The use of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in Healthcare Services is the main mechanism to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The use of these technologies also improves the quality of patient care and reduces clinical risk. At the same time, the patient will be part of the healthcare process, having more information about diseases and access to his/her electronic health record.
The physicians will have more information to deliver a better service and dynamic guidelines to improve quality and reduce risks. The pharmaceutical industries can get more and more accurate information about drug´s effects and supply chain delivery systems. Public health authorities can get more accurate information and develop dashboards to make better decisions. Hospital Management benefits from a more updated meaningful data. This data is used by management systems to delivery KPI (Key Performance Indicators).
Topics: Clinical Information Systems; Computer science; Health Architectures; e-Health 2.0; Nursing Informatics;Personalized Medicine; Confidentiality and Privacy; e-Health Decision Support Systems;Telemedicine