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Technology and the Future of Health Care
Preparing for the Next 30 Years
David Ellis (Author)
9780787957377, Wiley
Hardback, published 8 March 2001
288 pages
23.6 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.506 kg
Most experts believe that innovation in every aspect of patient care will be nothing less than astonishing as we move into the next century. Technology and the Future of Health Care brings together a remarkable group of health care visionaries who have identified and begun to analyze which trends and technological advances will likely shape and inform the next generation of medicine. From fundamental advances in computing and administration, research, nursing, and patient care delivery to noninvasive surgery, biomolecular therapies, bionics, and beyond, this ground-breaking book offers professional, executive-level insight into topics that until recently existed only in the realm of science fiction.
About the Authors v About the References and Notes ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part 1 Trends in Technology Chapter 1 The Rate of Change 3 Chapter 2 Fundamental Trends in Technology 17 Chapter 3 Trends in Administration and Control 43 Chapter 4 Advances in Research Methods 69 Chapter 5 Emerging Products and Services 97 Chapter 6 Androids and Cyborgs 121 Chapter 7 Preparing for the Future 139 Part 2 Professional Perspectives Chapter 8 The Process of the Health Care Encounter 155 Chapter 9 Impact of Technology on Nursing Care 181 Chapter 10 Hospitals and the Forces of Change 193 Chapter 11 A Payer's Perspective on the Future 209 Chapter 12 Leadership, Followship, and Science 231 Chapter 13 Epilogue: A Postscript on Progress 251 Index 255
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
