Successful Integration of Information Technology in Healthcare: Guides for Managers

Abstract

United States healthcare ranked last compared to 10 other industrialized nations based on variables such as quality, access, efficiency, equity, and healthy lives. This paper examines the existing literature in ehealth environment, examines five current case examples, then introduces seven key information technology (IT) that should be integrated into healthcare and healthcare system (HAHS) that could improve healthcare and enhances the United States position in the world healthcare system. The seven key IT include (1) the Internet, (2) big data analytics, (3) wearable computing (4) mobile computing, (5) virtual and augmented reality, (6) robotics, and (7) artificial intelligence.