Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Communication Barriers with Technology

In my opinion, technology helps and hinders the attempts to overcome communication barriers in health care. As technology advances, new devices are developed that aid in monitoring the heart and blood pressure, and allow for storage of data and information of the patient. As a result, health care professionals are able to see past data and communicate more efficiently with others.

Furthermore, when technology is so new that there are still program errors to be worked out, or there are nurses who lack knowledge of these types of technologies, there are significant barriers to communicating accurate information with other professionals. As a result of these barriers, we should all take the time to learn a little more each time we are exposed to new technology. After all, technology is here to stay.
Take care,
Spunky

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