3 simple parts
Evaluating Emerging Technology
Objectives
• Identify and select an emerging technology to evaluate.
• Provide an overview of the emerging technology and its role/function in health care.
• Analyze current polices and regulation governing informatic and communication
technologies.
• Evaluate the emerging technology you selected and determine if the technology will
achieve equitable care in an underserved population.
Overview
New health care innovations offer nurses an opportunity to apply emerging technologies in
practice to improve quality and patient outcomes.
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the impact of an emerging technology and
related regulations and policies on health care delivery and equitable care. Complete Parts I-
III, as indicated below. Be concise but use complete sentences representative of scholarly
writing.
Part I: Evaluation of an Emerging Technology
Provide an overview of an emerging technology and its role/function in health care.
Describe an emerging
technology. What is the
current competition for this
technology?
Explain how the technology would enhance
value, quality, and cost-effectiveness in health
care.
Explain how a nurse’s role incorporates
informatics technology.
Part II: Policies and Regulation
Analyze (examine in detail) current polices and regulation governing informatic and communication technologies.
Identify a policy (state or federal) and one regulation currently in
place.
Explain how the policy and regulation enhance value, quality,
and cost-effectiveness in health care delivery.
Policy:
Regulation:
In 250-350 words, explain how you would advocate for policies and regulations that support the appropriate use of technologies
impacting health care.
Part III: Equitable Care
Select an underserved population. Using the emerging technology you selected, determine if the technology will achieve equitable
care in an underserved population. Consider access, cost-effectiveness, care outcomes, and mitigating factors specific to your selected
population in your analysis.
Present your selected
population and explain
why it is considered an
underserved population.
Evaluate the emerging technology you
selected and discuss what aspects must be
considered to ensure equitable care for this
population.
Based on your overall analysis, describe which aspect
would be the most critical priority for the population
you selected (access, cost-effectiveness, care
outcomes, and mitigating factors). Why is this the most
critical priority?
In 250-350 words, describe the type of resources and opportunities that would be required for your selected population to have the intended
outcomes from the emerging technology.