Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Computing in the Medical Field

By Allyson Westcot


Every industry uses computers to some degree, including the medical profession. From the instant you walk into a hospice, your info is gathered, put into a computer and processed. The first record that's created in a database becomes the basis for everything that happens to you while you're there.

The medical care staff even depends on computers in the operating room for many things today. Bio-medical tests, for example tiny chips that can be used to gather physical samples, test them, and send the results to a PC are being developed in the hopes that they can offer just about instant testing for illnesses and conditions in the near future. Computers that may be sterilised and utilised for this and many other processes are obligatory in the current day's medical environment.

In 1986, when the Radio Shack Tandy PC was still reasonably brand new technology tough notebooks (and even CD-Roms, MP3s and most of the technology we have all grown used to today) were far away. But even 25 years ago, before rugged systems were widely available, PCs were beginning to help the medical community in other waysâ€"ways in which they're still used today, frequently without any thought, because these uses are so deep-seated into our way of life.

PCs in health care when Windows was new were often utilised for jobs like staff scheduling, surgery scheduling, staff records, inventory, and storing data about different things like infection control treatments and costs. PCs are still utilised for these things today , as well as much more.

Because computers are utilized in all sides of health care today, rugged systems and computers are important. If a computer at the admittance desk crashes, the information is likely backed up somewhere and can be put back. An operating room computer or one in the ER that goes down could mean more major issues. Technology capable of handling the fast-paced environment of a surgery is far different than PCs from 1986, and much more critical today and in times to come.




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