Question

The face of healthcare is constantly changing as the providers find more ways of practicing medicine with advancements in technology, like telemedicine/telehealth. Similarly the HIM functions are becoming virtual/remote, such as medical transcriptions, medical billing, etc. Discuss TWO technologies that could be used for virtual HIM functions as well as their advantages and disadvantages.

Answer 1

Some of the technology like EHR (Electronic Health Record) ,Medical Coding can be used in virtual HIM

Advantage:

• Space saving
• They analyse and interpret data
• Can be accessed anywhere ,anytime by health care provider
• Coding makes paper data simplified in electrical form
• Avoids medical error

Disadvantage:

• need internet
• patient direct contact are list
• cyber security hacks
• High cost maintenance
• Needs to be taught to the staff