Electronic Health Reporter

By Kristin Savage writes regularly on the Pick Writers blog and occasionally contributes to other educational platforms.

Technology has become an inseparable part of our lives. No matter how you look at it, from smartphones to computers, we need technology to function in our everyday routines. The exact same thing came to apply in the medical field.

As technology continues to advance, there are more and more ways in which those creations can be applied in the medical field and revolutionize the way the healthcare industry works. Here are 3 of the most important current technological advances which have played a very important role in the industry.

Artificial intelligence in hospitals

One of the most important things that are happening in our hospitals now is the incorporation of AI technologies in the healthcare system. By including innovative technologies in the care of all patients, a number of benefits have been created as a result.

The most important thing that has been put to use have to be robot-assisted surgeries. In traditional medicine in order to perform an operation, the doctor has to have very steady hands, be able to be very precise and also manage to stay standing for hours, especially when an operation is very difficult and high-risk. On top of that, the doctors can stay in a much more comfortable position during the operation.

Surgery-assisting robots have really changed the way a plethora of operations are being done. From gastric bypass surgeries to heart ones, these AI robots can really change the way the medical practitioners operate. Not only do they have a much clearer view of the area they are operating on, they are also a lot more precise thanks to the robotic tools.

In addition to these perks, some operations can now be completely done by robots working remotely.  This can be a great help to the medical personnel and it can also create more open spots for patients in urgent care who really need to be operated on.

These elements truly help reduce the risk of surgeries, make them more accessible to patients. Along with that, they can also drastically reduce the healing time after the operation and make the overall experience a lot more pleasant for the patient.

Along with that, there are also new systems and devices installed in the hospitals which aid the medical practitioners when it comes to making a diagnosis. They are much simpler to use and monitor the patients in a much more effective way. From new scanning devices to tools which help with drug administration, the hospital experience had become a lot more pleasant for both the personnel and the patients involved.

Digital records and databases

A common problem in the hospitals is how long it takes for medical practitioners and nurses to create appropriate and complete files for their patients. This can lead to long waiting times and a lot of effort from the medical personnel’s perspective in order to keep everything under control and collect the correct data.

Up until the last century, every document in the medical field was collected in a paper-based system. In our day and time, technology has given the healthcare industry a way of storing everything into an electronic format. This has changed the field in many different ways.

First of all, it has truly simplified the way medical histories are being created. There are certain AI tools similar to Alexa and Siri, which can listen in to the patient-doctor conversation and automatically turn everything that had been mentioned in a complete file. This truly helps save a lot of time for the doctor as they won’t have to take noted of everything that is being said anymore. On top of that, the visits will be shorter and therefore the waiting time will be reduced drastically.

Along with that, the saved information can very easily be added to the patient’s medical history as it is now easily accessible for the doctor online. This is very helpful when it comes to connecting the dots and finding our exactly what could be wrong with a patient’s health.

Digital, online databases have really changed the way information is stored and have made it a lot easier for medical practitioners to provide their patients with the best and quickest services. Thanks to this great technology, they are now able to access all their patients’ information online and provide them with any certificates they require.

New horizons in the medical research

One of the most important parts of the medical field is research. No matter how you see it, it is truly important and needed in order for the field to progress. In the past, before research had become more stable and easily accessible by many talented medical practitioners, there were many conditions which could not be treated for a long time.

If you take into consideration the impact that vaccines have had in today’s society, you can understand just how important research in the medical field is. Diseases which used to affect and even kill a large number of the global population can now simply be prevented with just a few vaccine shots.

Medical research is changing our lives for the better and is allowing medical practitioners to provide their patients with better treatment options with new medicines which are way more effective than they used to be in the past.

With new technologies and inventions, researchers are now able to get to the root of the problems presented to them as they are able to examine every particle under the microscopes on a cellular level. This allows them to get a better understanding of the things they study and gives them the opportunity to find better ways to examine and overpower them. At the end of the day, this means better treatment options, better recovery and enhanced immunity for the entire population.

Improving the was healthcare services are being provided

All in all, these new inventions are being incorporated into the healthcare industry in order to improve it and to make it a lot more accessible to the patients. We live in a time where technological advancements have made it possible for us to have better medical services and for the doctors to do their job with more ease and more accurately.

From AI assisted surgeries, to online databases and improvements in the medical research field, every single invention creates a better chance of faster and easier treatment. The future of medicine will strongly rely on technology and it will help everyone feel safer and be healthier thanks to the services being provided by the healthcare industry.