Question

1. As technology is advancing in healthcare, why do you think this is an important recommendation for quality/patient safety?
   
2. What are some of the technological advances that have been made that can enhance quality and patient safety?
   
3. Give reasons for your choices.

Answer 1

Quality in healthcare means providing the care patient needs in an affordable,safe and effective manner.

Quality healthcare also means enaging and involving the patient so that patient take ownership in preventive care and treatment of diagnosed disease.

Technology help contribute to patient centered care by fostering communication between Patient and provider via technology.

It also increase acess to information such as medical records, which can improve patient self monitoring and convineince.

For example hospital database for easy acess of patient records and history