[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":462},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine-part-ii":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":233,"relatedBooks":366},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":37,"project_category":59,"contact_email_category":60,"yst_prominent_words":61,"class_list":82,"better_featured_image":116,"acf":165,"yoast_meta":177,"_links":180},9705,"2019-10-23T13:22:14","2019-10-23T11:22:14",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fscienceroll.com\u002F?p=9705","2023-03-28T17:09:18","2023-03-28T15:09:18","20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine-part-ii","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine-part-ii",{"rendered":17},"20 Medical Technology Advances: Medicine in the Future – Part II.",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nanorobots swimming in blood vessels, in silico clinical trials instead of experimenting with drugs on animals and people, remote brain surgeries with the help of 5G networks –  the second part of our shortlist on some astonishing ideas and innovations that could give us a glimpse into the future of medicine is ready for you to digest. Here, we’re going beyond \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine-part-i\u002F\">the first part\u003C\u002Fa> with medical tricorders, the CRISPR\u002FCas-9 gene-editing method, and other futuristic medical technologies to watch for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fin-silico-trials-are-the-future\u002F\">In silico clinical trials\u003C\u002Fa> against testing drugs on animals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As technologies transform every aspect of healthcare, medicine, and the pharma industry, the monstrous clinical trial enterprise cannot be left out either. \u003Cstrong>One way to \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-clinical-trials\">\u003Cstrong>modernize the drug testing process\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> is applying technologies to the traditional framework, for example through \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftrialreach.com\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>online platforms\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> to seek out participants; while an alternative way is to build a completely new setting. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwyss.harvard.edu\u002Ftechnology\u002Fhuman-organs-on-chips\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Human organs-on-chips\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> and in silico trials represent the second approach\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Researchers of the Wyss Institute have been working on the first strand, human organs-on-chips for years. These microdevices lined by living human cells can mimic the microarchitecture and functions of human organs, and this makes them ideal for replacing clinical testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Going one giant leap further, we arrive at in silico trials: no humans, no animals, not even a single cell is required, and yet the impact of any given therapy, treatment option, or drug can be perfectly charted.  \u003Cstrong>It means an individualized computer simulation used in the development or regulatory evaluation of a medicinal product, device, or intervention. While completely simulated clinical trials are not feasible with current technology and understanding of biology – yet, their development would be expected to have major benefits over current in vivo trials. Plus, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theatlantic.com\u002Fsponsored\u002Fvmware-2017\u002Fvirtual-body\u002F1625\u002F\">the FDA is already planning for a future\u003C\u002Fa> in which more than half of all clinical trial data will come from computer simulations.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-512x288.png\" alt=\"in silico trials\" class=\"wp-image-24545\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fnanotechnology-in-medicine\">Nanotechnology\u003C\u002Fa> brings exceptionally targeted treatments\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We are living at the dawn of the nanomedicine age. \u003Cstrong>Nanoparticles and nanodevices will soon operate as precise drug delivery systems, cancer treatment tools or tiny surgeons.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For example, researchers from the Max Planck Institute have been experimenting with exceptionally micro-sized – smaller than a millimeter – \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnewatlas.com\u002Fscallop-microbots-swim-body-max-planck\u002F34589\u002F\">robots that literally swim through bodily fluids\u003C\u002Fa>; and could be used to deliver drugs or other medical relief in a highly targeted way. These scallop-like microbots are designed to swim through non-Newtonian fluids, like your bloodstream, around your lymphatic system, or across the slippery goo on the surface of your eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although we are not there yet, \u003Cstrong>an entrance ticket to the world of nanodevices could be the development of “digestibles“. These tiny pills or gadgets combined with a sensor could track digestion and the absorption of drugs after swallowing them\u003C\u002Fstrong>. That’s already out there: in 