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1. In what ways are Health Care or Human Service organizations unproductive or inefficient? Describe a piece of technology that could help improve productivity or efficiency; it could be software or hardware, currently existing or a future technology. How would it make the organization more productive, more efficient, provide better customer service, or improve planning and decision making?

2. Explain why a Health Care provider would want to store patient medical records electronically. What are the disadvantages of doing so?

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The solution discusses in what ways Health Care or Human Service organization are unproductive or inefficient, as well as why would a Health Care provider want to store patient medical records electronically.

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1. They often base their work on very inefficient paper work - even when using computers! If the system was based on a logical and thorough networking with computers sharing all sorts of information (text, pictures - photos, x-ray, thermograms, CT scans, MRI scans, ultrasound scans - , sound - like heart murmurs - , video etc.) including whole case histories, ...

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