The Social Effect of E-Healthcare

Dhvani Patel, Jayna Hawkins, Frank Morfin, Carlton Lewis,

Ache Fodeibou

3 Questions To Think About

1. What is the future of electronic healthcare?

2. How will computers effect society?

3. How has IT effected families?

E-Healthcare in the Past

The need for medical attention

People couldn’t take care of their well being

B2B

Ventro were one of the Corp to suffer Overestimated the ability

of e-commerce Lack of revenue forced

the corp. to branch out. Hired engineering

directors

E Healthcare:The Past becoming the Present

Keys for success Insight and communication

In ’99, 40% of users relied on health info Online Purchasing Healthcare Search Engines Quality Information

The Present of E-Healthcare

From paper to digital files Saved up to 140 billion

dollars Reduced Errors in the

workplace

Have benefited healthcare org. Benefits came from

databases

Security Issues Arose Hackers George W. Bush’s plan

for security

The norm of today may soon be seen as the past

The Future of E-Healthcare

Will continue to reduce costs Become more readily accessible All data will soon be transformed as digital The Future of E-Healthcare must obstacle big

hurdles

Future of E-Healthcare

Disadvantages Doctors are reluctant to

change

Advantages Faster application allow

faster processing Unlimited sources for

decision making Standardized clinical

vocabulary and coding (more jargons)

The removing of barriers

IT’s past effect on Society

IT reveals the ugly truth of America 3/3/91 : Rodney King Resulted of 3 officers acquitted

Caused 53 deaths, 7000 arrests, $1 billion of property destroyed

Houston police officer assault cab driver Cell phone proved defendants case

IT’s present effect on society

Disadvantages Creates unemployment Deskills jobs Invades privacy Children become

delinquent

Advantages Communication between

companies is easier Difficult jobs have

become easier

You Make the call. Jobs that needed ten

people to complete can be successfully done by one person.

IT’s effect on families

Advantages Easier to communicate

with each other Allows mothers to work

at home

Disadvantages Communication may lack

physical interaction Become too dependent

on the computer

Future Economic Effect of Information Technology

1. Computers will continue taking jobs

2. If education and training is not enforced, jobs will be lossed and GDP will go down.

Connecting E-Healthcare and Society

WebMD E-mail and Instant messaging between

patients and doctors E Healthcare and Society as a whole