2015, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.proteus.com\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fu-s-fda-accepts-first-digital-medicine-new-drug-application-for-otsuka-and-proteus-digital-health\u002F\">FDA approved the first drug product combined with a digestible sensor\u003C\u002Fa>. The Japanese Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Proteus Digital Health created a digestible sensor with a type of drug against mental illness. With the patient’s approval, the ingestible sensor communicates with a wearable sensor patch if the drug is taken, then the information is transmitted to a smartphone or tablet of the caretaker or the patient himself. Isn’t it mindblowing that your medication is actually communicating with you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002FNanotechnology-512x256.jpg\" alt=\"futuristic medical technology\" class=\"wp-image-25134\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002FNanotechnology-512x256.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002FNanotechnology-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002FNanotechnology-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002FNanotechnology.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.scind.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">13) Telesurgeries via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5g-in-healthcare-boosting-telehealth-vr-connected-health\u002F\">5G\u003C\u002Fa> networks\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Why does it sound so science fiction to operate on someone’s brain remotely? Well, because we know how many things could go wrong even with a standard appendicitis removal. \u003Cstrong>In the case of a brain surgery where the physician and the patient are miles away from each other, not only professional expertise or the given circumstances but also technical capabilities, such as the latency of the network or the resolution of the screen would matter. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>That’s where 5G networks come into the picture.\u003C\u002Fstrong>  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fonezero.medium.com\u002F5g-could-finally-herald-the-era-of-wireless-surgery-53e746ef25c3\">Experts say that 5G’s ability to penetrate farther than current wireless networks could finally enable telesurgery\u003C\u002Fa>, bringing necessary operations to those who need it. In January, stories in the Chinese press indicated that a surgeon there had \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.independent.co.uk\u002Flife-style\u002Fgadgets-and-tech\u002Fnews\u002F5g-surgery-china-robotic-operation-a8732861.html\" target=\"_blank\">removed the liver\u003C\u002Fa> of a lab animal 30 miles away using da Vinci surgical robots and wireless 5G internet. Then, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fonezero.medium.com\u002F5g-could-finally-herald-the-era-of-wireless-surgery-53e746ef25c3\">in March, Dr. Ling Zhipei, of Beijing’s PLA General Hospital, reportedly\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.chinadaily.com.cn\u002Fa\u002F201903\u002F18\u002FWS5c8f0528a3106c65c34ef2b6.html\" target=\"_blank\">performed brain surgery\u003C\u002Fa> on a human patient more than 1,800 miles away – the first reported wireless human telesurgery. Although Chinese advancements always have to be read with some skepticism as they cannot be verified by independent sources, the examples show how the field aims for progress. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F5g-surgery-1280x720-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"futuristic medical technologies\" class=\"wp-image-25137\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F5g-surgery-1280x720-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F5g-surgery-1280x720-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F5g-surgery-1280x720-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F5g-surgery-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.brecorder.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">14) Robot assistants lift patients and support surgeries\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, and keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Robots are everywhere in healthcare – and their number will only be more populous in the future. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, surgical robots are the prodigies of surgery. According to market analysis, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.computerworld.com\u002Farticle\u002F3039586\u002Fhealthcare-it\u002Fa-robot-will-likely-assist-in-your-future-surgery.html\">the industry is about to boom\u003C\u002Fa>. By 2020, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F9-exciting-medical-robot-facts\u002F\">surgical robotics sales are expected to almost double to $6.4 billion\u003C\u002Fa>. The flagship product on the market, the most commonly known surgical robot is the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.davincisurgery.com\u002F\">da Vinci Surgical System\u003C\u002Fa>. It features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system and tiny wristed instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another example for diligent metallic creatures is the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.aethon.com\u002Ftug\u002Ftughealthcare\u002F\">TUG robot\u003C\u002Fa>, which is able to carry around a multitude of racks, carts or bins up to 453 kilograms that contain medications, laboratory specimens or other sensitive materials. Yet another great innovation is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnewatlas.com\u002Friba-robot-nurse\u002F12693\u002F\">Riba or Robot for Interactive Body Assistance\u003C\u002Fa>, which is somewhat similar to the TUG, although it is rather used in care homes with patients who need assistance.