Technology has influence almost every aspect of our life. As technology improves by the day there are better information gathering, research, treatments, communication and patient relationship.
Together is a list of the influence of technology on healthcare.
Online database
Hospitals have a database of patients and treatment history. This makes it easy for any doctor on duty to give better treatment and accurately keep track of patients medical history due to availability of patients data.
Research
Doctors can make good use of the internet as a major source of information. More people are using the internet to research medical issues.
Better access to doctors
With the mobile phone patients keep in-touch with doctors before getting to the hospital through social media, email, sms and phone calls. Doctors can also contact other specialist anywhere in the world using technology.
Improved Patient Care
Medical gadgets are used to record patients vital signs faster. Results of lab tests are electronically sent to the doctors, this means less time in the hospital.
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