Welcome MN 510! This blog is designed to review the many ways technology can assist in healthcare communication. This is not limited to communications among doctors and nurses, but between all healthcare professionals, patient to healthcare professionals, and among patients. Technology can facilitate understanding as in the case of physician order entry systems, or provide support in the form of discussion boards for those with rare diseases. The explosion of the internet has made information ever easier to obtain, and communication of that information can be invaluable in healthcare.
References
Stone, W. M.; Smith, B. E.; Shaft, J. D.; Nelson, R. D.; Money, S. R. (2009). Impact of a computerized physician order-entry system, 208(5), p. 960-967. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.042
