Transformation of Healthcare through technology and Improved Patient Care (Contd.)

Improved Communication Between Medical Providers

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) -compliant communications between doctors as some recent technology even allows for instant and secure translation of a doctor's spoken words into a different language.

Portal Technology

An important convenience being adopted by practices all over the world for patients is portal technology. This is the ability for patients to log onto an online interface, or "portal," to get immediate access to not only their personal information that is in the health care system, but their lab results, doctor notes, medication records, and more.?

This not only provides easy access to information without having to call an office or request this information by mail, but also provides more streamlined collaboration between health care providers and their patients.