How Health Information Technology Improved Patient Care and Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison Between International Case Studies and the Moroccan Context

Abstract

In the healthcare industry, health information technology (HIT) refers to the notion of cloud-based services, such as the internet, linked networks, and so on. It primarily makes use of electronic medical records, patient information, and data to deliver more efficient and sophisticated treatments and services. The aim of the research is to give roles and potential applications and also evaluate the influence of the HIT concept on care delivery during the existing COVID-19 epidemic. The scope of HIT in the health care industry and how countries such as Morocco can benefit from an international case study in a push to overhaul and modernize their hospital information systems. The writers perform their study with the use of reliable data sources such as IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Sprouts, and Google Books, as well as surveys of subject area experts. The authors used a methodical approach to study and diagnose the development of the hospital process digitization project in the Moroccan environment, taking into account past publications and studies on the subject, as well as an effective survey directed towards healthcare professionals. After Data synthesis and treatment, authors have defined Three main axes of the subject which are: 1. The role and impact of HIT on care delivery during the present COVID-19 crisis and The breadth of HIT in the health care sector during the pandemic from an international perspective 2. How developing countries, such as Morocco, have responded to Covid 19 by overhauling and modernizing their hospital information systems at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels 3. Morocco’s Accelerated Path to Digital Health Transformation. Finally, the authors presume that hospitals should consider improved data system integration, the use of customized warnings, and the growth of telehealth while employing information and communication technology to offer efficient medical care. In the Moroccan context, it was an excellent chance for health professionals to place greater emphasis on the health information system and to comprehend the critical role that information technology played throughout the pandemic era.