In 2006, Regina E. Herzlinger, a professor of
Business Administration at Harvard Business School, published an article in Harvard Business Review
emphasizing the importance of innovation in health care. Medical errors and
high health care rates were some problems that needed to be solved. For several
years, various companies have struggled to find solutions to these problems.
Finally, technology has caught up, and healthcare processes are becoming
easier.
NIX Solutions
experts believe that digital technology can transform healthcare systems and
provide better, cheaper, and faster solutions for improving medical quality
measures. Here are five different ways you can use technology in enhancing your
healthcare processes:
Connected Medical Devices
As healthcare becomes more concerned about
empowering patients, several technologies have been invented so they can
monitor their health by themselves. With health trackers, sensors, and
wearables, people can manage their own stress level, weight, and overall
fitness with minimal professional help. Connected medical devices also allow
doctors see how their patients are doing in real-time. They don’t need to see
their patients in order to track their vital signs and general fitness level.
Artificial Intelligence
There have been great advancements in the
field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, we have yet
to tap its full potential. Currently, AI algorithms have allowed medical
institutions to mine past medical records, create new drugs quicker, design
treatment plans more effectively, and more. With AI, it’s easy to collect and
store patient data and process all collected information to create meaningful healthcare
plans. Hospitals have also been relying on it to translate and analyze large
quantities of health data to improve their healthcare systems.
Robotics
Robotics is perhaps the fastest growing field
of healthcare. We now have pharmaceutics, exoskeletons, and surgical robots.
There are devices that help amputees and paralyzed people use their limbs
again. There are also those that serve as social companions to treat mental
health issues. Still, innovators will continue to create more useful medical assistants
and devices that will help both the doctors and the patients.
Telehealth
Though traditional house calls are long gone,
there are still many patients who will pay for doctors, providers, hospitals to
treat them remotely. Luckily, technology has offered the best solution for
this. With telehealth, doctors can check-in their patients without leaving
their office. Experts have even predicted that telehealth will soon replace ED
visits for urgent but non-life-threatening medical cases.
3D Printing
3D printing is taking over the world. You can
see it in almost any industry. In healthcare, it can revolutionize organ
transplants and improve prosthetics. Innovators can clearly see how it can
enhance joint replacement surgeries, create synthetic skin, and even print
tissues and bones. The possibilities for 3D printing seem endless.
Final Thoughts
In this revolutionary time, we can expect to
see more advancements in the field of healthcare. Connected medical devices,
AI, robotics, telehealth, and 3D printing are not even fully maximized yet.
Healthcare providers and hospitals that first tap into these innovations will
be leading the market. If you want to improve your healthcare system, you can
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