unique codes that are used to retrieve the information when needed by healthcare professionals. With the rapid increase in the volume of patient data stored in the EHR systems, this problem is likely to affect numerous individuals, which can adversely influence the quality of medical services provided to patients. With the implementation of EHR systems, healthcare providers are expected to offer quality patient care since they can access their patients’ medical histories to understand the existing and previous health issues, which enables them to be in a good position ...