Amber Case studies the symbiotic relationships between humans and machines, in the Ted Talk video that I have embedded “Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now”, she says technology is a form of self because it is created by humans and it helps us to do things that we want to do. Physical tools are an extension of our physical self because they help us to perform physical tasks examples are: hammers, bikes, cars, space rockets. Therefore, technology is an extension of the mental self and it helps us perform tasks faster and communicate around the world. Humans and technology are correlated—technology grows because of humans and humans grow because of technology. However, she also states that in order for us to grow and develop personally we need time to self reflect upon our lives. This video correlates with the implementation of technology in the health care system because technology created by health care professionals can grow and be amazing. In turn, this technology can help health care professionals to learn, grown and develop new goals. This video has helped in my understanding of the use of technology in the workplace. Technology is important and it is part of our daily lives. The new technological health care system should be implemented with ideas from health care professionals; it should be an extension of the health care team, a part of them that enables them to achieve more.

The article  “Four Rules for the Reinvention of Health Care” stated that the design of new systems of care need to come from the people who are working in a health care field and not just people who create the technological program. The new health care system cannot be organizational and technological dependent from each other, they need to work together in order to be effective (2004). The people who are utilizing the health care system are the ones who need to provide the input to reinvent it because they know what works and what does not. It is evident that technology enhances our daily lives and it connects us with others, it provides us with multiple sources of information, it saves us time. Technological advances in health care are inevitable and it is up to the health care professionals to get involved in the design of this system (Coiera, 2004). The health care professionals need to accept the evolution of technology in their practice. As Darwin (1968) stated when studying populations of animals, adaptation is a process by where a population develops and more fit for the existence in its current environment. However, if adaptation is not possible or does not happen the animals becomes extinct. If health care professionals are reluctant to technologic change their existence may be at risk. Watching the video “We are all Cyborgs now” helped me understand how technology is a part of human beings, our society, and it is here to stay. Referring to Charles Darwin theory of evolution helped me explain that the evolution of technology in health care is crucial to the survival of health care and of effective client care because of our changing society.

Darwin, C. (1968). On the origin of species by means of natural selection. 1859. See also: http://www.literature. org/authors/darwin-charles/the-origin-ofspecies.

Coiera, E. (2004). Four rules for the reinvention of health care. BMJ, 328(7449), 1197–9. doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7449.1197

Case, A. (2010, January 11). Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now  [Video file].     Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/amber_case_we_are_all_cyborgs_now.html