DocumentCode
2320840
Title
The effects of the information highway on health care in New Brunswick
Author
Kuruganti, Usha
Author_Institution
Keirstead & Associates Ltd., Fredericton, NB, Canada
fYear
1995
fDate
22-23 May 1995
Firstpage
132
Lastpage
133
Abstract
In the past decade there has been a great number of technological advances that have affected the health care industry. With the development of electronic networking and communication systems the amount of information exchanged between health care professionals has risen dramatically. While the `information highway´ has had an impact on both economic and social sectors, it has also had a significant impact on the health care delivery system in all areas and will continue to do so into the next century. This discussion outlines some of the effects technology and the information highway have had on the health care system and highlights a model being developed in New Brunswick
Keywords
broadband networks; economics; health care; information networks; medical information systems; multimedia systems; socio-economic effects; New Brunswick; broadband multimedia; broadband multimedia kiosks; communication systems; computerized clinical management systems; computerized databases; confidentiality; economic sectors; electronic data interchange; electronic networking; health care; health care delivery system; health care professionals; hospital aids; information highway; remote kiosks; social sectors; technological advances; Application software; Data handling; Databases; Electronic medical prescriptions; Electronics industry; Hospitals; Manufacturing industries; Medical services; Road transportation; Smart cards;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE 21st Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Bar Harbor, ME
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2692-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.1995.513761
Filename
513761
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