Select one of the topics from the following list:

• Telemedicine/Telehealth
• Technology and Public Health
• Technology and Radiology
• Technology and Surgery
• Technology and Dentistry
• Technology and Pharmacy
• Technology and Education
• Technology and Psychiatry or Psychology
• Technology and Rehabilitative therapies
• Technology and Security and Privacy

Part I: Final Paper

For your Final Paper, you will use the topic you selected in Week One of the course and write a six- to eight-page paper explaining a branch of health care and its corresponding technology.

Address the following as it pertains to your selected topic:

1. Introduce the topic and the pertinent forms of technology.

2. Explain how technology impacts this area of healthcare as it relates to the provision of services.

3. Discuss the following as they relate to your topic:

a. efficiency and effectiveness

b. access to care

c. accuracy of services

d. patient comfort

e. cost

f. other issues related to client/patient-centered care

4. Evaluate the strengths and limitations of the technology that supports the delivery of health care services.

5. Analyze current and future applications of technology for your topic.

6. Predict possible areas of future research or applications of technology.