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5 Health Care Advancements Paving the Way for the Future

As technological advancements continue, it is becoming clear that applied technology opens the door to better healthcare solutions.

By Carlos FoxPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
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Technology has been at play in the healthcare industry for years. As technological advancements continue, it is becoming clear that applied technology opens the door to better healthcare solutions. With the promise of improving patient outcomes, streamlining treatments, increasing survival rates, and making healthcare more convenient, take a look at five health care advancements paving the way for the future.

Artificial Intelligence

No matter how experienced or trained a physician is, sometimes misdiagnosis happens. Artificial Intelligence may be the solution to improved accuracy in making diagnoses of strokes, eye disease, heart disease, skin cancer, and more. The use of AI could improve diagnosis accuracy by 90-97 percent and has already shown success with diagnosing pediatric conditions.

Integrating the right technological solution into a medical practice requires the expertise of Industrial Automation Solution. This system integrator finds the most cost-effective and high performing industrial automation systems for clients based on their needs. Industrial control devices like Programmable Logic Controllers, Human Machine Interfaces, data acquisition systems, and user interfaces are the specialty of Industrial Automation Solution. They have the experience to find the best solution for any client application.

Virtual Healthcare

Virtual healthcare, or telemedicine, uses technology such as video conferencing or mobile apps to keep doctors and patients connected. Wearable technology that monitors patients’ health and translates the data to physicians is becoming more convenient with virtual healthcare. Giving patients the option to choose virtual healthcare over traditional in-person visits could save the US health system $7 billion annually.

Integrative medical care is the specialty of Beacon Health Sciences who believes that everyone’s health needs are unique. They take a personalized and tailored approach to medicine by working with patients’ time and schedules, taking the time to understand the overall health of patients, and understanding their daily routines. Beacon Health Sciences uses a range of targeted diagnostic testing to create a tailored health regimen and provide patients with the digital tools necessary to stay on course.

Nanomedicine

Nanomedicine allows physicians to control individual atoms and molecules to effectively diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases. Using nanotechnology in medicine allows for the precise targeting and delivery of medicine which helps battle complex conditions like cancer.

The use of nanomedicine in drug delivery allows physicians to use nanoparticles to target the delivery of drugs, heat, and light to diseased cells. Since only affected cells are receiving treatment, the risk of damage to healthy cells is reduced. Nanomedicine also aids in earlier detection of disease.

3D Printing

The healthcare industry has been using 3D printing technology for years. As this technology becomes more innovative, it is being used to create tissues and organoids, surgical tools, patient-specific surgical models, and customized prosthetics. 3D printing is fast and far cheaper than traditional options.

Tissues and organoids are cheaper alternatives to human organ transplants and can be used for medical research since they mimic actual organs. 3D printing allows physicians to create patient-specific surgical models to use for practice prior to performing complex operations. Sterile surgical tools are precise, can be made in small sizes, and cost significantly less to produce. Using 3D printing to create prosthetic limbs results in custom fits with traditional functionality that cost patients less and reduces their wait time.

Electronic Health Records

Increasingly, medical professionals have been transitioning from physical patient records to the use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Medical professionals can input patient information in real-time into a digital framework that can be used by medical billers to book arrangements, update patient files with symptomatic codes, and submit medical cases. EHR allows medical professionals to access specific patient records and information quickly and easily and prevents the loss of sensitive information.

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