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When you think of recent developments in technology, you might think of advances that make it easier to connect with family and friends, especially with all the buzz that has surrounded smart phones and social media for years. But these same technological advances are also improving the quality of medical care around the world. Many people don�t realize that the virtual global proliferation of cell phones has laid the groundwork for providing better medical care for people living in some of the most remote areas of the world, who would likely not have access to a clinic or hospital otherwise. It�s easy to see how being able to send high-resolution images of X-rays and sonograms from the field to knowledgeable doctors elsewhere can speed up the diagnosis and treatment process.
The benefits of these mobile health or �mHealth� advances aren�t limited to developing or isolated countries. In fact, this new technology is making it easier to tackle some of the most pressing problems facing the country today. In the United States, the population is quickly aging, with the Baby Boomer generation either nearing or at retirement age. As such, keeping older patients safe and healthy is a growing part of medical care, but it can be very difficult to balance a person�s desire for independence and their need for medical observation. Many aging adults find the prospect of living in an assisted care facility or in one of their children�s homes to be out of the question, even after they�re diagnosed with a condition that makes independent living difficult. That�s where the new technology comes in. For example, one of the recent innovations is the implementation of GPS-enabled devices that can track the location of Alzheimer�s patients every few minutes and alert the proper authorities should the signal appear outside a designated safe zone.
In addition to helping medical professionals coordinate with one another and communicate with patients, new mHealth technologies allow people to monitor their own health in many ways. With simple handheld gadgets and even through smartphone apps, patients can keep an eye on everything from how they eat and the amount of exercise they get to changes in their gait and abnormalities in their heartbeat. Seeing statistics about their health in real time can help people change and live healthier lives better than a lecture from a doctor can.
Even with all of the benefits these new advances may provide, they are not without their downsides. As with other expansions of technology, implementing new devices may serve to cut down on the face-to-face meetings doctors have with their patients, a reduction which may lead to incorrect diagnoses. Also, when patients are given the ability to constantly monitor their own health, it can lead some down the road to hypochondria as they notice unimportant fluctuations in their heartbeat or slight changes in body temperature. Because it appears as though mobile medicine is the future, we can only hope that all their benefits will outweigh the disadvantages.
About The Author: Taylor Thomas is an experienced writer who has written for a number of publications. Thomas can offer insight on many topics, including technology. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/laser-spine-institute-partners-with-marodyne-medical-to-offer-the-latest-in-low-intensity-vibration-science-2013-02-19
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Article Title: Technologies Making Health Care More Mobile
Author: Taylor Thomas
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When you think of recent developments in technology, you might think of advances that make it easier to connect with family and friends, especially with all the buzz that has surrounded smart phones and social media for years. But these same technological advances are also improving the quality of medical care around the world. Many people don�t realize that the virtual global proliferation of cell phones has laid the groundwork for providing better medical care for people living in some of the most remote areas of the world, who would likely not have access to a clinic or hospital otherwise. It�s easy to see how being able to send high-resolution images of X-rays and sonograms from the field to knowledgeable doctors elsewhere can speed up the diagnosis and treatment process.
The benefits of these mobile health or �mHealth� advances aren�t limited to developing or isolated countries. In fact, this new technology is making it easier to tackle some of the most pressing problems facing the country today. In the United States, the population is quickly aging, with the Baby Boomer generation either nearing or at retirement age. As such, keeping older patients safe and healthy is a growing part of medical care, but it can be very difficult to balance a person�s desire for independence and their need for medical observation. Many aging adults find the prospect of living in an assisted care facility or in one of their children�s homes to be out of the question, even after they�re diagnosed with a condition that makes independent living difficult. That�s where the new technology comes in. For example, one of the recent innovations is the implementation of GPS-enabled devices that can track the location of Alzheimer�s patients every few minutes and alert the proper authorities should the signal appear outside a designated safe zone.
In addition to helping medical professionals coordinate with one another and communicate with patients, new mHealth technologies allow people to monitor their own health in many ways. With simple handheld gadgets and even through smartphone apps, patients can keep an eye on everything from how they eat and the amount of exercise they get to changes in their gait and abnormalities in their heartbeat. Seeing statistics about their health in real time can help people change and live healthier lives better than a lecture from a doctor can.
Even with all of the benefits these new advances may provide, they are not without their downsides. As with other expansions of technology, implementing new devices may serve to cut down on the face-to-face meetings doctors have with their patients, a reduction which may lead to incorrect diagnoses. Also, when patients are given the ability to constantly monitor their own health, it can lead some down the road to hypochondria as they notice unimportant fluctuations in their heartbeat or slight changes in body temperature. Because it appears as though mobile medicine is the future, we can only hope that all their benefits will outweigh the disadvantages.
About The Author: Taylor Thomas is an experienced writer who has written for a number of publications. Thomas can offer insight on many topics, including technology. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/laser-spine-institute-partners-with-marodyne-medical-to-offer-the-latest-in-low-intensity-vibration-science-2013-02-19
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