Topic > Healthcare and Hospitals in the Twenty-First Century

Hospitals in the twenty-first century have seen many improvements. Technology solutions offer lower costs and greater efficiency without compromising the care and treatment of service users using future technology (Mcnew, 2014). The use of monitoring equipment such as intrusion detection, video surveillance, and access control helps maximize security within hospitals (Mcnew, 2014). For example, the hospital can program the front door to show anything entering the hospital and people leaving the hospital. The equipment installed for monitoring includes Sipass control units, 385 card readers and cameras. Electronic medical records are a common aspect in the hospital that allows nurses and doctors to review patient records within the hospital with the help of a chip (Stein & Chiplin, 2014). In modern hospitals, wireless electronic devices are used that allow employees to locate everything within the hospital by simply typing the device. The use of the Alaris pump, a modern drug measuring device with an alarm to indicate when a doctor exceeds the dosage, shows the extent to which organizations are now investing in technology (Stein & Chiplin, 2014). Cameras are now used in operating rooms to reduce errors and reduce infection of patients with new diseases. Another device includes the voice communication system that allows patients to bypass the nurse and talk directly to their doctors. Redefining Healthcare The healthcare system is notorious for high costs and serious quality problems. There remains an alarming rate of errors in medical care. In the past, health care has had paramount concerns (Porter & Teisberg, 2006). Key concerns include diagnostic errors, preventable treatment errors are common, best practices… at the heart of the paper… what should it say?: How democracies can protect expression and promote equality. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Mcnew, R. (2014). Emergency Department Compliance Manual, 2014 Edition. Sl: Kluwer Law International.Nevid, J.S. (2013). Psychology: concepts and applications. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.Porter, M. E., & Teisberg, E. O. (2006). Redefining healthcare: Creating value-based competition over outcomes. Stein, J. A., & Chiplin, A. J. (2014). Medicare Handbook 2014. New York: Wolters Kluwer Publishers. Truglio-Londrigan, M., & Lewenson, S. (2013). Public health nursing: practicing population-based care. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.Vancheri, C., Institute of Medicine (USA). and National Academies Press (USA). (2011). Innovations in health literacy research: Workshop summary. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.