Technology can change any field in the workforce. It can help keep records, make it easier to find records and even keep up with billing. In a world of technology, it’s an ever changing need for every profession. Many fields, such as the Paralegal field have felt these changes, it might be going from a hard copy to an electronic copy. There are so many programs to help us in every aspect of our professions. Technology also allows us to work remotely, if needed.
In the Paralegal field, many things have switched to an electronic system. Law offices are now using “E-filing” to file documents with some courts. They have also started converting their files to an electronic file, thus making it easier to pull cases that are closed. Technology has
Small law firms offer the paralegal a chance to work in many different areas of law and allow them to provide many different services while working on...
Paralegals have become an essential part of today's legal system, and as the profession becomes one of the leading and fastest growing occupations in the U.S. economy; these individuals perform delegated tasks under the supervision of attorneys. Education has played an important part on this matter; it has facilitated this development by allowing lawyers to use these skills professionals as agents to delegate specific tasks such as legal research, gathering of information and the drafting of specific legal documents under the supervision and final approval of their principals. This has been very significant because now; we can enjoy a speedy process in a cumbersome legal system. From en economic standpoint, it has also been beneficial by decreasing the substantial amount of the legal cost a firm could incur if only lawyers were allowed to perform this kind work.
Healthcare professionals associated with medical billing and coding know the progress the technology has made so far. In the last few decades, medical billing and coding has switched from being a paper-based system to a computerized format. Under HIPAA laws, medical practitioners had to develop new software in order to send out electronic bills. With the advent of electronic medical records (EMR), with one touch of a button, doctors, Nurse Practitioners and PAs can gain access to all the care a patient has ever received from every healthcare facility the patients visited previously and can figure out possible illnesses. This enables statistical documentation of the population as a whole as well. EMR can also make the healthcare system more transparent and allow integration with reimbursement data. As the healthcare system changes, this will prevent unnecessary costs and make it easier to get the reimbursements needed to treat a patient.
The paralegal profession developed as legal secretaries assumed additional duties to help attorneys with their workload. The paralegal performs legal tasks under the supervision of an attorney that maximizes attorneys' productivity and cost efficiency in the delivery of legal services. Paralegals work in many different types of law firms, corporations or government agencies in many areas of law (Hollingshead). All duties performed by a paralegal are under the supervision of an attorney who is responsible for the paralegal’s conduct. In fact, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals define paralegals or legal assistants [used synonymously] as a person qualified by education, training or work experiences, who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, government agency, or other entity who performs specific delegated legal substantive work for which a lawyer is responsible (ABA). In class, we learne...
The health industry has existed ever since doctors bartered for chickens to pay for their services. Computers on the other hand, in their modern form have only existed since the 1940s. So when did technology become a part of health care? The first electronic health record(EHR) programs were created in the 1960s around the same time the Kennedy administration started exploring the validity of such products (Neal, 2013). Between the 1960s and the current administration, there were little to no advancements in the area of EHR despite monumental advancements in software and hardware that are available. While some technology more directly related to care, such as digital radiology, have made strides medical record programs and practice management programs have gained little traction. Physicians have not had a reason or need for complicated, expensive health record suites. This all changed with the introduction of the Meaningful Use program introduced in 2011. Meaningful use is designed to encourage and eventually force the usage of EHR programs. In addition, it mandates basic requirements for EHR software manufactures that which have become fragmented in function and form. The result was in 2001 18 percent of offices used EHR as of 2013 78 percent are using EHR (Chun-Ju Hsiao, 2014). Now that you are caught up on some of the technology in health care let us discuss some major topics that have come up due to recent changes. First, what antiquated technologies is health care are still using, what new tech are they exploring, and then what security problems are we opening up and what is this all costing.