\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizmag.com\u002Frobear-riken\u002F36219\u002F\"> Its Japanese version, the Robear\u003C\u002Fa> is shaped like a giant, gentle bear with a cartoonish head. They both can lift and move patients in and out of bed, help patients stand and turn as many times as you want to prevent bedsores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-512x446.jpg\" alt=\"robot nurse\" class=\"wp-image-14026\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-512x446.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-768x669.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1-287x250.jpg 287w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F09\u002Frobear-new-care-support-robot-bear-nurse-that-can-lift-patients-gently-transfer-them-between-1.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.newatlas.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15) Health sensors and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-gazillion-of-health-data-you-can-measure\u002F\">gazillion of data\u003C\u002Fa> to measure\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Medical technology went through amazing development over the years:  by now, there’s no single square centimeter of the human body without quantifiable data\u003C\u002Fstrong>. For example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbig-kardia-review-evolution-digital-health\u002F\">AliveCor’s Kardia\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.apple.com\u002Fnewsroom\u002F2018\u002F12\u002Fecg-app-and-irregular-heart-rhythm-notification-available-today-on-apple-watch\u002F\">Apple Watch\u003C\u002Fa> measure ECG and detect atrial fibrillation with high sensitivity. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwiwe-review\">Wiwe\u003C\u002Fa> also measures blood oxygen levels. The Clinicloud, the EKO Core, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fekuore-digital-stethoscope-review\">eKuore Pro\u003C\u002Fa> all measure heart and lung sounds as digital stethoscopes, while the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcoala-heart-monitor-swedish-response-ecg-revolution\">Swedish Coala\u003C\u002Fa> also acts as an ECG monitor. Blood pressure is monitored with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fomron-heartguide-blood-pressure-smartwatch-review\">Omron Blood Pressure Smartwatch\u003C\u002Fa>, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmocacare-review\">MOCAcare\u003C\u002Fa> pocket sensor, and blood pressure cuff, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftalkative-blood-pressure-monitor-ihealth-clear-review\">iHealth Clear\u003C\u002Fa>, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fshort-review-of-skeeper-your-pink-pocket-cardiologist\u002F\">Skeeper, a pocket cardiologist\u003C\u002Fa>, or the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.withings.com\u002Feu\u002Fen\u002Fproducts\u002Fblood-pressure-monitor\">Withings Blood Pressure Monitor\u003C\u002Fa>, and of course, dozens of traditional blood pressure cuffs. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are dozens of health trackers for respiration, sleep, and of course, movement. And while \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F7\u002F18130619\u002Falice-robb-why-we-dream-science-psychology-neuroscience-interview\">researchers can’t decipher your dreams – yet\u003C\u002Fa>, they are working on it, alongside figuring out all kinds of brain activity. For example, through EEG. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fneurotechx\u002Fyou-can-literally-turn-on-the-lights-using-your-mind-matilda-is-not-science-fiction-anymore-c5851b86e6fb\">That’s a method that records electrical activity in the brain\u003C\u002Fa> using electrodes attached externally to the scalp. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fneurosky.com\u002F\">NeuroSky\u003C\u002Fa> biosensor and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002F\">Muse\u003C\u002Fa> headband use it to understand the mind better and in the latter case allow for more effective meditation. As you see, there’s not much left unmeasured in your body – and it will even intensify in the future. For example, we expect digital tattoos to appear, which will not only measure the majority of the above-mentioned\u003Cstrong> vital signs, but they will do so continuously.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F109_Patient-of-the-future-tech-going-berserk-512x288.png\" alt=\"failing medical technology\" class=\"wp-image-24900\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16) Synthetic tissues through \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-bioprinting-overview\u002F\">3D bioprinting\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>3D bioprinting might be the response for worldwide organ shortages, as well as to the increasing reluctance to test new cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical products on animals.  \u003Cstrong>Experiments for 3D bioprinting tissues are already underway, which might lead to a path where new medication or cosmetic products would be tested on synthetic materials and organs would grow in Petri dishes.