INTEGRATION, ADAPTATION OF DIGITAL TOOLS, AND PRACTICE IN PATIENT MANAGEMENT IN DIGITALIZED ENVIRONMENT AMONG RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS

This study investigated how digital technologies, such as electronic health records (EHRs) and artificial intelligence (AI), changed the job of radiologic technologists. It emphasized the necessity of ongoing professional growth to improve abilities and adjust to this changing environment, despite of obstacles, including insufficient training, budgetary limitations, and cultural resistance. The study examined efficient integration and patient management techniques focusing on radiologic technologists in Metro Manila, Philippines. It suggested a professional development program to improve healthcare delivery and increase diagnostic accuracy. The study, used a descriptive correlational approach, looked at how radiologic technologists integrated, adapted, and managed patients in a digital setting. Expert reviewers verified the questionnaire, which evaluated patient management methods, the degree of digital tool integration, and the degree of adaptability to these tools. The instrument's reliability and internal consistency were satisfactory during reliability testing. Using a stratified random sample technique, radiologic technologists at Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center and Philippine Orthopedic Center in Manila were asked to complete a questionnaire created by the researcher to gather primary data. According to the results, the radiologic technologists are very skilled at integrating and modifying digital technologies, and they consistently used efficient patient care techniques. The study did not, however, discover any connection between patient management procedures and adaptation or the degrees of digital tool integration and adaptation. The degree of integration and patient management techniques were significantly correlated. These findings conclude that, even while radiologic technologists use digital technologies efficiently, an action plan was developed and need to implement, monitor and evaluate to sustain integration and adaptation in the digitalized patient management environment.