Computers in the Workplace

In the healthcare industry, records are stored as electronic healthcare records. Healthcare professionals review the records to diagnose and prescribe medications, use apps and software programs to help manage patient records, boost staff efficiency, and help prevent human error. Computers document treatment, medication, and care recommendations. Doctors use computers to manage and record patient information, which can help them make a more accurate diagnosis and helps multiple doctors work with the same patient. Telemedicine enables people to discuss their health concerns with a general practitioner over the phone or via video. Surgeons carry out many advanced surgical procedures using a computer known as Computer Assisted Surgery. Computer technology helps to communicate and share knowledge between medical practitioners and patients. Advanced medical imaging equipment can now create three-dimensional images used for mammography, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 3D x-rays. These images are stored and retrieved from a computer database. Medical staff need to be computer literate to run the medical devices to obtain medical imaging accurately so doctors can interpret the results. Staff need to use software programs and apps accurately so that doctors can diagnose their patients' medical issues, store patient records, so there isn't any privacy, security, or legal problems.

Considering computing trends, I believe the medical field will create more technologically advanced medical devices to bring more progressive treatments to the industry, the ability to detect diseases earlier on a more molecular level. These trends will save healthcare costs.  Healthcare will become more preventative, prediction-based,  rather than reactive, and be more community or home-based so that patients can receive long term care in their homes.

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