Digital Health Care?

What is meant by digital health care? If you are like myself and just beginning your journey in the IT world (as a transition from health care alone), you may have been wondering "how are they going to treat patients digitally?". Okay, so they are definitely not delivering health care through the web. Health care companies are investing in technology to make the transfer of health information more efficient. The services will include electronic medical records (EMRs) and prescriptions. This integration is intended to decrease errors caused by paper documents, allow physicians to obtain information about their patients' medical history, and encourage patients to take more control of their health. Based on the U.S.'s need for improvement in health care and a President who actually gives a **** about it, hospitals may receive funding to jump start digital health care. Digitizing health care will have a big affect on life in general. Could it be as big as the Internet? Probably not, but it should be in the ranks with the go green campaign. According to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, the government will push digital health care forward through the use of bonuses and penalties to physicians and hospitals. From a health care administration perspective, EMRs may incentivize patients to choose hospitals that give them the freedom to easily access their medical records. Doesn't this stuff kinda remind you of the Jetson's?

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/22026/