Globalization Blog post May 5

There are 3 ways that I.T. has transformed health care. One way is that an inflation in accessibility of treatment has opened up many more approaches of exploration and research, which allows experts to make healthcare more propelled and effective.

Second way is the usage of information technology has made patient care safer and more reliable. Being able to accumulate lab results, records of important signs and other precise patient data into one centralized area has changed the level of care and efficiency a patient can expect to receive when they enter the healthcare system. An inclined level of efficiency in data collection means that a colossal online resource of patient history is available to scientists, who are finding new ways to examine trends and make medical developments at a faster rate. 

The third way is the software improves health care and disease control. The development of specialized programs means that, for example, the WHO(World Health Organization) has been able to classify illnesses, causes and symptoms into a massive database that encompasses more than 14,000 codes. This resort allows medical experts and researchers to track, retrieve, and utilize valuable data in the fight to control disease and provide better healthcare results in general. Software also plays a central role in tracking procedures and using billing methods that not only reduces paperwork level, but also enrolls practitioners to utilize their data to improve quality care and all around efficiency. 

Link used ( http://healthinformatics.uic.edu/resources/articles/3-ways-technology-has-changed-healthcare/)

Health officials can use technology to study the impact of health interventions and disease prevent programs in a numerous amount of ways. Within the field of public health, technology can be utilized as a tool for researchers, public health professionals, communities and individuals. The universal nature of computers and their technologies can play a key role in implementing and delivering health promotion and prevention programs. Social media is an unfolding and rapidly technology that imparts itself to key areas of public health, particularly those that involve the sharing of information, such as health literacy and surveillance (http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cphorsphc-respcacsp/2014/tech-eng.php). 

Countries in Africa, South America, Central America, and certain Asian Countries can benefit from distance learning because it can be used as a medium to deliver knowledge to the poorest countries and can be used as a new learning paradigm. Since education is viewed as an important priority for the world's poorest countries, Distance Learning can perhaps be a significant method for accomplishing a miraculous, leapfrogging transformation (http://www.techknowlogia.org/TKL_active_pages2/CurrentArticles/main.asp?IssueNumber=11&FileType=HTML&ArticleID=276).