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目的:给药师做一下卫生信息技术(health informa-tion technology,HIT)启蒙,内容包括HIT现状、前景、基本概念与词汇、HIT运营商、通讯标准、面临的障碍以及药师如何才能成功地参与其中。提要:HIT的目标是整合患者、医务人员、政府部门以及保险体系之间的互动关系以提供电子化的卫生保健,从而全面提升卫生保健供给的质量、安全性和效率,使得医疗差错更少、管理效率提升、卫生保健费用下降以及患者付得起的卫生保健范围扩大。政府正致力于将HIT推行到全国范围。结论:在政府和IT业的推动下,HIT已是触手可及;拭目以待的是HIT将如何迅速彻底地影响卫生保健体系。
PURPOSE: To give pharmacists a first look at the health informatics technology (HIT) enlightenment, which includes the status quo, prospects, basic concepts and vocabulary of HITs, HIT operators, communication standards, barriers to access and how pharmacists can successfully participate . Summary: The HIT’s goal is to integrate the interaction between patients, health care providers, government agencies and insurance systems to provide electronic health care to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care delivery in an effort to make healthcare less error-prone, Increased management efficiency, reduced health care costs and expanded access to affordable health care. The government is working to move HIT across the country. Conclusion: The HIT is within reach of the government and the IT industry; what remains to be seen is how HIT will quickly and completely impact the health care system.