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... Technology advancements will offer home organizations even more ways to have an impact on an individuals ability to take a more active role in his/her health. Whether technology is used to automate processes; access, analyze, and distribute data; or allow more frequent interaction and monitoring of clients, its use will enhance the opportunity for improving care with limited resources. ... Smart technology built into everyday living is advancing rapidly. Enhancements such as voice recognition and similar technology afford clinicians the ability to tailor technology to suit their individual needs where and when they need it. ... Technology in this area has focused on the chronic disease populations who have recurring needs and incur high costs to the health care system. ...
All of the activity in the clinical technology world has enormous value in creating a customer centered health care system. However, most home care organizations are still wrestling with the cost of purchasing or leasing technology packages and how to evaluate the value of doing so. Over the past several years an untold number of people and organizations have dedicated an infinite number of hours in helping the health care community, including home care, understand the many roles technology can play as well as the impact on our ability to deliver services. ... The struggles they encountered have led to interest by others in how we can overcome many of the barriers faced in implementing the use of technology-licensure, user friendliness, reimbursement, security, and confidentiality.
Individuals and organizations have created Listservs, chat rooms, publications of lessons learned, summary reports, journal and magazine articles, and both formal and informal presentations to share information and develop guidelines on the use of technology among health care organizations. ... Also worth mentioning is the help that many of the technology manufacturers/vendors have given. ...
Internet Safety Group director Liz Butterfield said texting was a perfect example of the positive and negative effects of a neutral technology.
Approximate Word count = 1539
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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