In our fast-changing world, technology is part of our everyday life, including healthcare. Health technology, often called health tech, is making big changes in how we take care of our health. From fitness trackers to talking to doctors through a computer, health tech is transforming healthcare. In this article, we’ll explore how health technology is making healthcare better.
The Growth of Health Technology
Health technology has grown a lot in the past few years. It started with simple devices like thermometers and blood pressure machines. Now, we have fancy gadgets like smartwatches and special clothes that can watch our health all the time. These gadgets can help us know how active we are, how we sleep, and even keep an eye on our vital signs.
Health Watches: Keeping an Eye on Your Health
You might have seen or even worn a smartwatch. These watches do more than just tell time. They can watch your health, too! They can check your heart rate, track your steps, and even tell you if you need to move around more. This helps us make better choices about our health.Talking to Doctors from Home
Sometimes, it’s hard to go to the doctor’s office. But now, we can talk to doctors from our homes using the internet. This is called telemedicine. It’s especially helpful during times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctors can see and help patients without being in the same room.Electronic Health Records
Doctors used to keep our health records on paper. But now, most of them keep them on computers. These electronic health records (EHRs) are easier to use and help doctors take better care of us. Plus, they can share our records with other doctors when needed.Smart Computers That Learn
Smart computers are really good at learning. They use something called artificial intelligence (AI) to help doctors and scientists. They can look at lots and lots of health information to find patterns. This helps with things like finding diseases early and picking the best treatments.Robots in Surgery
Surgeons sometimes use robots to help them during surgery. These robots are like super precise tools that make surgery safer and recovery faster.Why Health Technology Is Great
Health technology gives us a lot of good things:
You Can Be More Involved: With health tech, you can be more involved in taking care of yourself. You can see how you’re doing and make changes to be healthier.
Easy to Get Help: Telemedicine makes it easy to talk to a doctor when you need help. There’s no need for you to go a long distance or endure lengthy waits.
Saves Money: Sometimes, health tech can save money because it helps prevent problems and hospital stays.
Smarter Medicine: Health tech helps doctors pick the right treatments for you, based on your own body and health data.
Challenges We Need to Solve
However, there are certain aspects we must exercise caution regarding:
Protecting Your Information: Health tech needs to keep your health information safe from hackers. Laws and security measures are important to keep your data private.
Not for Everyone: Not everyone can use health tech, and we need to make sure everyone can benefit from these new tools.
Rules and Safety: Sometimes, health tech grows faster than the rules and safety checks. We need to make sure these tools are safe and work well.
Health technology is changing the way we take care of our health. It’s helping us be healthier and get care easier. But we also need to make sure it’s safe and that everyone can use it. The future of healthcare is exciting, thanks to health technology and all health technologist, this health technology is going to make our lives better.
Written by-
Md Abu Sayem Al Helal
Diploma in Medical Technology
The State Medical Faculty of Bangladesh
B.Sc in Health Technology
University of Dhaka
Image credit: Image by Freepik