How do computers impact healthcare?

Answer 1

in today's technical age computers are of great importance to the medical field. they can help in pulling up your history of illness help in diagnostic field show a doctor the results of a cat scan or mri on a computer disc even tell the kitchen what kind of food you shouldn't get for your meals and many many more things

Answer 2

Computers do have a negative effect on people. Not only are you sitting still for long periods of time, but the actual use of it is unhealthy in two main ways that I know of.

1) The screen flashes at an extreme speed. We can't see this, but it is happening right now as you are reading this. This constant flashing in bad for your eyes, and may make you more prone to seizures later in life.

2) Old CRTs (I am not sure about flat-screens) emit an enormous electromagnetic field. It is unhealthy to be exposed to this for long periods of time.

Answer 3

People have been using computers for hundreds of years: the abacus used by the ancient Chinese is actually a crude computer. Thus, the concept of using machines to do calculations is an old one. However, when we use the term "computer technology" we are thinking of the innovations of the last 20-30 years, and particularly the development of the microprocessor. It was this that made it possible for people like Bill Gates to develop machines that are small, portable, and affordable. In the 1990s, computer networks came into being, and all of human society was transformed.

Computer technology includes not only the machines but the internet. We are tied to people all over the world, as well as those in the next office; we can order clothes from shops in distant cities and talk to friends in New Zealand. Businesses have been transformed as well, and computers are found in corporations, factories, doctor's offices, hotels, restaurants, schools, colleges, universities, retail and commercial enterprises; literally every concern in every country uses computers. It is almost impossible to overstate the impact computer technology has had on societies around the world. This paper discusses the impact of computer technology and the Internet on the health services industry.

Answer 4

Doctor's use email to correspond with the patients.

Pharmacist use computers to file insurance claims.

Robots deliver medication to nurse stations in hospitals.