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Healthcare Technology and Practices that Assist Professionals

Rachelle Wilber
Rachelle Wilber
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Medicine has long been a field that has demanded its participants exhibit the highest level of professionalism. The relationship that exists between medical professionals and their patients is one of trust and confidence. Throughout the years, advancing technology and advanced training have played a role in assisting the world of medicine to obtain its professionalism.

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  • Information Technology and Medical Professionals
  • Advanced Education and Medical Professionalism
  • Medical Professionalism and Medical Equipment Technology

Information Technology and Medical Professionals

Information technology has revolutionized the medical industry. Electronic medical records and mobile technologies like smartphones and computer tablets have served as tools that help the medical industry treat its patients better. Information technology allows doctors in public hospitals and private practices to communicate with their peers thousands of miles away while at the same time saving the money that they would’ve had to spend on travel. They are able to send and receive health information instantaneously from any doctor or specialist around the globe. Drug information, patient information, and research and study information is available at the touch of a button. This helps the medical industry minimize mistakes, improve efficiency, and continue to work as professionals.

Advanced Education and Medical Professionalism

The availability to take online educational courses has made it possible for busy medical professionals to study other fields related to their medical career from the comfort of their homes. For example, a nurse or doctor could receive an online masters degree in social work and learn about behavioral healthcare, social work projects associated with the healthcare industry, global health, and health advocacy. A rounded education improves the quality of care that patients receive as well as the professionalism of the medical practitioner.

Medical Professionalism and Medical Equipment Technology

The primary goal of the medical community is to improve their patient’s quality of life. Medical innovations, including minimally invasive surgeries, improve systems for monitoring patient’s health. Scanning equipment allows physicians to perform invasive procedures in a comfortable way. These things are helping the medical industry treat its patients in a dignified and professional way. Telehealth, a relatively new term in the medical world, has allowed physicians to perform surgeries on patients without even being in the same room. This has removed the stress and frustration patients feel when they have to travel around the world for medical care. Minimally invasive procedures allow patients to recover with less scarring and a quicker recovery time. Technology and medicine have always been linked to each other. As the world of technology advances, so does the medical industry’s ability to provide quality care that dignifies the patient and allows the medical practitioner to work in a professional way.

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