Exam 8: The Impact of Information Technology on Productivity and the Quality of Life

In the United States and in most developed countries, the standard of living has been improving over time. However, its rate of change varies as a result of ____________________ that affect prices, wages, employment levels, and the production of goods and services.

____________________ is defined as the amount of output produced per unit of input.

The comprehensive use of Electronic Health Records has spread to well over 50% of all U.S. hospitals and physicians.

Store-and-forward telemedicine does not require the presence of the patient and care provider at the same time.

Most countries have continually been able to produce more goods and services over time-not through a proportional increase in input but by making production more efficient.

IT investments sometimes yield ____________________ benefits such as improved quality, reliability, and service.

Today, organizations are trying to improve IT systems and business processes that have already gone through several rounds of improvement. This makes it difficult to measure significant improvements in _____.

Define productivity and discuss the relationship between IT investment and productivity growth.

The ______________________________ awards up to $270 million in grants to state education agencies each year through the Ed-Tech program.

Although the healthcare industry depends on highly sophisticated technology for diagnostics and treatment, it has been slow to implement IT solutions to improve productivity and efficiency.

Investment in IT is by far the single most important driver of worker productivity.

The use of telemedicine is a natural extension of medical practices followed for decades and really does not require addressing new legal and ethical issues.

A 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine found that as many as 98,000 Americans die annually due to preventable ____________________.

_____ is the European country with the smallest percentage of population using the Internet.

The goal of telework is to allow employees to be effective and productive from _____.

The standard of living is about the same among groups within a single country although it varies greatly from country to country.

The most widely used measurement of the material standard of living is _____.

_____ a Taiwanese multinational manufacturer of computers and computer components that launched the Eee notebook computer costing $200 to $400.

The ______________________________ tracks U.S. productivity on a quarterly basis.

There is seldom much lag time between the application of innovative IT solutions and the capture of significant productivity gains.