High technology: miracle or malady for patient care.
Trends in medicine in the United States today are toward a more widespread application of high technology equipment and procedures. The patient can perceive these new technologies as both miracles and maladies in their health care delivery. While a benefit to the treatment of the disease process is usually very clear, the impact on the person as a whole is often forgotten. The article is intended to focus on the impact of high technology on the patient as a person.
Adler
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Radiologic Technology Program, Indiana University Northwest, Gary 46408.
D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013679:Technology, Radiologic