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MBA IT, Mater in Science and Technology
Devry
Jul-1996 - Jul-2000
Professor
Devry University
Mar-2010 - Oct-2016
Digital transformation is changing many aspects of healthcare delivery. The changes are not always easy for providers or patients to accept. According to Langabeer & Helton, "How IT applications are integrated into work processes can be an opportunity or a problem."
For this week's DQ, pick one of the below areas in healthcare information technology (HC IT) to research:
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o Robotics
o Electronic Health Record (EHR)
o Virtual Surgery
o Inventory and Supplies Management
o Virtual Medical Consultations
o 3D Imagery
o Artificial Intelligence (AI)
After researching your chosen HC IT area, respond to the prompts below:
· Describe one specific example of this technology. What are its potential benefits for healthcare operations?
· In your view, has this new technology improved standards of care and the patient experience?
· Has the introduction of this new technology created new problems or unintended consequences which did not exist before? Explain.
For your reply to classmates, pick examples from different HC IT areas than the one you researched. Briefly indicate 2 new things you learned from their initial post.
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