Assignment:
Technology has come a long way from just being something with considerable potential benefits to an indispensable tool for all long-term care providers. The application of technology is an important and growing aspect in the field of long-term care. As technology grows, it continues to be more flexible, easier to use, and usually less expensive. Potential future applications include improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the care provided, and supplying needed information to consumers, policy makers, and researchers.
Why do you think technology is important to long-term care? Support your answer with relevant examples. Discuss the pros and cons of the implementation of technology in long-term care. What are some ways in which technology improves the type and quality of care received by long-term care consumers?
What are some of the benefits from the implementation of information technology for providers, consumers, and the long-term care system? Do you agree or disagree it is important for there to be a commitment by top management for the use of information technology in long-term care to be successful? Why?
Q1. What challenges and opportunities are future long-term care managers likely to face?
Q2. What skills do these managers need to meet these challenges and opportunities successfully, and how can they acquire these skills?
Q3. Suggest ways in which long-term care managers can act proactively to improve the overall system.
Your answer must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.