| The physician's role in a world of technology. | |
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PMID: 10099644 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Technology has come to dominate the medical world over the past 100 years. Some of this technology has come from science and some has been imported from the world of business. Some technology exists in the form of physical objects; other technology takes the form of systems and organization. Technology to manage information has played a particularly critical role in changing how medicine is practiced. Those who choose to apply the latest technologies to patient care do so in ways that are not merely a reflection of some "objective" set of scientific data. Rather, the use of technology transforms both the clinical encounter and the technology itself, and in so doing reflects the values of those who created and those who use the technology. Despite the many ways that technology has come to be used for medical care over the course of the past century, the role of the physician has remained central. |
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Authors:
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J D Howell |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 74 ISSN: 1040-2446 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 1999 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-04-15 Completed Date: 1999-04-15 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 244-7 Citation Subset: AIM; E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of History, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA. jhowell@umich.edu |
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Forecasting Humans Physician's Practice Patterns / trends Physician's Role* Physician-Patient Relations Technology, Medical / trends* Total Quality Management / trends United States |
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