When people are admitted into hospitals nowadays, they seldom notice the technology that surrounds them. Health care is one of the industries that has benefitted greatly from the endless technological breakthroughs the past decades have seen. From scanning to diagnosis, to data management to treatment design, technology has made health care much more efficient.
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One of the perfect examples of technology’s impact on the healthcare industry can be seen in rural places where healthcare professionals have a difficult time reaching. Through the wonders of mobile technology, diagnosis and treatment are a possibility. Today, physicians can now see patients via cameras and scan the bodies of people who are ill to come up with their own diagnosis.
Technology has also made it possible for physicians to access the medical records of their patients remotely. Through smartphones and laptops, whenever a physician comes across a patient in the field, they no longer need to call the hospital to ask for information. This makes medical missions all over the world very much possible.
As for people who are always on the go, they no longer need to stand in line or even call a hospital to set up an appointment. Appointments can be set with only a few taps of the screen.
Technology has also made it easier and less dangerous to train medical professionals via simulations and virtual reality.
Who knows what else technology can bring into health care? What do you think?
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Matias Campiani is an alumnus of both Universidad Católica Argentina and Carnegie Mellon. He was a founding partner in many companies and presently heads Welwaze, which focuses the development of AI-based diagnostic and health monitoring solutions. Learn more about him and his work here.
