The purpose of technology in the healthcare field is to integrate where possible to help with quality and streamline processes that are often bottlenecked. Healthcare is a $2 trillion industry that is often burdened by bureaucratic paperwork and policies. Technology has made considerable strides in the last decade, and the future looks bright.


Here are seven remarkable ways that technology is being used in the healthcare field.

1.Improved Patient-Doctor Communication

Thanks to technology the patient and doctor communication has improved exponentially. From virtual visits to telemedicine for anywhere globally, everyone saw either an increase or new options for this kind of service during the pandemic. Telemedicine is here to stay.


Additionally, technology has allowed health records to become digitalized, streamlined the patient intake process, which means little to no paperwork for both patients and doctors. As a result, there is less human error, and doctor offices and hospitals have reduced costs.
Medical professionals have begun to make their own webinars, get their information out to the public on their terms using social media profiles, and communicating to patients through social media.

2. Wearable Technology

Patients are able to wear remote monitoring devices that talk directly to their health care professionals. Such as the TracPatch Surface Senor, which is a wearable device that gives the patient’s doctor insights into post-replacement physical therapy efforts. Additionally, patients have similar devices to monitor their high blood pressure, low glucose level, measuring sleep cycles, all that talk directly to their doctor.

3. Mobile Apps / medical apps

Medical apps have allowed everyone to control their health by tracking fitness, food intake, medical appointments, health workout, calorie intake, daily steps, heart rate. All of these apps assist the patient when talking to their doctor about their health. Informed discussions increase the chance of a better diagnosis. Medical apps are also on the rise, allowing patients to talk to their doctor via the app and check symptoms to know about illness.

4. Medical research

Medical research is quickly advancing thanks to the role technology is playing in the healthcare field. What took years is now taking months or even weeks. The centralization of data and the ability of researchers to work together across the globe to find cures and vaccines in real-time is never more evident than in 2021.

5. 3D printing

3D printing continues to rise as surgeons use this technology to print artificial bones, limbs, organs, and even prosthetics.

6. Electronic Medical Records

With electronic medical records now available at almost every doctor’s office, patients can access health histories, create appointments, cancel appointments, receive reminders for their upcoming appointment all through their portal. Gone are the days of receiving notifications through the mail or calling and waiting on hold just to cancel an appointment.


Electronic medical records have also greatly benefited healthcare providers: lab reports are instantly available, prescriptions electronically sent to pharmacies, reduced time spent filling and record maintenance, centralized storage, and the benefit of sharing health history between doctors cannot be underestimated.

7. Accuracy

Perhaps most importantly are the significant strides that have been taken in the field of diagnostics to detect incorrect diagnostics and reduce errors in the healthcare field thanks to technology. As the industry gets closer to curing major debilitating diseases and mass-producing vaccines, the need for accuracy and proper diagnostics will only continue to increase as well.