COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: OPPORTUNITIES & IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE SECTOR

Abstract

Presently, there are a lot of changes and development in healthcare sector; the terminology electronic patient for people using email, text messaging, social media and other communication technologies to communicate to take advices to doctors. This short research will explores potential uses of technology to seek solution in healthcare for such challenges as modifying behaviors related to chronic condition, improving efficiency and decreasing costs. Effective use of communication technology by healthcare professionals can bring good change of patient-and public-centered health information and services. Now a day’s communication technology is an effective tool to improve professional and personal knowledge, it’s very general to use social sites, mobile health apps, and online appointments, taking guidance online or over calls regarding any disease or problem.

M-health now becomes a sector, which deals with online services related to health care sector. As we are too busy with our life style, we don’t have time to see doctor all the time communication technology provides various options to deal with this situation. In my research I will discussion and find out the advantages of communication technology such as e-mail, social media, M-devices, texting messaging and electronic health records to enhance patient- provider e-communications in health sector. I will analyse the effectiveness of e-communication in healthcare sector.