Technology applied to health has provided a part of the world’s population with important health products such as medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tests and bioinformatics platforms.
Technological advances to connect healthcare with patients in their homes facilitate a more balanced access from hospital-centric care to care that can be delivered to the patient where they are.
Through portable devices with innovations in health technology, they are allowing people to better interact with hospital centers or medical offices, for guidance or medical monitoring through remote consultations.
According to the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), half of the world’s population still does not have access to quality health care.
An innovation now exists called the Radiological Operations Command Center, which allows professional technologists with imaging expertise to train, guide, and assist less experienced technologists by satellite.
Similarly, to perform an ultrasound from a work platform, experienced sonographers can remotely help their local colleagues with exams or discuss the medical status of patients with them.
In the field of cardiology, diagnostic solutions integrated by intelligent algorithms and predictive analytics are contributing to faster and more actionable clinical decisions that are of great importance for patient care.
In oncology, with integrated diagnostic solutions, patients can have complete care regarding diagnosis, treatment and follow-up decisions, making medical assistance less complex.
Innovative telemedicine technology can help in specialized diagnosis and treatment services for complex diseases for patients in remote areas.
Due to the existing need for more efficient models of health care delivery, in these times of pandemic, health care organizations are increasingly implementing more business models in health services.
Today, obtaining timely and specialized health services for patients living in remote or rural communities is not a dream, thanks to innovative technologies and local networks of care, patients can obtain the immediate medical attention they need in House.
