How has technology affected health care?

Answer 1

The following technologies are considered to be health technology...i read this all in the articles so i wanted too share it

• Drugs: e.g., antibiotics, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, beta-blockers, antibiotics,
• Biologics: gene therapies, antibodies
• Devices: e.g., pacemakers, CT scanners
• Diagnostic tests: e.g. DNA fecal test for colorectal cancer, genome sequencing
• Medical and surgical procedures: e.g., psychotherapy, coronary angiography, gastric banding operation for weight loss
• Support systems: e.g., electronic patient record systems, telemedicine systems,
• Organizational and managerial systems: e.g., cholesterol management program, billing and accounting.

These technologies can be used to prevent diseases (e.g., immunization, chemoprevention against cancer, nutrigenetics), to screen diseases in asymptomatic people (e.g., mammography, colonoscopy, cholesterol testing), to diagnose (e.g., electrocardiogram, x-ray for broken bones), to treat diseases (e.g., gene therapy, biologics for adjuvant chemotherapy), to rehabilitate (e.g., physical therapy) and to assist, to reduce errors (electronic medical records, computerized order physician entry )