2017 EDITION Vol.4 Issue 16 DIGITAL

Technology
Tech.
Positive Impact of Technology on
Healthcare By Okocha Obianuju Ifeoma
Technology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical
means and their interrelation with life, society and the environment. There is perhaps no field
of human life or single aspect of modern society, which has not been affected by technology.
Although one can say that Hi-tech revolution has
been affected by all the industries, technology
has immense impact in the field of medicine and
healthcare. Without doubt, medical technology
is indispensable to people’s health and improved
quality of life. Healthcare is significantly affected
by technological advancements, as technology
both shapes and changes health system locally
and globally. Better still, it contributes billions of
dollars to the economy. Hand in hand with this,
technology is considered to be the driving force
behind improvements in health care and, when you
look at the rate of changes, and recent innovations,
many find it is not hard to agree with that
observation. Technology today affects health care in
so many ways, which includes but not limited to:
• Accessibility of treatment is one of the most
tangible ways that technology has changed
health care.
• Technology in healthcare can improve
medical efficiency. It makes patient records
more accessible, increases professional
communication, creates global health
networking, and increases access to
healthcare.
• Doctors report that they are deriving
enormous benefits from the drive toward a
total system of electronic medical records;
patients enjoy the fact that software has
created a greater degree of transparency in
the healthcare system.
Whether we are talking about transportation,
communication, security, banking or healthcare,
they all rely on technology in one way or another.
Modern technology has changed the structure
and organization of the entire medical field; and
technology breakthroughs are revolutionizing the
way healthcare is being delivered. The technological
impact on health care includes but not limited
to quality of human life, healthcare jobs, the
world economy. The most significant influences
technologies have had in healthcare extend to
medicine from better diagnostic, therapeutic,
surgical procedures to conceptual diagnostics. With
this, technology has reduced the rate of morbidity
and mortality from medical errors by Interactions
between drugs or drug to food.
Technology in healthcare can improve
medical efficiency. It makes patient
records more accessible, increases
professional communication, creates
global health networking, and
increases access to healthcare.
In the healthcare Industry, the web has actively
contributed to the advancement of technology
by providing specific software programs. For
example, the world health organization has been
able to classify illnesses, their causes and symptoms
into a massive database that encompasses more
than 14,000 individual codes. This resource allows
medical professionals and researchers to track,
retrieve and utilise valuable data in the fight for
disease control, and provision of better healthcare
outcome in general.
Absolutely, with the arrival of technology, we
have seen many positive and progressive changes
in healthcare . One should expect more and
continuous development in this area in the future
in view of billions of dollar being pumped into
technology by various governments. It definitely is
a worthy investment.
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