Impact Of Computers

COMPUTERS A Computerized World Computers play an important role in this modern society. All people around the world are forced the “computer age” nowadays. Since the first computer was made in the late 1950s, which I heard that was came from the Chinese Abacus, the technology has developed extremely. Computers are everywhere and control a great deal of our living environment. More and more areas are being taken over by the computer.

Computers were first introduced into the world of pharmacy in 1974, and since 1983, wide usage of computers had began to help eradicate this possible mistake. When a patient's medication may possibly interfere with another medication they are currently taking, most computers utilized by modern chain pharmacies have the ability to indicate a DUR, which is a situation in which the computer is requesting the supervising pharmacist to review the their decision to dispense the drug to the patient... ... middle of paper ... ...es to utilize technology that is as up-to-date as the rest of the medical field. It would greatly reduce the possibility of error if doctors, physician's assistants, and other prescribing practitioners also developed better methods, such as the DUR model already incorporated by pharmacies. Doing so would create a greater efficiency in prescribing and dispensing the correct medications and greatly influence the efficacy of medicine without creating any drug interactions. Works Cited Mallet, L. (2007).

From health monitors, or even better ways to keep health records computers are becoming essential in this field. I decided to start a computer business within the medical field called E-Care, and to do that I needed to know what types of technology they would be using, and for what reasons. First I would like to think about what they do. They have to keep records of all their patients. This can easily be done on a computer.

Many of the modern methods of scanning and imaging are largely based on computer technology” ("Importance of Computers in Medicine."). We have been able to apply many of the advanced medical imaging techniques, over the years, thanks to developments in computer science. Magnetic quality imaging uses computer software. To obtain high-resolution images, doctors ... ... middle of paper ... ...in computer application or by researching the disease they have. Computers have made life so much easier by letting us improve the way we look at things.

The invention of computers has changed the way companies are being ran all over the country. Computers can be used in many different ways. From use by the human resource department, the accounting department, and even the managerial department. Individuals apply for jobs now by filling out an application online that is sent directly to the human resource department. The accounting department handle all the accounts receivable and accounts payable transactions online.

By the 1990s, a personal computer had grown to become a necessity in almost every home and business. In less than three decades, the computer has become indispensable to business, industry, government, in school, and home. Computer literacy is now considered as vital as learning to read and is to be taught to everyone. The influence of computer technology is evident in many aspects of society. Whether it is to help space exploration or processing checks or producing mailing labels, computers are used.

Due to startup and running costs, possibility for abuse, poor functioning, and the risk of loss of confidentiality, they were not used very much in the past. Now, they have become almost indispensable. Computer-based patient records have many advantages. They "have the potential to improve legibility, accessability, structure..."(Medical Informantics) the possibility of integration with telemedicine, and increased ability to collect health information. Computers are used for scheduling and appointment keeping.

This paper explores the social impacts of computers on modern life, and focuses on the benefits and the shortcomings. The exploration into the impacts of computers in today’s world is very wide and as a result, this paper will attempt t... ... middle of paper ... ...5). Survey Methods for assessing social impacts of computers in healthcare organizations. Evaluating the Organizational Impact of Healthcare Information Systems, 75-128. Ferguson, D. A., & Perse, E. M. (2000).

Data Warehouses In the past decade, we have witnessed a computer revolution that was unimaginable. Ten to fifteen years ago, this world never would have imagined what computers would have done for business. Furthermore, the Internet and the ability to conduct electronic commerce have changed the way we are as consumers. One of the upcoming concepts of the computer revolution in the past ten years has been that of Data Warehousing. In the following pages, we will examine this concept in the broadest sense first looking at a brief history of how databases and data warehouses have unrolled.

In a period of ten short years the Internet has profoundly changed the way modern telecommunications function. Today, it is hard to imagine a world without the Internet. The Internet's roots date back to the 1950s, when researchers realized there was a need to allow general communications between users of various computers and communications networks (History of the Internet, Wikipedia). However, it wasn't until 1986 and the National Science Foundation's (NSF) construction of a university network called NSFNet that the Internet truly began to take off. In the 1990s the Internet, as a shared network, began to gain in popularity.