How technology is transforming healthcare industry in the world

Technology plays a major role in providing state-of-the-art healthcare to the people around the world. Technology is applied in the healthcare services of developed, developing and underdeveloped nations throughout the world. There will be always a questions how the technology is accessible to developed and underdeveloped parts of the world. In this case voluntary organizations like WHO, UNICEF helps with funding and major corporates aid the healthcare with most modern investigation machines like Magnetic Resonance Scan, PET scan equipment.

Let’s see how the technology is renovating the healthcare delivery.

Healthcare Information System: Healthcare Information system brought a profound changes in healthcare delivery system. It helped the healthcare professionals in accurate diagnosis of a disease condition, to outline the exact treat modalities, analysis the treatment regime etc… One of the major advantages of healthcare information system is that the data can be stored digitally, data transfer across the various specialties became very easy. Moreover, the cost of healthcare can be reduced. Improved the quality of healthcare and healthcare data analysis made simple.

Robotics: Robots plays a prominent role in performing a complex surgery like organ transplantation. Robots can be helpful in suturing a blood vessel and to make an accurate incision. Robot prototypes were made in Kerala to check the people under hospital quarantine, to dispense medication and food etc… In Japan robots were in place to monitor patients in ICU, to check temperature and other vital signs, where there less number of healthcare professionals and lack of personal protective equipments.

Investigation Equipment: Investigation equipments were a real blessing in healthcare setting. In older days health professionals had to rely on clinical symptoms to diagnose a disease. Nowadays, investigation procedure is made simple. These equipments brought a dramatic changes in the cancer diagnosis, to rule out any congenital anomalies and so on.

Mobile Apps:  These days most of the people owns a mobile phone and they have access to internet, thanks to JIO in India. By installing a healthcare mobile application in their mobile device, they can store the health information, investigation reports, to schedule a doctor appointment, order their medication, progress of their health condition etc… These mobile apps were very helpful during the outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic. It was very useful in Remote Health Monitoring. Communication between healthcare professional and patients made easy with healthcare apps.

Each and every day new inventions is happening in the field of healthcare industry. Whole world is now focusing on developing a vaccine for COVID-19. Let’s hope for the best.