Full Description
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.
Contents
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
