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Healthcare over the years is being taken over by colossal changes in the environment
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A. TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED Information Technology1 was able to revolutionise the Healthcare Industry. Countless shelves of handwritten hospital medical records, tests taking weeks to have results, astronomical costs and information from one hospital to the next being done via post, telephone or carrier, can become a thing of the past with the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In its approximately 20 year history, HIV/AIDS has 'reversed socio economic gains, threatening human welfare, developmental progress and social stability on an unprecedented scale' (UNAIDS 2001) Therefore the primary objectives of information technology in HIV/AIDS research encompasses all forms of technology used to create, store, exchange and use information in its various forms. Information Technology (IT) is a powerful new tool in health care delivery. Applications of electronic technology are improving care from the systems level to the point of care. Because HIV/AIDS treatment has grown increasingly complex, reaching people living with HIV/AIDS is...
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