Health

=Health= Task 1: Video Clip Synopsis
 * Telemedicine : service delivery to isolated and remote areas
 * Electronic health records : privacy, data analysis, public health
 * Diagnostic and therapeutic tools : robotic surgery, prosthetic devices, diagnostic software, drug development and marketing
 * Medical advice on the Internet or a CD-ROM
 * Monitoring patients
 * IT solutions for disabled people. (IBO 2006)

Task 2: Three possible News Stories [|Demo shows IT critical to improving care of patients with chronic diseases] [|Louisiana hospital goes for meaningful use via open source IT] [|Elsevier launches online tool to help nurses avoid 'never events']