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DAVID ELLIS, technology trAnds writer, consultant, and public speaker, is the founder and former president of Voyager Information Networks. His eclectic career path in intelligence, scholarly publishing, strategic consulting, and business leadership reflects a lifelong interest in their common core: information and communication.About the ContributorsMargaret L. Campbell, RN, has managed the palliative care practice at Detroit Receiving Hospital since 1988. From 1974 to 1988 she served in a number of critical care nursing positions, including staff nurse, educator and clinical nurse specialist. Campbell is the president of the Medical Ethics Resource Network of Michigan and is a member of the advisory committee to the American Nurses Association Center for Ethics and Human Rights.Donald K. Crandall, MD, FACS, vice president, clinical informatics, Mercy Health Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan, has served on various local, state, and national boards, including the Michigan State Medical Society (President, 1983) and the American Medical Association House of Delegates (Member, 1977-1992, with service on the Council of Medical Service, dealing with issues related to the practice of medicine). HBrian E. Peters, MHSA, is the director of health care futures at the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, and serves as the association's staff to the Council of Physicians, the Council on Small or Rural Hospitals, and the Council on Osteopathic Health Care.Craig Ruff is CEO and president, Public Sector Consultants, Inc. Prior to joining the firm, Ruff spent eleven years in Michigan's executive office. He was special assistant to Gov. William G. Milliken for human services and chief of staff to Lt. Gov. James H. Brickley. He developed legislation, coordinated interdepartmental policies, reviewed agency budgets, and worked closely with numerous professional associations and interest groups. Kevin L. Seitz is vice president of PPO and ancillary services, B

About the AuthorsAbout the References and NotesAcknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: TrAnds in Technology
1. The Rate of Change
2. Fundamental TrAnds in Technology
3. TrAnds in Administration and Control
4. Advances in Research Methods
5. Emerging Products and Services
6. Androids and Cyborgs
7. Preparing for the Future
Part Two: Professional Perspectives
8. The Process of the Health Care EncounterDonald K. Crandall, MD, FACS
9. Impact of Technology on Nursing CareMargaret L. Campbell, RN
10. Hospitals and the Forces of ChangeBrian E. Peters, MHSA
11. A Payer's Perspective on the FutureMarianne Udow and Kevin L. Seitz
12. Leadership, Followership, and ScienceCraig Ruff
13. Epilogue: A Postscript on Progress
Index

"Does an excellent job of forewarning the industry of the changes that are coming." —Chris Winter, CyberLife Technology

"A very comprehensive look at the future of health care and the implications of technological change. The book is a useful tool in assisting "outside the box" thinking for health care professionals." —Terence F. Moore, MidMichigan Health

"Explains how technology will alter health care from top to bottom and from inside out...in a way that is very likely correct and maybe even, in the And, wonderful - if health care providers begin to adjust now. To prepare for the future, one cannot ignore the signs of things to come. As such, one should read this book - now." — --James Clark, World Technology Network

"David Ellis brings to this work all of the best personal assets honed from life experience - the scholarship of a natural academic, the rolled-sleeves approach of a successful businessman, the vision of a futurist, the perspective of a world citizen, the expertise of a confirmed techie, the subtlety of a spymaster, and the good humor of a British-pub regular. Combine that with writing that's clear and comfortable, and you've got a text that's well worth the read." — --Pat Grauer, MA, Medical and Religious Writer

"Tackles an important and fascinating topic - how can information technology change the shape of medical care over the next three decades....[The authors] give a sense of the pace of change in technology, and speculate on how this will be adopted to improve medical care and change the economics of the health industry." — --Gill Ringland, ICL

"A spirited and thought-provoking survey...Though the scope is imaginative, the analysis is acute and well judged...an essential and accessible guide to care in the next century." — --David Howie, Oxford Nanotechnology

"This book is absolutely right to take a clean sheet of paper and consider how things might be - for that is how they most certainly will be." — --Alan Leibert, Card Europe

"A good read, thoughtfully written, informative, and provocative! A must for anyone planning on working in health care in the Twenty-First Century." — --Pamela Paul-Shaheen, Michigan Public Health Institute