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TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE OUR MINDS AND BODIES
A Look into What Future Lives Will Depend On
KEY QUESTIONS
*What is Medical technology?
*What new technologies exist in the medical world ?
*How are they being implemented?
*What are the pros and cons of these technologies?
*What factors affect the growth of medical
technology?
*How do these things effect the medical community
and it’s systems?
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
The term “Medical Technology” can be used to refer to the
procedures, equipment, and processes by which medical care is
delivered.
Examples of changes in technology would include new medical and
surgical procedures (e.g., angioplasty, joint replacements), drugs
(e.g., biologic agents), medical devices (e.g., CT scanners, implantable
defibrillators), and new support systems (e.g., electronic medical
records and transmission of information, telemedicine), as well as
innovations to the quality and standard of life.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
TELEMEDICINE*Is a new program that
virtually delivers medical
experts to a patient's
bedside.
*With the portable
equipment, experts from
across the world can zoom
in on the patient's features,
check X-rays, ask questions
and even conduct physical
exams.
TO WATCH VIDEO VISIT: http://www.wsmv.com/story/15023983/new-technology-can-help-save-lives
PROS OF TELEMEDICINE
There is one neurologist per every 100,000
people in the United States, this network
provides an instant doctor for patients in need.
Most hospitals do not have 24/7 neurology
coverage and this service allows a hospital to
bring that expert to the bedside in no time
PROS OF TELEMEDICINE
Medical Fact…Strokes are the No. 3 killer in the United States. Every 45 seconds someone in America has a stroke and depending on the time it takes to get patients care, they can have permanent disability or death.
So that is why this medical technology is considered so important!
CONS OF TELEMEDICINE
The doctor is not actually present, greater room for
error.
It is costly to set up rooms with virtual doctor
assistance
Patients may not feel the level of care is there, lack
of connection between doctor and patient.
A device is the new doctor…
CONS OF TELEMEDICINE
Dr. Tablet at your service
ORIGAMI PAPER SENSOR
Technology does not always mean that latest most high -
tech gadgets, sometimes the most smallest advancements
can be the most difficult, but yet SAVE THE MOST LIVES.
The Origami Paper Sensor Origami paper sensor
researchers say is a 3D point-of-care sensor used to detect
malaria and HIV
The sensor also know as the oPad can be printed on a
simple office printer paper and costs about 10 cents.
ORIGAMI PAPER SENSOR
From a sample of urination on the paper (glucose, malaria, HIV, etc.) becomes targeted and a specific reaction occurs, such as the paper turning a certain color or showing two lines instead of one, determining the results.
PROS AND CONS
*Can be assembled in less than a minute for less than a dime
*Provides instant results, no waiting game
*Similar to pregnancy test technology, so we know it is reliable in its indications for disease
*Its only a indication for the disease and not the cure
*Issue of how to dispense this technology to everyone in need of it
W H E N M E D I C A L T E C H N O L O G Y B E C O M E S T O M U C H
While empowering individuals with timely, relevant and
personalized information about their health will undoubtedly
lead to better outcomes in some circumstances, these
innovations do not come without potential downsides…
Questions to think about:
*How the Internet and Medical Health technology relate?
*What Factors Affect the Growth of New Medical Technology?
*How Changes in Medical Technology Affect Health Care
Costs ?
THE INTERNET AND THE MEDICAL WORLD
*The internet now allows us to learn about a condition we might be suffering from, connect with other people in the same boat and even read the relevant scientific literature on the topic , however what do we do with all of this new information….
*Problems begin to arise from this outcome by patients not having the training and analytical skills to translate the information they find into better outcomes
*Also it is said this explosion of unfiltered data has unintended effects, such as an increase in unnecessary tests and procedures or growing angst amongst patients about their health
The Internet and the Medical World
WHAT IS AFFECTING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROWTH
Many factors influence innovation in
medical care including:
1. Consumer demand for better health is a
prime factor.
2. Research shows that the use of medical care
rises with income: as people and the nation
become wealthier, they provide a fertile
market for new medical innovations.
W HAT IS AFFECTING MEDICAL TECHNOLO GY GROW T H
3. Consumers want medical care that will help them
achieve and maintain good health, and advances in
medical technology are perceived as ways to promote
those goals.
4. Consumer demand is affected by the increased public
awareness of medical technology through the media, the
Internet, and direct-to-consumer advertising.
HEALTH CARE COSTS OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
A key question from policymakers is why spending on health
care consistently rises more rapidly than spending on other
goods and services.
Health care experts point to the development and diffusion of
medical technology as primary factors in explaining the
persistent difference between health spending and overall
economic growth, with some arguing that new medical
technology may account for about one-half or more of real long-
term spending growth.
*Development of new treatments for previously untreatable terminal conditions, including long-term maintenance therapy for treatment of such diseases as diabetes, end-stage renal disease, and AIDS
*Major advances in clinical ability to treat previously untreatable acute conditions, such as coronary artery bypass graft
*Development of new procedures for discovering and treating secondary diseases within a disease, such as erythropoietin to treat anemia in dialysis patients
A Break Down of the Factors
A BREAK DOWN OF THE FACTORS
Expansion of the indications for a treatment over time, increasing the patient
population to which the treatment is applied
On-going, incremental improvements in existing capabilities, which may
improve quality
Clinical progress, through major advances or by the cumulative effect of
incremental improvements, that extends the scope of medicine to conditions
once regarded as beyond its boundaries, such as mental illness and substance
abuse.
CONCLUSION
Medical technology will always
continue to change along with
human demand and hopefully for
the future it will develop for the
better and for the right reasons,
being an improvement of life and
the well being of people all over.
REFERENCES*AdvaMed. “The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better
Care, Better Lives” (January 2004): 14-21, Retrieved from
http://www.advamed.org/newsroom/medtap/medtapreport.pdf.
*David M. Cutler and Mark McClellan, “Is Technological
Change in Medicine Worth It?” Health Affairs 20(5)
(September/October 2001): 11-29.
*Richard A. Rettig, “Medical Innovation Duels Cost
Containment,” Health Affairs (Summer 1994): 15
REFERENCES
“New Technology Can Help Save Lives”. (2011).
Retrieved from
http://
www.wsmv.com/story/15023983/new-technology-can-
help-save-lives
*Moore, Elizabeth. “Origami Sensor”. (2012).
Retrieved from
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-57393611-247/
origami-paper-sensor-could-detect-malaria-hiv-for-
10-cents/
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