CONTEXT+OF+HEALTH+AND+IT

ALI & MIKE

1. Tasks to understand the context of healthcare and IT: 1. Search through sites such as the BBC News website, The Economist, and the Financial Times for "health care" and "Africa" and other related terms to get a sense of the state of healthcare and healthcare technology in Africa. 2. Search through the websites of local hospitals such as Cape Cod Hospital, Falmouth Hospital, and Jordan hospital to find out about their use of technology. 3. Be sure to address //at least// all of the following ITGS questions: a. Who are the stakeholders—individuals, institutions, societies who initiate and control the IT developments and are affected by them? b. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the stakeholders? c. Who is responsible? d. Who is accountable? e. What policies, rules or laws apply to the situation?