Discussion Question 1

Review the article at http://www.healthcarereformmagazine.com/article/technology-innovation-us-healthcare.html.

Based on your analysis and understanding of the article, answer the following questions:

• What are the two most important reasons for why technology is not adopted? What can be done about them?
• What are the ways these two issues can be resolved? Explain.

Discussion Question 2

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about nursing informatics or technologies used in nursing. Based on your research, answer the following questions:

• What technology does your facility use?
• How has it improved patient care or outcomes?
• What can be done to make it more useful or to further improve patient care or outcomes?