I enjoyed what Dr. Stephanie Mills had to say about technology in medicine. What she was explaining about the back-up system of having a patient's information in a computer and if a prescription seems strange the system will alert the user is an excellent use of technology. In the medical profession, doctors and nurses work insane hours. Honestly I do not believe it is safe to have a doctor work for 20 hours in a row. How can we expect that they will be on top of their game? This new system will save countless people from making potentially fatal mistakes.
After our panel, I had to go to the Our Lady of the Lake after hours clinic. What I noticed was that the nurse had an electronic tablet in which she inputted all of my information. I couldn't stop thinking about Dr. Mills and how she may have been responsible for this!
Oh no! I'm sorry you had to experience that technology first hand...but it is kind of cool that you got to see what she was talking about in person.
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I am amazed at the amount of technology that can be implemented in hospitals and the medical field. Every day, I drive past a hospital with a large electronic billboard that says: "Current ER wait time is: x minutes". It's NEVER more than 40 minutes. I guess hospitals are becoming much more efficient because I definitely remember waiting in an ER for several hours before. It's also pretty cool that they advertise that for people...not that you really have control over when you can go to the ER.
Dr. Mills definitely sounded excited about the future possibilities of technology, too. I think that despite the reluctance of doctors to adopt new technology, they really have no choice if they want the hospital to remain competitive.
Hope your foot recovers in time for the postseason!
-Stephanie Bissell
The insights given by Dr. Stephanie Mills were indeed very informative. Especially about remote operations that can be conducted with patient and the doctor in different geographical locations but connected through technology. It is still a booming filed in medicine; nevertheless the most challenging role technology has played to date!
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