Usability, Integration, and Interoperability of Healthcare Technology
Healthcare has embraced the use of the latest technology. In the beginning, medical practitioners faced many challenges. Over time, health informatics has improved and made system operations easier. Usability, integration, and interoperability of healthcare technology aim at examining various ways in which the application of technology has contributed to the provision of medical services. Usability […]
Global Health Learning in Nursing and Health Care Disparities
The health sector is very diverse regarding universal geographical boundaries. Numerous policies and guidelines associated with healthcare delivery vary from one nation to the other. However, according to the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centers for Bioethics and World Health Organization, international bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) […]
Importance and Application of Patient Education Technology in Healthcare
In contemporary society, the advancement in the field of healthcare and particularly clinical medicine, has resulted in the application of information systems in the area. Consequently, one can witness the boost of the health sector’s design, creation, development, application and maintenance of information systems. Interoperable and automated information systems are meant to enhance the quality […]
The Drug Abuse and Associated Disorders: An Overview of the Anti-Drug Policy and the Need for Policy Change
Drug abuse and associated disorders are serious problems of modern public health care. The use of psychoactive agents causes more than 400,000 cases of death each year. More than 0,55% of the global disease burden is caused by drug abuse. The prevention of drug abuse and minimizing the vulnerability and the risks that promote the […]
Data Integrity in Healthcare: Impact on Nursing Practice and Patient Care
Information technologies are strongly connected with most people’s activities. Healthcare, including nurse services, is not an exception. There are various implementations of technologies in nursing, starting with keeping records of patients and ending with automated staff scheduling. Integration of modern devices benefits all interested parties by changing healthcare activities. With the modification of data management, […]
Healthcare Management: Career Paths and Requirements
Nowadays, healthcare has become one of the most dynamic and growing fields that provide various opportunities and challenges. Healthcare is changing faster than any other sphere. Some of the changes seen in this sector are how services are provided and how care is delivered and financed, among others. As a result, healthcare management requires talented […]