title: A look to the future: how emerging information technology will impact operations and practice.
abstract: The use of information technology tools in home care delivery is dramatically increasingly. This technology can streamline business and clinical processes by linking people with one another and to vital healthcare information at any time, any place. This article describes four emerging information technology trends that are currently influencing home care nursing and presents future implications.
authors.affiliation: Telehealth Inc., Frederick, MD, USA. velfrink@insight.rr.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elfrink
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009816:Office Automation / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000639:trends