Effects of Technology on Health Care
Final Project:
Effects of Technology on Health Care
Table of Contents
I. Introduction 1. Technology significantly affects health care 3
II. History of Technology in Health Care 1. 1970’s 3 2. 1980’s 3 3. 1990’s 4 4. 2000-present 4
III. Positive Aspects of Technology 1. Patients become their own advocates 5 2. Increased patient safety 5 3. Electronic medical records 5 4. Social media helps providers/patients 6 5. Less Pain and Suffering 6 6. Predict health care trends 7 7. Telemedicine (E-health) 7
IV. Negative Aspects of Technology 1. Errors 7 2. High costs 7
V. Conclusion 8
VI. References 9
Technology has had a tremendous effect on the health care world. As time goes by, it is becoming increasingly complex. Every day it is changing how health care is provided and acquired. Before technology came into the picture, doctors and nurses relied mostly on what their education and senses told them. They took pulses with their finger and a watch, and blood pressure with a stethoscope and a cuff. Now, they can use technology to get answers about a patient’s condition within seconds. Pulse taking and blood pressure is all automated and very accurate. No one can deny that technology has significantly changed the healthcare industry (Powell, Nelson, & Patterson). The effect of technology on health care can be understood better by taking a look back at its history and how it got where it is today. Today’s medicine is drastically different from 30 years ago. In the 1970’s most providers used a paper system to manage their health care organizations (HCO’s). Computers were hardly an advantage back then. Computers were very large, ran off a mainframe, and required someone with extensive knowledge to run it. It wasn’t gaining popularity.
Effects of Technology on Health Care
Table of Contents
I. Introduction 1. Technology significantly affects health care 3
II. History of Technology in Health Care 1. 1970’s 3 2. 1980’s 3 3. 1990’s 4 4. 2000-present 4
III. Positive Aspects of Technology 1. Patients become their own advocates 5 2. Increased patient safety 5 3. Electronic medical records 5 4. Social media helps providers/patients 6 5. Less Pain and Suffering 6 6. Predict health care trends 7 7. Telemedicine (E-health) 7
IV. Negative Aspects of Technology 1. Errors 7 2. High costs 7
V. Conclusion 8
VI. References 9
Technology has had a tremendous effect on the health care world. As time goes by, it is becoming increasingly complex. Every day it is changing how health care is provided and acquired. Before technology came into the picture, doctors and nurses relied mostly on what their education and senses told them. They took pulses with their finger and a watch, and blood pressure with a stethoscope and a cuff. Now, they can use technology to get answers about a patient’s condition within seconds. Pulse taking and blood pressure is all automated and very accurate. No one can deny that technology has significantly changed the healthcare industry (Powell, Nelson, & Patterson). The effect of technology on health care can be understood better by taking a look back at its history and how it got where it is today. Today’s medicine is drastically different from 30 years ago. In the 1970’s most providers used a paper system to manage their health care organizations (HCO’s). Computers were hardly an advantage back then. Computers were very large, ran off a mainframe, and required someone with extensive knowledge to run it. It wasn’t gaining popularity.
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