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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
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The need for medical
attention
People couldn’t take
care of their well being
B2B
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Ventro were one of the
Corp to suffer
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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
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Keys for success
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Insight and communication
In ’99, 40% of users relied on health info
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Online Purchasing
Healthcare Search Engines
Quality Information
The Present of E-Healthcare
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From paper to digital
files
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Saved up to 140 billion
dollars
Reduced Errors in the
workplace
Have benefited
healthcare org.
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Benefits came from
databases
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Security Issues Arose
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Hackers
George W. Bush’s plan
for security
The norm of today may
soon be seen as the
past
The Future of E-Healthcare
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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
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Disadvantages
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Doctors are reluctant to
change
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Advantages
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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
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IT reveals the ugly truth of America
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3/3/91 : Rodney King
Resulted of 3 officers acquitted
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Caused 53 deaths, 7000 arrests, $1 billion of property
destroyed
Houston police officer assault cab driver
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Cell phone proved defendants case
IT’s present effect on society
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Disadvantages
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Creates unemployment
Deskills jobs
Invades privacy
Children become
delinquent
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Advantages
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Communication between
companies is easier
Difficult jobs have
become easier
You Make the call.
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Jobs that needed ten
people to complete can
be successfully done by
one person.
IT’s effect on families
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Advantages
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Easier to communicate
with each other
Allows mothers to work
at home
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Disadvantages
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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
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WebMD
E-mail and Instant messaging between
patients and doctors
E Healthcare and Society as a whole