Information Technology in health care, if used effectively can improve the health care sector tremendously. Information Technology helps in accurate evaluation of health care results, efficient management of medical information as regards to storing and retrieving the data collected, as well as electronic transfer of information between heath care consumers and providers electronically. The framework of use of Information Technology in the health care sectors by the providers includes the following: The administrative and financial systems facilitating electronic accounting, computerized patient registration, billing and personnel payroll The clinical systems facilitating computerized order entries for drug tests and lab tests, electronic laboratory reports, electronic monitoring of patients inside the intensive care units and all necessary medicine records of the patients. The infrastructural technology incorporating internet use, servers, voice recognition systems, bar coding technology used for dispensing drugs and medical devices, information security systems and computers. All in all, if used efficiently, Information Technology can help the health care systems to be more accurate and safer than ever before. It will improve the quality of health care, avoid errors and repetition of costs, prevent dosage errors to the patients, improve administrative efficiency and decrease unnecessary paper work. Acquiring Information Technology facilities in a medical firm is pricey. High costs restrict the use of Information Technology only to financially sound hospitals and physicians. Hence, not a large domain of consumers can enjoy the benefits of information technology in health care.

where do IT experts come into the role of health care reform?

Profoundly. For example, microprocessor-based data collection at the microscopic level combined with biotechnology has brought diabetics compact self-help tools that make glucose management just a minor inconvenience, where decades ago they had to visit doctors offices weekly and still suffered rapidly declining health. I have a chronic condition of my own that has recently become manageable in a similar manner and I have renewed independence. I happen to work in IT and I know that innovative people come up with such things as an outlet for their own minds as well as bringing the riches that come with invention. Patients benefit as well. Under fully governmentalized health care.... when was the last time you saw innovation out of government?

I can say everything has its price like for instance if you spend lots of time on your PC, the greater chance you get radiation. You can also suffer from carpal syndrome just by using the mouse.