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

The increase in productivity during the 1950s soared to an average of 3.6 percent per year as modern management techniques and automated technology made workers far more ____________________.

____________________ employs modern telecommunications and information technologies to provide medical care to people who live far away from healthcare providers.

Progressive management teams use IT, as well as other new technology and capital investment, to implement ____________________ in products, processes, and services.

The development and use of new medical technology, such as new diagnostic procedures and treatments has increased spending and "accounts for one-half to two-thirds of the increase in healthcare spending in excess of general inflation."

The ____________________ invests about $3,000 in IT for each worker.

Some work roles and some individuals are not well suited for telework opportunities.

As of 2007, what percent of all U.S. heads-of-household have never used e-mail?

Telework can decrease an organization's carbon footprint by reducing daily ____________________.

What evidence is there that the use of electronic health records can improve patient health care and reduce costs?

The _________________________ Act requires that each state have an Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed-Tech) program.