Strengths and Weaknesses in Managing Patient Information

Based also on your observations from your readings that are related to the previous lecture activity 3.1, what are
the strengths and weaknesses of the following healthcare professionals in the Philippines in dealing with patient
information? Identify at least one (1) strength and one (1) weakness of each healthcare professional and briefly
describe your answer.

Strength in Dealing with Patient Weakness in Dealing with Patient

Information Information
Medical Technologists - Since they only handle the - They are usually inside the
samples and only see the laboratory which minimizes their
names, they are less likely to patient interaction.
leak information.
Nurses - Directly cares and provides - Handles too many patients and
service to the patients and has monitors their status all at once
a lot of patient interaction. They and this becomes overwhelming
are also organized and efficient for them resulting to them getting
in communicating with each exhausted.
other.
Medical Doctors - Directly explains information - Just like the nurses, they handle
about procedures to patients way too many patients
and directly answers patient sometimes which may result to
queries. less interaction with patients.
Hospital - Has access to all health - Does not have HIS to handle all
Administrators records making them updated health records which makes
with trends of diseases as well. them work less efficiently.

Department of Health - They have all the resources to - Does not use budget wisely.
Administrators implement HIS and other Instead of using it to upgrade
technologies in medical technology used for organizing
facilities. patient information.

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