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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