The Information Explosion

UCU Nursing
 Objectives
• Describe impact of info explosion to the
society
• Describe the emerging impact, positive and
negative, of technology on healthcare
management and delivery
• Create a vision for the future of healthcare
technology
 Information
• Involves efficient management and processing of
information
• To support decision making in healthcare in order to affect
patient outcomes
• Importance of information
– Both sides of users do not have same info
– Info impacts
• Society
• Teaching and learning
• Government
• Healthcare
 Impact on Society
• Culture worldwide are changing, shifting and
adjusting to the invasion of technology
• The advance of technology mold and shape
daily lives
• Instead of communicating face-to-face,
individuals
– Uses telephones
– Leave voice messages
– Write emails, chat, whatsap, blog, twitter, e.t.c.
– Children play around computers and television
– Parents monitor their children using baby monitors,
beepers, cell phones, and CCTV cameras
– Telecommunications can now allow people to work
from home instead of commuting to office
– Begin relationships on internet
– Electronic shopping
– Paying bills
– Playing games
– Daily devotions and reminders
 Impact on Teaching and Learning
• Technology has changed the way in which
learning occurs
– Those unwilling to read anything that require
concentration can use television or computer, or
e-readers
– Can access teaching materials online and can also
be accessed from home computers
– Access electronic encyclopedia
– Audio books (computer can read PDF files)
• Technology has changed the methodology of
teaching
– Teaching used to follow an oral tradition of
communication, where a large number of
students learned form one master
– Today, there is distance learning.
• Skype
• Chat
• Exchange course work and material online, debate
• Power point presentation, elmo, simulation
• Technology has also changed the learning
styles of students
• It must compete with their attention e.g.
– Use of graphics presentation software
– Use of keyboard from nursery school
– Processing reports other than handwriting
– Electronic books
– E-maps, GPS
– Calculators
 Impact on Government
• In order to remain competitive in a global
society, nations must remain receptive to new
technology and ideas
• Knowledge is power, and this power is
obtained from information
• Free flow of information nurtures democracy
• Use of satellites, internet
 Impact on Healthcare
• HCW spend time gathering, sharing or seeking
information
• Technology assists at all stages of information
• Healthcare information has the power to
promote health and wellness e.g.
– Automation enables the practitioner to process
information that is accurate, unduplicated, free of
error, and accessible from remote areas by
multiple persons at one time
The future of healthcare technology
Preparing for the future