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Your project for this course is to develop a paper that provides an overview of how technology has been used to improve medical care. You have a choice of two options for this project:
Option 1 - Pick one or two of the medical specialties listed below. Research how different forms of technology have improved medical care in those specialties.
These medical specialties include:
• Allergy and Immunology
• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Clinical Biochemical Genetics
• Clinical Cytogenetic
• Clinical Generics
• Clinical Molecular Genetics
• Medical Genetics
• Neurological Surgery
• Nuclear Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology
• Clinical Pathology
• Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Plastic Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Neurology
• Diagnostic Radiology
• Radiation Oncology
• Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Urology
Option 2 - Select an area of Health Information Technology (Laboratory, Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Home Health, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes Administrative, Radiology, Clinical Trials, Public Health, Prison System, Dental, Telemedicine, etc.) and research how that area uses healthcare delivery and health information technology. The areas of Health Information Technology include:
• Laboratory
• Rehabilitation
• Psychiatry
• Home Health
• Long Term Care
• Nursing Homes Administration
• Radiology
• Clinical Trials
Public Health
• Prison System
• Dental
• Telemedicine
Write a 1-page overview of your topic selection for the course project. Include at least one research source in your paper and cite it in a References page at the end in APA format. As in all writing assignments, follow standard mechanics in writing, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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