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Health Care
A good healthcare system is a backbone of a developing country. Information technology plays a very important role in
building a strong health care system. Let us study now the important applications of IT in health care system:
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system is used to convert medical information of patients such as medical history,
medications, insurance information, etc. into a single database that can be easily accessed by hospital staff and
doctors.
• Computerised appointments with the doctors can be easily done.
• Medical devices with the latest technology are used in diagnosis of diseases and in the operation theatre during
surgery. Some of the commonly used devices are ECG, MRI, CAT, Cardiac Echo, X-Ray machine, ultrasound etc.
• Capturing the diagnostic information of a patient and generating the reports.
• Computer Assisted Decision making (CMD) system helps the doctors to design the treatment patterns for the
patients.
• Health care manufacturing companies use computers to aid the production of diagnostic tools and medical
instruments.
In Government and Public Services
Public services are the services offered and managed by the government. Around the world government faces
many complex issues and are constantly challenged to deliver public services in the most efficient way. Information
Technology plays a very important role in delivering these public services in an innovative way for the maximum
benefit of the citizens.
In India, Digital India and e-governance are the biggest revolutions in government and public services. Let us learn
about these in detail.
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