Technology and the doctor-patient relationship /D.C. Lozar.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)
- McFarland health topics .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- Buck Rogers medicine (utopia) -- George Orwell medicine (dystopia) -- Frontier medicine (Old School) -- Beam me up, Scotty (telemedicine) -- The healing touch (origin story) -- Go gently into that good night (death) -- Lawyers, doctors and lobbyists, oh my (mala praxis) -- Medicine is dirty (don't bring it home) -- It's the money, stupid (terminal economics) -- We're only human (that's the point) -- The librarians (custodians of health) -- The altered mind of a physician (evolution?) -- We are not alone (it's called a planet) -- The brave new world (is here) -- Doctor tomorrow (what's next?).
"Medicine is an ancient profession that advances as each generation of practitioners passes it down to the next. It remains a distinguished, flawed and rewarding vocation-but it may be coming to an end as we know it. Computer algorithms promise patients better access, safer therapies and more predictable outcomes. Technology reduces costs, designs more effective and personalized treatments and diminishes fraud and waste. Balanced against these miraculous developments is the risk that medical professionals will forget their primary responsibility is to their patients, not to a template of care. Written for anyone who has considered a career in health care-and for any patient who has had an office visit where a provider spent more time doing data-entry than examining them-this book weighs the benefits of emerging technologies against the limitations of traditional systems to envision a future where both doctors and patients are better-informed consumers of health care tools"--
9781476637440
Physician and patient. Medical technology. Communication in medicine. Biomedical engineering. Physician-Patient Relations Biomedical Technology Health Communication