Leadership in the digital age: a framework to balance high touch with high tech.
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."
Bathrick
Tamara
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Kaiser Permanente, Health Care Informatics Option in the Master of Science Degree Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
Kramer
Shantrell M
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Lohre
Julie Bennett
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Norton
Michele A
MA
Scherger
Deborah
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Walkes
Mary Catherine
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Skiba
Diane J
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