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the technology is still in its early stages, some companies are trying their wings on the market. US-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Ftrack\u002Fclick?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=d0f3e109ee&e=d647e4d78c\">CELLINK\u003C\u002Fa> develops both bioprinters and bioprinting materials for providing ready-to-print or use models for researchers and healthcare providers to enable 3D cell culture, personalized medicine, and enhanced therapeutics. \u003Cstrong>The disruptive technology is used to print tissues such as liver, cartilage, skin, and even fully functional cancer tumors that can then be used to develop new cancer treatments.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Another US-based company, drug manufacturer \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unither.com\u002F\">United Therapeutics\u003C\u002Fa>, 3D bioprinted lung tissues, while in Europe, scientists at the Spanish Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in collaboration with the bioengineering firm BioDan Group have \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2017\u002F01\u002F170123090630.htm\">presented a prototype for a 3D bioprinter\u003C\u002Fa> that can create entirely functional human skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002F019_bioprinting-512x288.png\" alt=\"digital health trends\" class=\"wp-image-22754\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002F019_bioprinting-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002F019_bioprinting-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002F019_bioprinting-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F01\u002F019_bioprinting.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">17) Medical tricorders making patients the point-of-care\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Even if wearing thin e-skins or having embedded sensors is not yet a viable option for us, let’s make an old dream come true as soon as possible. The concept of the medical tricorder from Star Trek has been there for decades and we are still waiting for it\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The magic of the device was that Dr. McCoy just used it to scan a patient, then it immediately told him the diagnosis, basic vital signs, and health parameters. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The closest to that is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffirst-medical-tricorder-viatom-checkme-pro-review\u002F\">Viatom Checkme Pro\u003C\u002Fa>, which not only measures your body temperature but also traces ECG, measures pulse rate and rhythm, oxygen saturation, systolic blood pressure, physical activity, and sleep, completely transforming the notion of healthcare. Instead of constantly waiting for the verdict of medical professionals, patients will become the point-of-care while taking their health into their own hands. Let’s make it happen soon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fviatom-checkme-pro-review-512x385.jpg\" alt=\"Viatom Checkme Pro Review\" class=\"wp-image-14796\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fviatom-checkme-pro-review-512x385.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fviatom-checkme-pro-review-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fviatom-checkme-pro-review-332x250.jpg 332w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fviatom-checkme-pro-review.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.viatom.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">18) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmachine-learning-and-deep-learning-in-medicine\u002F\">Machine learning\u003C\u002Fa> in healthcare\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Machine learning is a method for creating artificial narrow intelligence and the field of computer science that\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.topbots.com\u002Fwtf-is-artificial-intelligence-intro\u002F\"> enables computers to learn without being explicitly programmed\u003C\u002Fa>, building on top of computational statistics and data mining. The field has different types: it could be\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.topbots.com\u002Fwtf-is-artificial-intelligence-intro\u002F\"> supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised or reinforcement learning\u003C\u002Fa>, among others. \u003Cstrong>It has an unprecedented potential to transform healthcare processes and medical tasks in the future – and it has already started its invisible revolution.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicaldaily.com\u002Fhow-big-data-and-machine-learning-can-predict-prevent-isolated-cases-disease-435359\">from statistics on measles vaccination rates and disease outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u003C\u002Fa>, as well as non-traditional health data, including social media and syndromic surveillance data generated by software that mines a huge range of medical records sources, an algorithm can provide a reliable map of future measles outbreak hotspots. That’s just one example, but the field is already buzzing with smart algorithms – not short of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffda-approvals-for-algorithms-in-medicine\u002F\">FDA-approved ones\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FArtificial-Intelligence-in-Healthcare-512x288.jpeg\" alt=\"futuristic medical technologies\" class=\"wp-image-21887\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FArtificial-Intelligence-in-Healthcare-512x288.