The Use of
Technology within the Healthcare Industry
 

My career focus  is to become a member of the health care industry.  I will initially become a Registered Nurse and after 1 year of gaining field work experience, I will concurrently begin the process to promote my level to a Physician  Assistant (PA) .  A Registered Nurse ("RN"), is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of the nursing process in conjunction with other health care professionals.

Registered nurses may earn an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree. They are licensed by a State issued program (State Board of Registered Nursing).  The salary of a RN varies between $64,887 – $90,811, depending where you practice.  I have always had a stronge passion for health, fitness, and natural well-being.  I want to be involved in a leadership role providing medical attention when need.  Registered nurses work in a variety of health care facilities, including clinics, hospitals, physicians' offices, nursing care facilities and schools.  I think having this freedom within your career is an excellent plan, you can change area of study and you can always move up in the health care field by becoming a Physicians Assistant (PA) or become a Medical Doctor (MD). To learn more about Nursing as a career click here.

Health care is one of our most pressing challenges facing us today.  Almost any disscusion related to improving health care usually has technology as a core component.  Technology is not the answer to all health care concerns but used appropriataly will contribute to the transformation of healhcare.  Whether your focus is reducing health care cost or improving patient safety, technology is the tool for success, as it is in many other industries.  A great site to learn about technology in the health care field is iHealthBeat.  


A new way we can view technology in the health care industry is with Twitter.  More hospitals, health care professionals and patients are turning to the online social media tool Twitter to disseminate and collect health information.  In addition, services such as TrialX use Twitter to help patients connect with clinical trials.  Despite Twitter's potential to transform health care communication, experts warn that the tool has certain limitations.  It is recommened that Twitter users exercise caution in order to preserve patient confidentiality and ensure the accuracy of data sources.  To view more of this artical click here.  

Technology, while rapidly increasing in all areas, will be of vial importance in the healthcare field.  These articals provide an example of how technology changes so fast and so widespread.  The times ahead will both be interesting and challenging.  I feel my education will help prepair me to face these challenges head.