Technological Advancements are very important in the healthcare industry. It can help a great deal in the enhancement of the patient care and as well improving the conditions of hospitals.
So, below are the technological advancements in the health care industry.
- Health Informatics:
The FDA has directed hospitals for maintaining healthcare informatics. But out of the many US hospitals only 6% follow the mandates completely according to a study by University of Michigan.
Almost 50% of the money is wasted on inefficient record keeping processes according a study University of Chicago. Lots of money can be saved by using the electronic form of record keeping. It helps in reduction of health care malpractices and even increases the coordination between the providers.
Practitioners and medical researchers can take help of technologies which will help them to find cures for complicated diseases.
- Interoperability between Health Systems”
Interoperability means the system or product which with other systems or product without any interference from the user.
Interoperability solutions for swapping patient information across care settings are specific technological developments which will change the future of healthcare organizations. This helps in the improvement of the patient safety and the staff time can be saved as well.
- Patient Monitoring:
Monitoring programs can help in the collection of a wide range of health data like weight, hypertension, etc. from the point of care. The data can then to health professionals who analyze it and decide the treatment plan based on it.
These programs not only in the improving the patient outcomes, but also make the health care systems more cost-effective.
- Long-lasting Batteries for Medical Devices & Wearables:
Medical devices and Wearables need batteries which will last long and even charge very fast. The long-lasting batteries can help the patients a lot in the healthcare industry. It helps in improving their medical conditions and thus saving a lot of lives.
- Electronic Underwear:
Every year many people die of bed sores on the skin. This happens in people who have been motionless for a longer period of time. So a Canadian researcher Sean Dukelow has developed electronic underpants. These pants transmit an electric charge for every ten minutes and its effect is as if the patient is moving on his own. This way it activates muscles & increases circulation in that particular area and does away with bed sores.
- Anti-Aging Drugs:
Scientists have developed anti-aging drugs which help people in looking young and at the same time be in better health conditions, even when they’re in age of 90’s or 100’s.
Scientists have even started working on it and would be tested on humans from the next year in trails. The drugs have been already tested on animals and the FDA has given a nod to see whether it will have the same effect on human beings as well.
So, these are a few technological advancements in the healthcare industry which implemented would help in the long-run for both the patients as well as the hospital.
