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HCS/487 v2

Technology Evaluation Chart

HCS/487 v2

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Technology Evaluation Chart

As a health care manager, it is important to stay on top of the technological advances available to help keep your organization running effectively.

Select and research 2 technology trends. You will use this assignment to complete your Week Two SWOT Analysis Template and Summary.

Some examples of technology trends:

· Telemedicine

· Optical imagery for diagnosing disease

· Electronic health records (EHR)

· Telehealth

· Video translation services

· Dictation services (e.g., Dragon NaturallySpeaking)

· Medical equipment

· Health care robots

· Neural engineering

· Intelligent mobile devices

· National health care information network

· Other technology trends approved by your faculty

Complete the table below by identifying the selected trends in health care technology. Take into consideration how an organization might go about choosing, acquiring, implementing, and integrating the selected technology into existing systems and business processes.

Technology trend	Describe the use and purpose of the selected technology in health care. (75 to 150 words)	Explain how the technology may be used in a health care organization (devices, platforms, applications, cloud based vs. local or network database, etc.) (75 to 150 words)	Explain the benefits of the chosen technology (patient benefits and organizational benefits, such as efficiency, portability, etc.) (75 to 150 words)	Describe how the technology can be evaluated for its impact on the health care organization (patient perspective, organizational perspective) (75 to 150 words)