643Preparation for the Future
employees are physically separated from each other. There are also knowledge
management software (KM software) programs that can aid in thisprocess.
Knowledge management technology may have already saved your life or at least
kept you from becoming very sick. Pharmacists and doctors use knowledge man-
agement to make sure certain prescription drugs are not taken together, lest the
patient have a serious reaction, or even die. Hackensack University Medical Center
uses such a system to make sure patients do not receive dangerous combina-
tions of medication. The medical center also utilizes a robot to help doctors make
rounds of their patients. The device, called Mr. Rounder, can be operated from the
doctor’s lapto ...