Chapter 8

 Question to Consider

1.      How important is access to ICT in children’s education?

Access is important for ICT, because it is also becoming an important aspect in the employment sector and a tool for enabling citizen participation and social inclusion as more services, products and information becomes accessible by electronic means.

Reference/Source:http://www.dorset.rmplc.co.uk/tanvq/Why%20is%20ICT%20important%20for%20children_files/frame.htm

2.      What are the barriers that stand in the way of universal access to ICT for everyone who wants it?

These are some of those barriers/circumstances that ensure the availability of universal access to ICT:

-All users are treated alike with no discrimination.

-There is no difference in services as well as the price or quality of services provided

to different users.

-Access is inclusive of all gender, ethnic, social or religious groups. There is no difference in service or tariffs based on geographic location, particularly

between urban or rural areas.

-There is special treatment for those wilt disabilities to ensure they have equal access

to ICTs and services.

Reference/Source: http://www.wgig.org/docs/WP-Access.pdf

Technological Advances Create Digital Divide in Health Care

Question to Consider

1.      Can you provide examples that either refute or confirm the idea that a gap exists between the kinds of healthcare services available to the wealthy and the poor in the United States?

These are some of those examples that refutes or confirm the idea that a gap exist between the kinds of healthcare services;

-improve health

-safety

-equity outcomes

-provide medical providers with skills and strategies to change the social circumstances that shape the health of their patients.

Prevention Institute outlines an approach that community health centers can take to promote community health even as they deliver high quality medical services to individuals.

Reference/Source: http://www.weegy.com/?ConversationId=9771CF9C

2.      Should healthcare organizations make major investments in telemedicine to provide improved services that only the wealthy can afford?

It seems that today, unfortunate people are increasing due to their uneducated status, poor country, poverty and over populated cities. These are mostly reasons that would be answer to the society at present. But having a cheap telemedicine would be better for the poor people who dreamed of their near death even having their mild illness.

3.      What are the drawbacks of telemedicine? What situations might not lend themselves to telemedicine solutions?

Well some experts complain that there are actually quite a few of drawbacks of telemedicine. First of all, one problem is that many fear that it will take away from personal one on one time. Conferences and video can’t replace valuable time between doctor and patient or more personal discussion that doctors and physicians might otherwise have with each other.

Then we have clinical risk and over dependence on this telemedicine system. Due to the risks involved with what is reliable vs. unreliable information and over dependence or over use of telemedicine can easily get out of control until more uniformed strategies and procedures are put into play.

As you can see telemedicine is not yet all worked out where it can be utilized constantly or flexibly. But, it has enormous potential to be a tremendous asset to the world and all its civilizations. There is no arguing that the contributions it can make have endless possibilities however more time and effort will be needed to organize telemedicine for it to be confidently accepted.

Reference/Source: http://www.healthguideinfo.com/health-informatics/p6499/