Drones are far more than toys. Drones will transform diverse areas of
life, including business, defense, education, entertainment, and, of
course, health and medicine. Drones will also transform the role and
function of nurses and other healthcare professionals. Just consider the
possibilities...
As nurses look forward to a future where drones are active
participants, they may witness myriad problems-from privacy, security
and designated delivery spots to traffic patterns, durability and
licensing. However, nurses can become part of the drone revolution if
they take action on the following: Read More
Empower Yourself...Welcome to your future and beyond.... Working together we will build upon our "collective wisdom" to create, for tomorrow, what we can only imagine today...J. Perl, Editor
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.