ARTICLE FEATURES . Emerging Healthcare Technology
Emerging Healthcare Technology How has the nurses’ workplace changed?
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here has been a lot of talk about how technology can improve patient outcomes, but there is a huge impact on nursing as well. Advantages include greater accuracy, fewer employee infections, and better spread of information. The healthcare industry is relying on technology to make up for the nursing shortage and improve patient outcomes as well. But it's time to stop and assess the impact of healthcare technology on nursing, which is the world's largest healthcare workforce. Healthcare nursing service providers have many roles, and the nursing sector includes the largest number of workers in this field. For instance, the nursing workforce in a country like the United States is the size of the army. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 4,600,000 female nurses by the end of 2017. Until 2020, the number had increased
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significantly, but according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), there is still a nursing shortage, and this applies to most countries in the world. Hence, there was a trend to digitize the sector and the use of technology. What were the results?
Continuous Developments The digitization of healthcare and related technologies is accelerating to help solve this staff shortage. The past year has been a successful year for the healthcare IT industry, according to the Semi-Annual Health IT Market Review by Healthcare Growth Partners. Investments in assistive technology, Internet of Things in healthcare and other healthcare technologies are seeing similar spikes. Many nursing behaviors have changed over the last 40 years.
THE DIGITIZATION OF HEALTHCARE AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES IS ACCELERATING TO HELP SOLVE THIS STAFF SHORTAGE. THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE HEALTHCARE IT INDUSTRY, ACCORDING TO THE SEMIANNUAL HEALTH IT MARKET REVIEW BY HEALTHCARE GROWTH PARTNERS.