DHT #3: 19 Benefits Of Digital Technology in Health-care.
On this fateful Sunday, my partner made this statement "In the next 10 years, Africa would become one of the leading exporters of technology."
The dramatic Balqees quickly wrote it in her diary but trust me it struck a chord.
It struck a chord because that came up while discussing how much I love the idea behind MaHealth, MaDoctor, and MaTest.
The last time we had a session, we talked about the two questions that must be answered before we embrace DHT which you can scan through here.
In the space of technology, we have seen how far digital wealth creation is going but the potential in technology being involved in healthy living is endless.
While doing a walkthrough of the Madoctor Application and its clinical decision-making system prompt, I became extremely glad to be growing in this generation of tech revolutionaries.
When it comes to digital health management, the 19 benefits are divided amongst the 3 bodies of healthcare.
The potential outcome for health-care users include;
1. Prevention of disease,
2. Lowering healthcare costs,
3. Monitoring and managing chronic conditions,
4. Tailored medicine to individual needs,
5. Tracking health and wellness-related activities while,
6. Giving patients and family control over their health.
Health-care providers will be armed with;
1. Extensive view of patient health,
2. Significant leap in access to health data,
3. Increased efficiency, and
4. Improved medical outcomes.
The health-care system will be provided with;
1. Points of Improvement in the functioning and relationships between different parts of the health system environment,
2. Improved response to emergencies with quick access to clinical and service data, while
3. Improving response to emergencies with quick access to clinical and service data, plus
4. Strengthened monitoring of public health threats, while
5. Ensuring a more timely and effective response through access to real-time information, with
7. Improved understanding of the health and service delivery needs of the population, while
8. Allowing data-supported insights and priorities, plus
9. The ability to monitor health system performance and quality indicators.
The core of digital health technology is the tools that make;
- Life for health-care users easy
- Work for health-care providers stress-free,
- Progress for health-care system smooth.
Digital Health Technology have the vast potential to improve our ability to diagnose, curate and treat diseases.
The presence of smartphones, smartwatches, social networks, and internet applications working in sync will offer new ways for patients to monitor their health and have increased access to information.
When you have artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital technology powering mobile medical apps, software, virtual reality (VR) tools, wearable medical devices, telehealth and 5G, we can improve clinical decision making for doctors daily and this in it is self revolution.
You're not ready for what is to come.
Think of people, information, technology, and connectivity converging because of these advancements.
All in the bid to improve health care, health outcomes and health systems.
But what are the challenges we will face on this journey?
Stay tuned for more ✅
