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Future Scenario in Healthcare: The Role of Information Technologies at George Mason University

This scenario explores the integration of advanced information technologies in healthcare, highlighting the shift towards secure and private digital systems. Key aspects include patient ownership of health records, remote appointment management, and automated administrative tasks. The enhanced use of multimedia and machine communication aims to reduce medical errors, alleviate patient anxiety, and enable coordinated care. By envisioning a future with empowered clinical teams and ongoing medical education facilitated by technology, we delineate a transformative landscape where healthcare becomes more efficient and patient-centered.

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Future Scenario in Healthcare: The Role of Information Technologies at George Mason University

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  1. Welcome! George Mason University HSCI 722

  2. Future Scenario Fictional, but not utopian Based on Bringing Health Care Online: the Role of Information Technologies. 

  3. Secure & Private • Information "flows freely“ • But it only flows within prescribed channels. Secure & Private

  4. Simplified Administration • Email reminders • Appointments checked remotely. • On visit, the machine began asking them questions, no repetition. • Granting permission. • Digital records • Bill insurance company electronically • No blanket permission to use health data • Patient owns the health record • Query about clinical trials

  5. Informed Consumer • Multimedia modules tied to patient’s condition. • Access to test results on patients’ computer. • Computer facilitated discussion of the risks and benefits. • Several different sources of electronic information

  6. Paperless Medicine • Examination room data entry • Machine to machine communications • Graphical and analytical alerts • Summary of previous visits • Tests ordered by a stylus to check off boxes. • Test openings available • Training CD-Rom

  7. Empowered Clinical Teams • Computer facilitated continuing medical education • Online consults • Decision support systems alerts on call resident • On job education • Summary of similar cases from the last year • hyperlinks to the abstracts of relevant research literature. • Automated admission to hospital • Room, equipment and medication scheduling • Pharmacy alert system • Voice entry of notes and orders

  8. Future Scenario Benefits • Reduced medical errors • Less anxiety because of more information • No waiting for service • Coordinated care

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