{"id":18295,"date":"2018-10-09T09:51:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T09:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/?p=18295"},"modified":"2018-10-09T09:51:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T09:51:16","slug":"technology-is-changing-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strammer.com\/en\/technology-is-changing-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Is Changing Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-fullwidth-1  fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-style: solid;border-top-style: solid;padding-bottom:20px;padding-top:20px;padding-left:;padding-right:;\"><style type=\"text\/css\" scoped=\"scoped\">.fusion-fullwidth-1 {\r\n                            padding-left: px !important;\r\n                            padding-right: px !important;\r\n                        }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-center fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#a36160;\"><\/div><\/div><h1 class=\"title-heading-center\"><span style=\"color: #a36160;\"><strong>How Technology Is Changing Healthcare<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#a36160;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Technology<\/strong> has impacted many lives and<strong> industries<\/strong> as we see it, including the <strong>healthcare industry<\/strong>. While it hasn\u2019t cured everything yet, technological advances have seen improvements on the quality of life and has saved many lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With all the <strong>digital developments<\/strong>, it\u2019s fair to say that they have had a<strong> positive impact<\/strong> on helping healthcare professionals work <strong>more efficiently and effectively<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Technology<\/strong> has given<strong> better treatments for patients in need<\/strong>. It has created<strong> innovative machines<\/strong>, <strong>medicines<\/strong> and<strong> treatments<\/strong> that could potentially save lives and give <strong>billions of people a chance for recovery<\/strong>. As well as helping patients heal and recover efficiently, it has also given researchers the assistance to make healthcare <strong>even more effective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Internet, computers and mobile devices have also had a <strong>massive impact<\/strong> on the way we communicate with <strong>healthcare professionals<\/strong>. For example, with companies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushdoctor.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Push Doctor<\/strong><\/a>. Patients can now book video appointments through apps and choose a GP that is convenient for them along with an appropriate time slot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In surgeries, doctors can perform <strong>operations<\/strong> that <strong>were not possible before<\/strong>. Because of new inventions like<strong> skype<\/strong>, <strong>healthcare workers<\/strong> can also meet with other specialists around the world to <strong>share their expertise<\/strong>, while patients from rural areas can have access to <strong>superior treatment<\/strong> and surgeries from the <strong>other side of the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has also given patients easy access to information. Before advanced technology, patients were limited to reading a book about their condition or just seeking advice from a professional. Now free information is readily available via the internet where they can find out about <strong>diagnosis<\/strong>, <strong>conditions<\/strong>, and <strong>treatments<\/strong>. Similarly, medical practitioners only relied on <strong>formal education and experience<\/strong>. They also have access to <strong>curated resources and databases<\/strong>. Although, this access can be beneficial, it can also be very unsafe if used inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the contrary, <strong>digital healthcare<\/strong> has had an <strong>impact commercially<\/strong>. This comes with the recent release of the new <strong>apple watch<\/strong>. What was once a fashionable gadget is now a<strong> lifesaving function for some people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has <strong>health tracking powers<\/strong> that <strong>monitors heart rate<\/strong>, <strong>tracks sleep<\/strong> and even <strong>helps detect early signs of serious health issues<\/strong> such as <strong>atrial fibrillation<\/strong>,<strong> hypertension<\/strong>, <strong>sleep apnoea<\/strong> and <strong>goes as far as detecting diabetes<\/strong>. Although it cannot detect serious health problems with 100% accuracy Macworld suggest that this will be <strong>possible in the future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is just the <strong>beginning of technology\u2019s promise to reform healthcare<\/strong>. Whether it be a watch\u2019s ability to<strong> predict diabetes<\/strong> or as simple as a doctor\u2019s visit via an app, technology will continue to mould the healthcare industry in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #a36160; text-decoration: underline;\">References<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Tech-New. How Technology Has Changed Healthcare. (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/tech-new.org\/how-technology-has-changed-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/tech-new.org\/how-technology-has-changed-healthcare<\/a>)Powered by Northrop Grunman. September 5, 2018. Albert McKeon. Technological Advances in Healthcare Enhance Medical Care and Treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">(<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/now.northropgrumman.com\/technological-advances-in-healthcare-enhance-medical-care-and-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/now.northropgrumman.com\/technological-advances-in-healthcare-enhance-medical-care-and-treatment\/<\/a>)31 August 2018. Nicola Merrifield.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">How Technology is changing the GP consultation. (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/gp-topics\/it\/how-technology-is-changing-the-gp-consultation\/20037389.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pulsetoday.co.uk\/news\/gp-topics\/it\/how-technology-is-changing-the-gp-consultation\/20037389.article<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;\">Bustle. April 19, 2018. James Loke Hale. How Does Apple Watch Health Work? Here\u2019s Everything The Device Can Do For Your Well-Being. 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