Mobile Computing and Social Networking
Mobile Computing and Social Networking
Student: Kristopher Bryant
Professor: Dr. Edwin R. Otto
Course Title: Information Systems Decision Making
Date: August 18, 2012
Being healthy is one of our greatest assets that people take for granted when experiencing good health and one that is missed when experiencing illness. Anstett (2012) states that “employers all over the country, from big companies to city governments, increasingly are offering workplace health insurance policies that reward or penalize employees for progress on personal health goals.” It is important in our work lives and personal lives that we have good health and even better healthy habits. Doctors and nurses are becoming in need more as we age and encounter more diseases; so much so that the ability to has access to our medical records and current status can be the difference between an enjoyable life and one filled with constant visits to the doctor’s office or clinics. Monitoring the vital signs of patients is changing dramatically thanks to the mobile computing technology. According to Lewis of Information Week (2012), “the U.S. market for advanced patient monitoring systems has grown from $3.9 billion in 2007 to $8.9 billion in 2011 and is forecast to reach $20.9 billion by 2016, according to a study by Kalorama Information. Efforts to reduce costs in healthcare, avoid emergency room overcrowding, and prepare for a growing number of elderly patients in the years to come are a few of the drivers for the adoption of these systems.” We are living in an environment where medical information is not only important but it is needed quickly and needs to be accurate. Traditionally, people have gone to doctor’s offices in hopes of finding out what is wrong or finding that there is nothing wrong. People have been deciding when to go to the doctor and let them know how they are feeling in order for a doctor to diagnose symptoms and make recommendations for a continued healthy lifestyle.
Student: Kristopher Bryant
Professor: Dr. Edwin R. Otto
Course Title: Information Systems Decision Making
Date: August 18, 2012
Being healthy is one of our greatest assets that people take for granted when experiencing good health and one that is missed when experiencing illness. Anstett (2012) states that “employers all over the country, from big companies to city governments, increasingly are offering workplace health insurance policies that reward or penalize employees for progress on personal health goals.” It is important in our work lives and personal lives that we have good health and even better healthy habits. Doctors and nurses are becoming in need more as we age and encounter more diseases; so much so that the ability to has access to our medical records and current status can be the difference between an enjoyable life and one filled with constant visits to the doctor’s office or clinics. Monitoring the vital signs of patients is changing dramatically thanks to the mobile computing technology. According to Lewis of Information Week (2012), “the U.S. market for advanced patient monitoring systems has grown from $3.9 billion in 2007 to $8.9 billion in 2011 and is forecast to reach $20.9 billion by 2016, according to a study by Kalorama Information. Efforts to reduce costs in healthcare, avoid emergency room overcrowding, and prepare for a growing number of elderly patients in the years to come are a few of the drivers for the adoption of these systems.” We are living in an environment where medical information is not only important but it is needed quickly and needs to be accurate. Traditionally, people have gone to doctor’s offices in hopes of finding out what is wrong or finding that there is nothing wrong. People have been deciding when to go to the doctor and let them know how they are feeling in order for a doctor to diagnose symptoms and make recommendations for a continued healthy lifestyle.
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