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FArtificial-Intelligence-in-Healthcare-370x208.jpeg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FArtificial-Intelligence-in-Healthcare-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FArtificial-Intelligence-in-Healthcare.jpeg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fblog.kolabtree.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">19) The promise of CRISPR and genomics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Every decade or so, there are only a few new ideas that show the potential of revolutionizing the entire industry. The amazing genome editing method, CRISPR has this power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.popularmechanics.com\u002Fscience\u002Fa18324\u002Fcrispr-gene-editing-used-to-make-malaria-resistant-mosquitoes\u002F\">Researchers have already used gene-editing to create mosquitoes\u003C\u002Fa> that are almost entirely resistant to the parasite that causes malaria. Some \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-can-you-achieve-with-crispr-therapy\u002F\">scientists also believe that we will have the chance to edit our cells in our immune systems with CRISPR\u003C\u002Fa> to improve them against cancer cells and to help them kill these malevolent entities in time. In 2017, some \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Farstechnica.com\u002Fscience\u002F2016\u002F01\u002Fgene-editing-shows-promise-in-treating-muscular-dystrophy\u002F\">experiments also showed how\u003C\u002Fa> scientists were able to treat mice with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy through gene editing. However, the issue of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-can-you-achieve-with-crispr-therapy\">gene editing with all its legal, ethical and biological consequences\u003C\u002Fa>, with its potential to alter the lives of future generations, has to be taken seriously. \u003Cstrong>While gene-editing is not considered safe on embryos yet as we don’t know the potential consequences, research continues on cells and gene therapies are applied against genetic conditions so we’ll eventually get there.\u003C\u002Fstrong> (At least) one question still remains: do we want \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdesigner-babies-a-dystopian-sidetrack-of-gene-editing\">designer babies in the future\u003C\u002Fa>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F057_designer_babies-512x288.png\" alt=\"futuristic medical technologies\" class=\"wp-image-22571\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F057_designer_babies-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F057_designer_babies-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F057_designer_babies-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F057_designer_babies.png 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">20) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-12-companies-bringing-blockchain-to-healthcare\u002F\">Blockchain\u003C\u002Fa> and the promise of advanced privacy\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Blockchain has been rocking the buzzword top list for the last few years. While everyone knows that it somehow links to cryptocurrencies, very few can explain what the technology stands for. We tried to explain it in more detail \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-the-hell-is-blockchain-what-does-it-mean-for-healthcare-and-pharma\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>, but in a nutshell, it is a system of complex code for building trust without any middleman. When The Medical Futurist asked Ivo Lohmus from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fguardtime.com\u002F\">Guardtime\u003C\u002Fa>, an Estonian company developing K.S.I. blockchain technology, he told us to imagine it as a shared book of records, or in more technical terms, a distributed database that’s designed in such a smart way that whatever is added to this database, that is immutable. As if it is carved into stone. Any change becomes immediately evident. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And why is it a win for healthcare? \u003Cstrong>As the blocks are impossible to change you cannot delete or change anything without leaving a trace. That is critical in the case of health data. It could secure health records, clinical trial records or ensure regulatory compliance.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Some countries, such as the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-healthcare-in-estonia\u002F\">digital republic, Estonia\u003C\u002Fa>, already guarantee the security of their citizens’ health records through blockchain. \u003Cstrong>In pharma, the most apparent use of blockchain is securing the supply chain and fighting against counterfeit drugs. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\u002Fposts\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-02-at-13.35.51-768x311.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27373\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-02-at-13.35.51-768x311.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F04\u002FScreenshot-2020-04-02-at-13.35.51.png 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What do you think the most promising medical technological innovation is from the list? Do you know any other advances that we missed? Share your insights with us on our channels!