Bridging healthcare and technology involves integrating both fields to enhance healthcare delivery, streamline medical processes and improve patient outcomes. Doctors, in general, have found technological innovations in healthcare sector very exciting and helpful in their practice. They readily adapt to the innovations in technology.

There are many ways in which technology can help better patient management: These ways include but are not limited to the following points:

·       By encouraging collaboration between engineers and doctors to provide innovations for healthcare

·       Through the advances in medical instruments, equipment, technologies and telemedicine.

·       By supporting researches related to use of technology in healthcare sector

·       Keeping in mind the importance of direct doctor patient interaction

·       Keeping in mind the widespread use of natural techniques and herbs by populations

·       Implementing and optimizing electronic health records of patients

·       Utilizing telemedicine option for reasons including remote patient management, better accessibility to patient, patient can discuss problem with doctor from comfort of their home especially when they are immobile or harsh weather conditions.

·       Using artificial intelligence for history taking, making better diagnosis, suggesting relevant investigations, prescribing medicines rationally. It can also help in making rare diagnosis and guiding management as per genetic profile of the patient.

·       Genetic profiling is also helpful in determining the correct medicine and its dose.

·       Taking feedback from the end user and make advancements accordingly.

 

The ultimate aim of every doctor patient interaction, sharing of knowledge and utilization of technology is for public benefit. Ask A Doctor service is a telemedicine platform providing healthcare services since its inception in 2009.

Written by Dr Vaishalee Punj