With the increased complexity in patient care management due to comorbidities, the use of information technology in community care has drawn increasing attention. There is emerging evidence that information technology can help to improve the access to specialists’ care, identity patients’ health problems earlier, initiate and evaluate treatment plans timely; and hence enable more appropriate and efficient healthcare service delivery. Experience from the Community Outreach Services Team (COST) of the North District Hospital on how to incorporate the use of technologies to manage the ever-increasing service demands in home care settings will be shared. These include barriers and solution that COST nurses encountered during the application of the information technology in community care settings. Moreover, the collaboration with other specialties regarding the use of information technology on patient management through teleconsultation and telecommunication; and the use of mobile device to enhance quality care and data security in community care will also be evaluated and discussed.
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