Biomedical subjects

S Lorch

Publications and source records attributed to S Lorch.

7 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1997

Why go see the doctor? Care goes from office to home as technology divorces function from geography.

Two functions of home care, assistance to improve disabled and aged patients' mobility and function, and self-care that includes treatment, screening-monitoring, exercise assistance, and information exchange, are described, as are the technologies used for these functions. Social and economic pressures as well as professional rationales that expand the use of technologies at home are noted, as is their impact on the site of care and on the patient-doctor relationship.

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PubMed1989

Technology and the work of the doctor outside the hospital.

This article examines the ends to which technology are employed in the office practice of medicine. It argues that the types of decisions technology supports are of greater impact on how medicine is practiced over the long view than the actual technologies themselves. The more relevant the technologies are to the effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment, the more they drive the practice of medicine toward a standard endeavor. Similarly, technologies that make existing tests and procedures more efficient often reduce the skill level that is needed to provide care. The results of these forces coupled with the increasing administrative, economic, and regulating pressures lead to a diminished role for physicians unless a conscious effort is made to introduce technologies that enhance their unique and discretionary work with patients.

Decision Making↗

PubMed1968