Health information technology (HIT) refers to the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, health data, and knowledge for communication and decision making. It is a system designed to store, share, and analyze the data collected in any healthcare facility. HIT supports health information management across computerized systems and the secure exchange of health information between consumers, providers, payers, and quality monitors.
There are various types of HIT systems available. Some of them are Electronic Health Record (EHR), Clinical Point of Care Technology, Revenue Cycle HIT, etc. . These technologies can improve access to health care information, facilitate more timely diagnoses and treatments, and improve access to care for patients at home, at health care facilities, as well as in rural and remote communities.
In Canada, Health Canada has taken an approach to digital health technologies that can improve access to health care information, facilitate more timely diagnoses and treatments, and improve access to care for patients at home, at health care facilities, as well as in rural and remote communities.
In summary, HIT is a system designed to store, share, and analyze the data collected in any healthcare facility. It supports health information management across computerized systems and the secure exchange of health information between consumers, providers, payers, and quality monitors. There are various types of HIT systems available that can improve access to health care information.