Six Things That Have Greatly Improved Patient Care

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Patient care is the main goal of any health care institution and technologies including electronic health record, mobile health, portal technology, telehealth, remote monitoring tools are playing a big part in helping medicine advance.

Over the past few years, certain technological advancements have greatly enhanced patient care to ensure that patients receive quality care. Such advancements include electronic health record, mobile health, portal technology, telehealth, remote monitoring tools. Use of cloud-based communication companies has also improved patient care.

Electronic Health Record

This technological advancement involves storing and transmitting patient’s data through electronic means. Unlike the manual health record, this advancement ensures quick and efficient data retrieval. As a result, health care providers are able to attend to patients in time without having to wait longer periods finding patient’s health record.

Mobile Health

This technology involves documenting, ordering and accessing patient information through wireless connectivity. Patients and doctors who apply this technology use gadgets, such as smartphones, tablets and computers, which support wireless internet connection. Although this technology has not spread to every health care institution, its market growth is estimated to be $20.7 by 2019, according to an R&R Market Research report.

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Portal Technology

This is a technological advancement that allows patients and doctors to interact freely online and access medical records. In this technology, each patient and doctor needs to register in order to become a member of the portal. Upon registration, the member acquires login details, which enable him to access the portal. As long as the member owns a gadget with an internet connection, he is able to check medical records and interact with other portal member.

Telehealth

Telehealth involves sharing medical information between a patient and health care provider without having to meet physically. One example of telehealth is a scenario where a doctor communicates with a patient who is far a way through a video chat. This saves time and transport costs because the patient does not have to leave work and travel to the doctor’s office.

Remote Monitoring Tools

The use of remote monitoring tools helps health care givers to keep tabs on their patients while the patients are in their homes. When the remote monitoring system at the patient’s home detects danger, it sends information to the remote center, where the physician accesses the information and acts accordingly. Just like telehealth, this technology reduces traveling costs.

Cloud-based Communication Companies

These companies help health professionals manage communication between physicians and patients by reminding the patients of appointments with their doctors through text messages, emails and other forms communication. Solutionreach can help make sure that physicians are keeping a good relationship with their patients before, during and after their visit.

In summary, quality patient care is the main goal of any health care institution because it ensures that patients have faith in the institution. It is also an essential goal for health care providers who intend to retain their clients or patients. The aforementioned technological advancements help patient care providers achieve these.

By Anita Ginsburg

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Author Bio - Anita Ginsburg is a freelance writer from Denver, CO and often writes about business, finance, education and home. She graduated from Colorado State University in 2004. A mother of two, she enjoys traveling with her family when she isn’t writing.