Technology and the Future of Health Care : Preparing for the Next 30 Years

by Ellis, D

• ISBN13: 9781556482656
• ISBN10: 1556482655
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

An AHA Press/Jossey-Bass Resource Technology and the Future of Health Care brings together a remarkable group of health care visionaries who have identified and begun to analyze which trAnds 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. With the help of this book, every health care leader can begin to plan and strategize how to guide his or her organization through the challenges and wonders the future will hold.

Author Biography

David Ellis, technology trends writer, consultant, and public speaker, the founder and former president of Voyager Information Networks Margaret L. Campbell, RN, is the palliative care nurse practitioner at Detroit Receiving Hospital Donald K. Crandall, MD, FACS, is vice president, clinical informatics, at Mercy Health Services in Farmington Hills, Michigan Brian E. Peters, MHSA, is director of corporate initiatives, Michigan Health and Hospital Association Craig Ruff is CEO and president of Public Sector Consultants, Inc., in Lansing, Michigan Kevin L. Seitz is vice president of PPO and ancillary services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Marianne Udow is senior vice president of health care products and provider services, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan

Table of Contents

About the Authors	v
About the References and Notes	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
PART 1 TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
The Rate of Change	3	(14)
Fundamental Trends in Technology	17	(26)
Trends in Administration and Control	43	(26)
Advances in Research Methods	69	(28)
Emerging Products and Services	97	(24)
Androids and Cyborgs	121	(18)
Preparing for the Future	139	(16)
PART 2 PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES
The Process of the Health Care Encounter	155	(26)
Donald K. Crandall
Impact of Technology on Nursing Care	181	(12)
Margaret L. Campbell
Hospitals and the Forces of Change	193	(16)
Brian E. Peters
A Payer's Perspective on the Future	209	(22)
Marianne Udow
Kevin L. Seitz
Leadership, Followership, and Science	231	(20)
Craig Ruff
Epilogue: A Postscript on Progress	251	(4)
Index	255