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Words:o Path: p QUESTION 7 As technology advances, communications and information technology will significantly affect the health care industry 1. Name FOUR areas (other than social media) that will be impacted and explain why. 2. As you are finishing your studies of Medical Law & Ethics, discuss how social media can have a positive and negative impact on you as a health care professional. 3. As health care professionals, what do we need to be cognizant of? Discuss how it relates to professionalism in the workplace privacy standards, ethics, etc Wordso A Path: p

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7) 1. The four areas in health industry which will have benefits with the advancement in technology are :-

- Appointment system , with advancement in technology and it's application in health industry will allow to make online appointment

- Telemedicine ,with the advancement in technology and it's application in health industy will allow to conduct online consultation from home itself

- Online reporting ,with the advancement in technology and it's application in health industy will allow people see their reports from home itself.

- Advancement in procedures and surgeries for example robotic surgery .

2. Social media is itself a big industry with big impacts. It can be positive or negative .Like everything thing in this world has its advantages and disadvantages ,social media also has its pros and cons and it depends on how it interprets the information collected by them . If they are under some political influence then they will only act as their toys . While some social media which work ethically , does the work for the people and for their wellness .

3. Being a health care professional , we should have thorough knowledge about our professional and it's practices which is updated till latest version . Because when many of the recent updates which have taken place might cause serious impacts for example in some health policies ,ethical standards etc . Being knowledgeable is the prior thing in this world , a person with knowledge has everything is considered rich .