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Technology and the Future of Health Care: Preparing for the Next 30 Years

ISBN: 978-0-7879-5737-7
Hardcover
288 pages
March 2001, Jossey-Bass
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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

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