Think seriously about this...THE next big question...MEDICINE AND COMPUTERS?

How comfortable would you be having a robot perform a heart surgery on you? How about sitting in front of your computer and "chatting" out your problems instead of visiting a shrink? What of having a doctor consultation via the net? Well computers are changing every facet of our lives. No doubt they are making headway into the health care system. So how far are we ready to allow our privacy to be impinged upon, and how does this happen, if it does happen anyway? These are questions I have been ruminating over in my mind for long. The hype is bout medical informatics, Health Informatics or such like clinches. This is our world, so how do we live in it. Participate in this next discussion and share your knowledge.

Think seriously about this...THE next big question...MEDICINE AND COMPUTERS?antivirus programs

Computers are making headway in the health care field, its true. However, there are many things computers and robots are not capable of doing. A robot cannot analyze the emotion in words. They cannot understand the complex nature of open heart surgery and all the variables that come with it. They cannot grasp the effect of birth and death on family. Hence the reason that they will never completely take over the medical field.

Many people have taken to self diagnosing medical problems because today when you visit the doctor you get 10 minutes of their time and its increadibly impersonal. Once upon a time your family physician knew you by name, knew your medical history, daily medications, and allergies without having to consult a chart. Today a nurse does all of the preliminary work, taking your vitals, up dating your medical history, allergies, and medications. When the doctor comes in he has 10 minutes or less to diagnose your problem and get you out of the room before its cleaned and used for the next patient.