You'll have to have to beat them off with a stick. We are talking about the Nintendo generation coming into medicine. They realize the importance of technology. Itself New technologies are undoubtedly needed to improve communications and compliance, determine true costs, reduce medical errors, implement safety measures, and optimize medical care. Surgical information systems show promise, but still must prove themselves.
Obstacles remain, including cost, resistance, and compatibility.
Improvements in operational efficiency and patient care should be the basis of any decision to implement technology in health care, according to Mahaffey. Using the technology for the sake of using technology is not a wise thing to do. Ann Quigley is a freelance writer specializing in medicine and health. She is based in New York City. Medscape, Inc. Figure 1.