Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Computing in the Medical Field

By Allyson Westcot


Each industry uses PCs to some level, including the medical profession. From the moment you walk into an infirmary, your information is gathered, put into a P. C. and processed. The original record that is made in a database becomes the foundation for everything that happens to you while you're still there.

The healthcare staff even relies on PCs in the operating room for many things today. Bio-medical tests, such as little chips that can be utilized to collect physical samples, test them, and send the results to a computer are being developed in the hopes that they can provide almost instant testing for sicknesses and conditions in the future. PCs that can be sterilized and used for this and many other procedures are required in today's medical environment.

In 1986, when the Radio Shack Tandy PC was still reasonably brand new technology tough notebooks (and even CD-Roms, MP3s and most of the technology we have all grown used to today) were far away. But even 25 years ago, before rugged systems were widely available, PCs were beginning to help the medical community in other waysâ€"ways in which they're still used today, frequently without any thought, because these uses are so deep-seated into our way of life.

PCs in health care when Windows was new were often utilised for jobs like staff scheduling, surgery scheduling, staff records, inventory, and storing data about different things like infection control treatments and costs. PCs are still utilised for these things today , as well as much more.

Because computers are employed in every aspect of health-care today, rugged systems and laptops are vital. If a PC at the admittance desk crashes, the info is likely backed up somewhere and can be replaced. An operating room computer or one in the emergency room that goes down could mean more major problems. Technology that can deal with the fast paced environment of an infirmary is far different than PCs from 1986, and much more important today and in the future.




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