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Introduction to Area of Interaction - Health

Portfolio Piece Two will focus on Health

For the portfolio, the IBO includes the following subtopics in Health:

• Telemedicine: service delivery to isolated and remote areas

• Electronic health records: privacy, data analysis, public health

• Diagnostic and therapeutic tools: robotic surgery, prosthetic devices, diagnostic software, drug development and marketing

• Medical advice on the Internet or a CD-ROM

• Monitoring patients

• IT solutions for disabled people

Click the link below and read the story, then come back and complete the activity below

Health story link

Activity

• What is this story about?  In a few sentences summarize the main points of this article.
  　

• Do some research on the Web and create a list of current uses of I.T. in the Health service.
  　

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• There are both positives and negatives to using information technology in the health service.  Make two lists, one for positives and one for negatives, and try to compile related issues that may come from this story. 

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