Technology and Medicine

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This paper explains that the new digital technology, including the ability to investigate the body and view diseases with the use of a computer-based digital microscope and other surgical and medical developments, has helped to improve immensely the medical field. The author points out that one of the most common critiques of technology in the medical field is that it depersonalizes the process of medical care and therefore makes healthcare less effective and merely a mechanical response to a set of predetermined computerized rules. The paper relates that healthcare institutions worldwide, which are under pressure from the public and governments alike to develop more efficient and cost-effective services, have adopted more efficient and time saving devices, which are digital and computer based.

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The Impact
The Advantages
The Disadvantages
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Another area where computerization can be of great assistance in the field of healthcare is through the automation and handling of food and kitchen work in hospitals and healthcare centres. Computerized systems have already been developed that can automate the cooking process in healthcare centre and hospitals and by so doing eliminate errors that might occur. These innovations also reduce costs and streamline the process of healthcare."

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