Rosow Eric, Grimes Stephen L
Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102, USA.
Nurs Adm Q. 2003 Oct-Dec;27(4):307-17. doi: 10.1097/00006216-200310000-00008.
Bill Gates states in Business @ The Speed of Thought that "the 2000s will be about velocity." This "decade of velocity" is driven by the flow of digital information. Health care organizations should develop a "digital nervous system" that is distinguished from a network of computers by the accuracy, immediacy, and richness of the information it brings to health care workers and by the insight and collaboration made possible by this information. This article provides a clinical engineering perspective on technology in health care in an era of rapid change. It discusses how clinical engineers work with health care professionals to manage and adapt to technological, economic, social, and regulatory forces that are redefining our approach to health care delivery.
比尔·盖茨在《未来时速》中指出：“21世纪将是速度的世纪。” 这个 “速度的十年” 是由数字信息流驱动的。医疗保健组织应开发一种 “数字神经系统”，它与计算机网络的区别在于它带给医护人员的信息的准确性、即时性和丰富性，以及这些信息所带来的洞察力和协作能力。本文从临床工程的角度探讨了快速变化时代的医疗保健技术。它讨论了临床工程师如何与医疗保健专业人员合作，以管理和适应正在重新定义我们医疗保健服务方式的技术、经济、社会和监管力量。
