Technology and barrriers in Health Care

Technology helps to overcome communication barrier in health care. The use of communication technology like computerized medication carts in the area of medication administration has effectively help nurses administer medication to their patients at the patient’s bedside, hence preventing any chance of medication error.
The use communication technology has also proved to be very helpful in overcoming communication barriers in the area of nurses shortage. With the introduction of remote monitoring equipments, nurses can remotely monitor more than one patient in intensive care. An example of such communication technology is the situation where monitoring equipment is installed in a central area, usually the nurse’s station and then used to monitor and control the devices in the patient’s rooms from that central point.