Company representatives should proactively meet with payers while their product is still being developed to understand what data will be most likely to convince them of a new technology’s value proposition and lead to reimbursement.

True

Or

False

Reflect on the impact of information technology on Education and Administration within healthcare. What has changed within the hospital as well as collegiate environment with regard to educating learners/nurses/other healthcare providers about using technology and mining the data collected to advance healthcare? What has changed in the hospital environment with regard to managing staff/nurses and their use of information technology? Include in your response and relevant legal, ethical, and/or regulatory issues such as the impact of meaningful use on reimbursement, issues associated with HIPAA compliance, and the impact of technology use on the management of health outcomes.

Cloning is a highly controversial topic. What is your position on cloning? Address the following in the space below. (2pts)

What is the rationale behind generating cloned primates? In other words, what is their proposed use or benefit to research or toward development of medical interventions? Do you feel these benefits “justify” the technology and generation of the cloned animals? What concerns do you have regarding use of this technology?

Do you think this technology should be subject to government regulation? Who do you think should determine when its use / implementation is appropriate?

What major ethical concerns are addressed by use of iPS cells rather than cells generated following SCNT?

If you wrote a brief essay discussing the impact of recombinant DNA technology on genetics as we perceive the discipline today, what applications of recombinant DNA technology should be included?

Select the six correct applications.

A) forensics

B) plant and animal production

C) medical advances

D) human modification

E) natural selection

F) drug development

G) understanding gene function

H) plant and animal husbandry