Computers in the Workplace

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 Today computers are essential in healthcare. Among the major use of computers in healthcare includes computer-assisted therapy, care of critically ill patients, computer-assisted decision making, laboratory computing, medical imaging, and patient data analysis and storage. Lougheed et al. (2018) discern that computers can monitor heart rates, blood pressure and recording ultrasound data in healthcare. When used together with a medical computer cart, caregivers have all they need in one place to diagnose and engage with patients for better treatment. 

    Computer literacy in healthcare is thus crucial because it allows nurses to quickly access relevant information regarding a patient’s electronic health record and illness and treatment plan. Also, computer literate nurses can access such information as health reports from other team members and access to data from x-ray results and laboratory tests. Alamri (2018) asserts that a substantial level of computer literacy forms the basis for creating an efficient and reliable background for everyday activities for medical professionals. Doctors with computer knowledge can employ domain-specific training modules and make a suitable environment for the acceptance and introduction to new technology trends in healthcare, such as electronic health records. 

    In the past and currently, most of the available healthcare computer software is involved in automating transactions and reporting. However, the evolution of current technology is mainly concerned with necessity. The advances in healthcare technologies like nanotechnology, robotics, 3D-printing, VR/AR, and artificial intelligence are changing the whole perspective on which people viewed healthcare (Alamri, 2018). In recent years clinical trials have been started on 3D printed and electrospinning. Twenty-five years of research of cells in the lab has allowed scientists to have clinical trials in two years potentially. With those trials come the opportunity to grow viable tissues that can be given to patients. The fear of a patient rejecting the tissue is non-existent from that standpoint, and the patient has a higher percentage of healing quicker. In prospect, such technologies are set to transform unsustainable healthcare into sustainable ones and will provide faster, cheaper, and more effective solutions for such diseases as Ebola, cancer, and AIDS. 

References

Alamri, A. (2018). Ontology middleware for the integration of IoT healthcare information systems in EHR systems. Computers, 7(4), 51.

Lougheed, C., Jain, A., Meil, D., & Jarrell, B. (2018). U.S. Patent No. 9,953,385. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Kelly, C. (2020, March 3). 3D Printed Organs nearing Clinical Trials. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 3D-Printed Organs Nearing Clinical Trials - ASME 

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