Assignment: 5-Year Forecast Plan for Emerging Trends and Technology
Competency
Critique the implications of using technology and emerging trends in business
Scenario
You are the administrator for a small healthcare company. Your company is preparing the five-year technology forecast as a part of the company-wide plan. Your company knows that technology changes quickly and making sure patients have the latest innovations is important. Your company wants to explore some of the new trends in technology but is concerned about the legal and ethical implications.
The director of the healthcare company has asked that you create a 5-year forecast plan sharing with the leadership some new technologies in healthcare. The director is concerned with the legal and ethical implications of using emerging technology in patient care. Be sure to support your recommendations with credible resources. Using the assigned readings in this module is a good starting point. Research databases are listed in the Resources area below.
Instructions
As the administrator, you will research then develop a 5-year forecast for the director that explores two emerging technologies in the healthcare arena. You will need to address the ethical and legal implications. The director may not be familiar with these technologies so be thorough in the description of the technologies.
In Microsoft Word, create the 5-year forecast plan. The 5-year forecast plan should be 3 to 4 pages in length and should accomplish these objectives:
1) Evaluate two new technologies in healthcare that reflect future trends; be sure to include visual aids such as graphs or charts.
2) Examine legal implications of implementing these emerging technologies in the healthcare field.
3) Describe any ethical concerns about using emerging technologies in the healthcare field.
4) Include an estimation of costs associated with the new technologies.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.