Medivet-10th blog

In class we discussed Medivet and talked a little about what it was. Just for anybody who wasn't there, Medivet is a veterinary health care system in the UK. We talked about the positives and negatives to the sytem and what it would take for this to be successful. After talking about this as a class I thought it would be something interesting to look deeper into.

Now that we know what it is and what they do, I found some pretty cool things on their website that was not brought up in our class discussion. In 1991, they established a 24 hour service in Hendon. This is an emergency center for all pets that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It doesn't matter what time of day or even if it's a holiday. They are always their for you and your pet and are committed to providing your animal with the best service possible. This idea has been so successful over the years that they opened up five more emergency centers in cities around the UK. They offer appointments around the clock day or night. There is a staff that they have specifically set to take phone calls so that nobody's call will be missed. You will not get an answering machine because they are on top of all the incoming calls and will help to the best of their abilities. These are just some of the main points that they offer that I found on their site.

I think this is a great system to have because if someones pet is in need of attention concerning their health, they are going to be there for you. They don't miss a beat and take any days off, no matter what time of the day or year, you can always go to the emergency care center. Now, I'm not too familiar with the vetenarian systems here in the US, just because I have not really had to use them myself but if we don't already have something like this, I think it would be a good idea to think about possibly getting some kind of system like this.

health care integrating information systems

On Tuesday in class we talked about how information systems is just starting to adopt of using database systems. I did talk to some people that work at my job which is a health care facility, and they said that hospitals in the state of Michigan just adopted information systems. That is only with hospitals, but with home care facilities they still are using paper forms to do all their work. After working at Maple Manor Assisted Living and Rehabilitation Center facility I realize that they do not have the business background that would be needed to help run the company smoother. Not that there is anything wrong with the company, but there is always improvement to be more efficient.
It does make a lot of sense for health care facilities to adopt to IS because doctors do not have a lot of time to learn a new system especially after using a system that has been used for decades. There are companies that are trying to advertise products that can be used in the health care industry that can help make things easier to use and faster. GE has a product that they are selling that will help health care companies run more efficient.
I think this a great way to help promote more IT jobs in the state of Michigan because there is a large demand for nurses, and more people are going to health care facilities now than before. The baby boomer are going to be retiring soon, and as these people get older there will be a need for more improvement in IS in these facilities. I have seen how unorganized these rooms full of medical charts. The company I work for has five rooms full of medical charts, and they keep getting more and more patients.