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Transforming the health system from the inside out
1Sg2, Skokie, Illinois, USA.
Frontiers of Health Services Management
|January 25, 2006
Summary
The healthcare system is transforming with electronic medical records and health information technology. Future systems will prioritize data accessibility over physical infrastructure for improved patient care.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Information Technology in Healthcare
- Digital Health Transformation
Background:
- The adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) is accelerating.
- Significant investments are being made in new electronic health systems and health information technology (HIT) standards.
- Current healthcare systems are largely document-bound and fragmented.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the transformative potential of information-enabled healthcare systems.
- To emphasize the shift from physical infrastructure to data management in healthcare.
- To forecast the future of healthcare delivery driven by data.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of current trends in electronic medical records adoption.
- Review of investments in health information technology.
- Conceptualization of future healthcare system capabilities based on data mobility.
Main Results:
- Electronic medical records and HIT advancements are stepping stones to a larger transformation.
- A future information-enabled system will differ significantly from the current fragmented model.
- Healthcare system size will be measured by data management capabilities, not physical size.
Conclusions:
- The healthcare system is undergoing a profound transformation towards an information-enabled model.
- The future of healthcare relies on the ability to efficiently move large volumes of data.
- Data accessibility and timely delivery will redefine healthcare system capacity and effectiveness.
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