With everything that we have covered so far in class, and what we

read and see in the world around us, it is obvious that major changes are happening all around us. Changes seem to be occurring at an ever-increasing rate. The following video is Microsoft’s idea of some of the changes that we can expect in our lives due to changes in technology.

As part of these changes, there will be changes in how healthcare is delivered to the society. Some of these technologies are beginning to become available, although they are not in common use. These advancements are likely to result in cheaper, easier access to healthcare; continuous monitoring; and different paradigms in the healthcare industry. The following video presents Microsoft’s idea of some of the changes that we can expect in the healthcare industry.

This brings us to an interesting issue. Most, if not all of us, are taking this curriculum in order to advance in our career in the healthcare field. With the anticipated changes to the delivery of healthcare, there will be new jobs that currently do not exist, as well as changes to duties of existing jobs and some jobs eliminated.
As far as new jobs, the following video reviews jobs in Healthcare Information Technology.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJD9d
How do you believe that your current or future job within the healthcare industry will change…and how will you respond to that change? If you are not currently in the healthcare industry, pick a position and answer the question from that perspective.