A5.9 The Advantages And Risks Of Using IT Systems To Record, Retrieve And Store Infromation And Data

Question 1

What are the advantages of using IT systems in healthcare?

Answer 1

• easy to access, share and transfer
• quicker speed of data analysis
• greater data security
• standardisation of data
• the ability to monitor the data
• cost effective and space saving
• integrated working

Question 2

What are the disadvantages of IT systems in healthcare?

Answer 2

• security breaches
• corruption of data
• system malfunction