RESEARCH HOW DIFFERENT FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY HAVE IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE

Your initial thesis and outline for your course project paper are due this module. Prepare a 1-2 page document containing you thesis and outline. Your outline will be the skeleton from which you will write your project. Your outline should contain an idea for your introduction, thesis, and at least two sections of a body comprised of a discussion on the technology advances. You may use any standard outline format. An idea for a conclusion should come at the end. For a summary of requirements, see the original assignment inModule 02 Course Project – Introduction.
 

Project Overview

Your project for this course is to develop a paper that provides an overview of how technology has been used to improve medical care. You have a choice of two options for this project:
Option 1 – Pick one or two of the medical specialties listed below. Research how different forms of technology have improved medical care in those specialties.
 
These medical specialties include:

• Allergy and Immunology
• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Clinical Biochemical Genetics
• Clinical Cytogenetic
• Clinical Generics
• Clinical Molecular Genetics
• Medical Genetics
• Neurological Surgery
• Nuclear Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Otolaryngology
• Clinical Pathology
• Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Plastic Surgery
• Psychiatry
• Neurology
• Diagnostic Radiology
• Radiation Oncology
• Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Urology

Option 2 – Select an area of Health Information Technology (Laboratory, Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Home Health, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes Administrative, Radiology, Clinical Trials, Public Health, Prison System, Dental, Telemedicine, etc.) and research how that area uses healthcare delivery and health information technology.