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Artificial intelligence, remote care technology and other digital innovations are having a major impact on the advancement of medical device technology. This technology is helping healthcare practitioners to provide better, more accurate and more comprehensive care than ever before. Glenmed Professional Healthcare Solutions takes a look at the leading technological trends currently driving the future of medical devices.
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Medical Device Technology Trends
Current and emerging medical technology are changing the ways in which healthcare professionals care for their patients. Here are some of the leading tech trends transforming our industry.
1. AI-optimization
Artificial intelligence is being increasingly employed to spot diseases or medical disorders by processing the wealth of information that medical devices gather from patients. AI can help doctors make accurate predictive analyses and track the effectiveness of treatment options. Automation is another important area which is currently being explored through AI.
2. Miniature Devices
Complex technology once required major installations that required plenty of room and energy. Now, smaller gadgets are rapidly expanding in their capabilities and applications. Patients are now able to monitor their own health concerns with blood sugar and heart rate monitors, among others. Lightweight, portable equipment makes ambulatory care and patient support easy and manageable. Consider the Philips Healthcare Heart Start external defibrillator, for example. It is a portable device that analyses cardiac rhythm and allows the operator to administer a defibrillation shock if necessary.
3. Internet of Medical Things
Medical devices are linked together through the expansion of the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), a collection of software and hardware that creates comprehensive, accessible healthcare IT systems. The IoMT establishes a line between patients and doctors and allows medical information to be accessed on both sides of that line. This helps to reduce unnecessary hospital stays, which cuts costs and helps make healthcare more accurate and efficient. Remote monitoring, prescriptions and medication orders are some examples of functions that can be carried out via the IoMT.
4. Wearables
Wearable devices help patients to track their own health indicators, but they can also be connected via the IoMT to enable their healthcare practitioners to monitor these stats as well. The most common form of wearable tech is the smart watch.
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