Thursday, September 18, 2008

Using technology to deliver healthcare and education

The benefits of information technology has a great impact on nursing workflow. Some of the benefits that information technology provides are:
1. Improvement of quality patient care

2. Reduction of medical errors

3. Lower healthcare costs

4. Contribution to the advancement of nursing research

5. Reduction of time-consuming and redundant paperwork

6. Increase efficiency

Although the transition from paper to digital records is slower than expected, it is clear that the benefits of information technology over paper documentation relates to improved workflow and better quality patient care.


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