TRENDS IN THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE - A LITERARY REVIEW

Global technological developments are gradually entering spheres, concerning human health. Today, users have the opportunity to use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to access health information, communicate with healthcare establishments and receive remote consultation and treatment. The opportunities provided by information and communication technologies in the healthcare sector are steadily increasing. With ICT, health promotion activities, whose mission is to promote health as a core value, can be improved. They affect the prophylaxis, treatment and rehabilitation of a number of diseases. ICT in healthcare is an opportunity to raise the health culture of the population, which will improve the functioning of the healthcare system as a whole. People who are well informed about health as a whole could better follow the recommendations for disease prevention, know when to seek medical attention, and have better compliance with a prescribed treatment. Higher public health culture and disease awareness will make it easier for doctors and other health care professionals in medical centers. All this would gradually lead to the development of a society with lower morbidity and disease, better treatment outcomes, lower healthcare costs.