Information Systems in Healthcare

Running Head: INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Information Systems in Healthcare
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2
Introduction
Data and information are very important in healthcare as they define roles and
responsibilities as well as educating the society on how to implement better and safer patients
care strategies and they give us guidance on the activities that we perform on daily basis.
Informatics serves other responsibilities of the public health including emergency activities and
responses to environmental health. Government at all levels serves a significant role in protecting
the health of its citizens.
Role of federal in the development standards for informatics in healthcare
The federal government has the responsibility of making policies related to public health
which will help in the development of standards for informatics in the healthcare sector. It also it
role to finance healthcare facilities to ensure that the best treatments are given to patients. It
should also ensure public health protection to its citizen by making sure that the foods and drugs
they consume are pure (Sweeney, 2017). The federal government should also help in collecting
and distributing information to the society about the healthcare and also through direct
management services like creating awareness.
Role of the state in the development standards for informatics in healthcare
It’s the role of the state to participate in various activities of the society which include
monitoring the challenges citizens experience from injuries and diseases. It also has to identify
the number of citizen suffering from various kind of diseases and disorder and give them the
appropriate support which they require (Clauson et al., 2017). Individuals also receive education
on how to avoid various kind of infections and how to avoid them from the state government. It