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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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