The company would need to purchase software, hardware, networks, upgrades, training, and computer personnel. “The average cost of installation for a practice is $50,000” (Niles, 2015, page 262). Going from a hard copy system to an electronic system requires several components, including a physician order communications/results retrieval, electronic document/control management, point of care charting, electronic physician order entry and prescribing, clinical decision support system, provider patient portals, personal health records, and population health (Niles, 2015, page 262). Converting to an electronic system affects the workflow because it changes the process for the professional. The training and learning of the system takes time to learn and to completely understand and is not as easy as just writing it down on paper. “Training is required for both healthcare professionals and staff to fully utilize the system” (Niles, 2015, page
Recent advancements in technology have had a huge impact on the current criminal justice system. These new developments have made it easier for those in the field to track down criminals and help provide better evidence to support their cases. Things such as fingerprint databases, DNA testing, GPS tracking, and many other things have made it easier for prosecutors or defendants to prove their cases in court. This is very beneficial because with this new wave of technology officials are now able to provide more reliable and credible evidence in court. This current upsurge of technology will help benefit a lot people in the field. People such as law enforcement, falsely accused criminals, prosecutors, defendants, judges, the list just goes on and on. Technology has been has had a major impact on the criminal justice system, it is now been made easier to track down and catch criminals and made it so that the evidence provided at court is more reliable and credible.
Using the newest technology for a paperless office to store data or documents and communicating on a regular basis with clients, courts, and businesses is much easier. There still will be some paper, but that paper is reduced greatly. There is still is a brick and mortar building which is staffed and used to meet with clients and business associates. With a virtual
Working in today’s society has changed in the last few decades. The economy and technology are the main reasons for this change. The type of job and environment where one works has also changed. The fact that many people work from home via the internet has drastically changed the workforce and the environment surrounding it. With this change comes new demands, expectations, and opportunities for employers.
The movement has moved across hardware, digital applications, and into what can be described as accessible and mobile implementations. The enhancements to practice are a matter of harnessing the strengths that the tools provide (Schoech, 2014). Within social work use of technology there are various means to utilize the innovations. According to Jaskyte (2012), technology can be used as an administrative or operational function, promoting a message of support and advocacy, or as a means of direct service delivery. This ultimately creates and allows organizational structure to flourish in an effective manner and be able to survive the vastly expanding technological world (Mano, 2009). The integration of innovative advancements ultimately lends themselves to being tools for change
Web-based compensation tools provide an organization the best choice of information for compensating their employees. There are many reasons that e-Compensation is better than client-server based or stand-alone PC-based system which includes the accessibility of web-based system can occur anyplace where Internet connectivity exists, it is available around the clock and every day, it streamlines processes, and provide access to sophisticated databases and decision-support tools (Gueutal & Stone, 2005). The federal government uses web-based services to support it benefits packages, which allows the employee to make insurance decisions each open season without having to go through their HR depart...
Technology over the years has improved the criminal justice system. Ever since the 1960s, criminal justice systems have used technology to advance and gain a better knowledge of the different issues and encounters officers may face. Technology is used to improve the day-to-day operations, decrease operational costs and increase strategic planning and tactical approaches. Technology has opened new opportunities for the criminal justice system. There are so many new criminal activity practices, such as computer crimes.
This scenario is used to show that accountants of today must continue to seek training opportunities on new and emerging technological advances. Continuing education is important in many professions, but is especially important in the accounting field. According to an interview with Mats Olsson of Sweden, who is a member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Small and Medium Practices Committee (SMP) by Giancarlo Attolini, who is the Chair of IFAC: We need to be more open-minded about emerging technologies as our work will likely become more computer-based. Ultimately, what differentiates one accountant from another is not their ability to manage IT, but rather their ability to better communicate with clients, to use the time saved by technology to develop client relationships and become a successful, trusted business advisor. (Attolini, 2014, quote by Olsson) Accountants who fail to stay in step with technology will find themselves out of step with their peers and clients.
This essay will discuss some of the Social, Ethical and Legal issues that an IT (Information Technology) Professional will likely face during their career in the Information Technology Sector. Furthermore, I will talk about how these issues affect professionals and how they could approach these challenges to try finding feasible solutions for them.
Technology has changed modern society drastically, both positively and negatively. Technology has influenced every aspect of our life, making it simpler but not necessarily better. Albert Einstein was concerned about the advancement of technology. "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction."1 Undoubtedly, what has changed the most are communication, the spread of information, and how business is practiced. Consequently, practically everyone knows how to use a computer, connect to the Internet, or use a smartphone. This is demonstrated by the way the Internet is used daily by millions of people to communicate, to sell, advertise, retrieve, and share information. Thanks to the Internet, information from anywhere in the world is at our fingertips. As a result, the advancement of technology has changed our life in many ways including; sharing of information, communication, business, education, social interaction, simplifying everyday tasks, replacing basic skills and jobs.