title: Leadership in the digital age: a framework to balance high touch with high tech.
abstract: The next great age will be influenced heavily by the physical sciences, biological sciences, and nanotechnologies. This article presents case scenarios highlighting the technologic possibilities for the next age. It also presents a potential leadership model for the digital age and beyond. Finally, it provides insight as to how nurse managers can reconcile one of the major dilemmas in nursing--balancing "high touch" with "high tech."
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente, Health Care Informatics Option in the Master of Science Degree Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bathrick
authors.forename: Shantrell M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Julie Bennett
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lohre
authors.forename: Michele A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scherger
authors.forename: Mary Catherine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Walkes
authors.forename: Diane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Skiba
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000639:trends*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical