Hello Professor & Classmates;
The one thing that stands out to me of how technology influenced ethical decision making in healthcare is the electronic healthcare record (EHR). I chose this because it covers every aspect of healthcare, I know there are still some facilities that are not on board with the EHR yet, but this technology is ever changing and improving for the better. There are constant upgrades to protect the patient’s personal information. Knowledge at your fingertips that could be sorted in seconds to track pertinent information about the patient such as allergies and methods of treatments previously used to seek out a plan of care that will have an impact on their health.
Another portion of technology that sometimes requires
The one thing that stands out to me of how technology influenced ethical decision making in healthcare is the electronic healthcare record (EHR). I chose this because it covers every aspect of healthcare, I know there are still some facilities that are not on board with the EHR yet, but this technology is ever changing and improving for the better. There are constant upgrades to protect the patient’s personal information. Knowledge at your fingertips that could be sorted in seconds to track pertinent information about the patient such as allergies and methods of treatments previously used to seek out a plan of care that will have an impact on their health.
Another portion of technology that sometimes requires