The Future of Health: Emerging Technologies - E-book - ePub

In the rapidly growing digital age, more technology once thought to be part of a distant future is now entering the medical field. Today, new technologies can reinvent the patient experience. The new landscape includes advancements in virtual healthcare, artificial intelligence, nanomedicine, virtual and augmented reality, robot-assisted surgery, 3D printing, wearable healthcare trackers, medical tricorders, genome sequencing, and new drug development.
These and other technological innovations will fundamentally change the nature of healthcare delivery by better connecting people with services, automating routine tasks, and analyzing patient health information to improve care decisions. New medical technologies limit human error, provide quicker diagnoses, and offer more treatment and opportunities for more patients. But the challenges of tomorrow are still prevalent.
There is still plenty to learn. Health will be defined as overall well-being, encompassing physical, mental, emotional, and social health. Healthcare is moving towards sustaining well-being rather than responding to illness. Technological healthcare will increase preciseness and reduce complexness in healthcare while being more economical and far-reaching.