The Implication of Technology in Healthcare

Technology in healthcare can solve some of these issues if it provides something for everyone:?the ability for anyone who wants healthcare information or wants help finding an appropriate provider should be able to do so easily and quickly

There’s a lot of buzz about the internet, including the fact that a lot of it has been very successful in bringing together healthcare information technology. But this is not what we should be thinking about when we talk about healthcare. There’s so much more to it than that.

There are some very real problems: lack of access to information, lack of trust in doctors and hospitals, lack of access to care, etc. We need to take a hard look at these things and understand what they mean for patients and the healthcare system, before we think about building an internet-based solution to them.

Some of those issues have been well-documented: for example, access to care is often limited by cost; hospitals are increasingly turning to telehealth services instead of doctors; people in rural areas cannot access health services as easily as people in urban areas due to cost; there’s a lot more going on here than just information technology.

The reason I bring up health literacy is because I think that people don’t yet fully grasp the implications of technologies like social media and mobile devices for their ability to self-report medical diagnoses, which can lead them down the wrong path in terms of their health care.

There are many ways that tech can help people improve their health: providing transparency around treatment status (like with digital health records), eliminating unnecessary tests / procedures (like with telemedicine), providing context around medical diagnoses (like with cancer), helping people find information they might otherwise not know (like on social media), etc. Consider all this as part of an overall strategy: if you want patients to learn how they can better manage their own health online – i.e., how they can be better informed – then you have to educate them about all things digital throughout their lives so that eventually, when they come across a problem or choice that could potentially have an impact on them (e.g., getting cancer) – or even if they never find anything at all – then they understand why it matters and how best to deal with it after it happens and what kinds of actions could potentially be taken now in order for it not happen again in the future…

People don’t always understand this themselves — especially younger people — but as time goes on and technology becomes more pervasive within our lives — especially over time – this will become more apparent every day…

Technology in healthcare: Patient-oriented Healthcare

I like to call this the “Shopping Cart Paradigm” in healthcare. The idea is that a patient will be treated with one of several solutions, depending on what they are looking for and whether or not they are willing to spend money to get it.

One example of this is how information technology has transformed the way healthcare is delivered in the U.S. By giving patients a browser that allows them to navigate through online content, patients are now able to shop for doctors, hospitals, and all sorts of other services without having to leave their homes.

From a consumer-directed perspective, this makes sense because most people love shopping online. But when you look at it from an organization-centric perspective, there are some key problems with this approach:

• Patients often have little control over what is being done when they go online
• Doctors often have little control over what resources are being used when patients go online
• Patients and doctors often do not see eye-to-eye on how best to deliver care
• Patients can get lost in endless menus of options and find themselves unable to find care that interests them or fits into their busy lives
• Doctors may prescribe medication based on research that may not be supported by clinical experience or sound clinical reasoning.

The result is a patchwork system where patients have no real choice but to go from doctor A through doctor B until they finally find something that works for them (or if the doctor prescribes medication incorrectly).

Technology in healthcare can solve some of these issues if it provides something for everyone:?the ability for anyone who wants healthcare information or wants help finding an appropriate provider should be able to do so easily and quickly – as opposed to having either a doctor or a website decide what’s best for you – which can take days or weeks. And I don’t just mean biosurgery!

Another problem with patient-oriented health care delivery systems is that in many cases, the patient isn’t aware of all the options available (and doesn’t even know who they are). When patients don’t know which physician would be best suited for them, why would they use their insurance company? If insurance companies only wanted money flowing into their coffers because people were paying premiums (meaning no incentive for physicians), then there wouldn’t be any need for payment models such as Medicare/Medicaid/etc., which currently exists under both public and private insurance systems

Technology in healthcare: Consumer-directed

I was recently told by a friend of mine who works for a large consulting firm that most of the C-suite in his firm does not understand what consumer-directed health care is. I think it’s unfortunate. Consumer-directed health care is an emerging trend that has evolved from the concept of a patient-centric healthcare system to one where the focus is on providing value to the consumer in terms of their health and wellness. It’s also relevant because it’s available to anyone regardless of income bracket...

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I was inspired to write this article after my conversation with?Ogan Gurel ?in my?YouTube Channel . In that episode, I interview the Chief Science Officer of FLITE Materials, Ogan Gurel.

Ogan talked about the Healthcare paradigms, and how in 20 years we’ve moved from a sick-care system to an evidence-based system where prevention has become more important.This is the paradigm that created the environment for what he calls consumer centric medicine, where people become the owners of their health and healthcare, and act as active participants in their own care.”

Watch?Episode #52? ?of Digital Health & Wearables Series

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