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>Nanorobots swimming in blood vessels, in silico clinical trials instead of experimenting with drugs on animals and people, remote brain surgeries with the help of 5G networks –  the second part of our shortlist on some astonishing ideas and innovations that could give us a glimpse into the future of medicine is ready for you to digest. Here, we’re going beyond the first part with medical tricorders, the CRISPR\u002FCas-9 gene-editing method, and other futuristic medical technologies to watch for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,25145,"open",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33,34,35,36],504,491,521,490,488,496,[38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58],152,395,570,206,425,816,207,453,246,260,262,271,289,130,313,134,329,566,144,356,568,[],[],[62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81],3333,3355,3335,3337,1571,3339,1621,3341,1623,3343,1683,3345,1721,3347,1723,3349,1883,3351,2145,3353,[83,14,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115],"post-9705","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-empowered-patients","category-future-medicine","category-future-of-pharma","category-genomics","category-health-sensors-trackers","tag-bioprinting","tag-sensor","tag-crispr","tag-digital","tag-technology-2","tag-blockchain","tag-digital-health","tag-wearables-2","tag-future","tag-genetics","tag-genomics","tag-health","tag-innovation","tag-3d-printing-2","tag-medicine","tag-ai","tag-nanotechnology","tag-clinical-trials","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-pharma-2","tag-drug-development",{"id":24,"alt_text":117,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":118,"media_details":119,"post":5,"source_url":164},"future of medicine","image",{"width":120,"height":121,"file":122,"sizes":123,"image_meta":161},1920,1080,"2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2.png",{"medium":124,"large":130,"thumbnail":135,"medium_large":139,"1536x1536":140,"large_old_512x288":145,"thumbnail_old_150x150":150,"medium_old_370x208":152,"medium_large_old_768x432":155,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":158},{"file":125,"width":126,"height":127,"mime-type":128,"source_url":129},"117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-370x208.png",{"file":131,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":128,"source_url":134},"117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-768x432.png",768,432,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-768x432.png",{"file":136,"width":137,"height":137,"mime-type":128,"source_url":138},"117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-150x150.png",{"file":131,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":128,"source_url":134},{"file":141,"width":142,"height":143,"mime-type":128,"source_url":144},"117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-1536x864.png",1536,864,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-1536x864.png",{"file":146,"width":147,"height":148,"mime-type":128,"source_url":149},"117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-512x288.png",512,288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2-512x288.png",{"file":136,"width":151,"height":151,"mime-type":128,"source_url":138},"150",{"file":125,"width":153,"height":154,"mime-type":128,"source_url":129},"370","208",{"file":131,"width":156,"height":157,"mime-type":128,"source_url":134},"768","432",{"file":146,"width":159,"height":160,"mime-type":128,"source_url":149},"512","288",{"aperture":162,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":162,"copyright":27,"focal_length":162,"iso":162,"shutter_speed":162,"title":27,"orientation":162,"keywords":163},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F117_20-potential-technological-advances-in-the-future-of-medicine2.png",{"related_posts_footer":166,"related_posts":20,"cta_type":171,"cta_color":172,"subtitle":27,"related_books":173},[167,168,169,170],9687,13151,15834,15752,"subscribe","orange",[174,175,176],24760,24762,24764,{"yoast_wpseo_title":178,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":179,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"20 Medical Technology Advances: Medicine in the Future - 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A simple, round table with a desktop computer and a projector, where the patient and the doctor have their friendly chat. Whenever an examination is necessary, they cross the “blue line” in the room indicating the “boundaries of the clinic” elegantly. It’s definitely not rocket science, but the patient satisfaction index is soaring. What’s the secret?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let’s Design The Hospital Of The Future! - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FGeYvybkoPLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Radboud University Medical Centre & Cleveland Clinic leading the way into the future of hospitals\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The scenery takes place at the \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen in the Netherlands\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The head of the department, Prof. Stefaan Bergé redesigned his whole department based on the book, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Famzn.to\u002F1w0O3sx\">The Guide to the Future of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa> and designed the rooms based on patients’ suggestions. Dr. Bergé said patients asked for the simplest things: to have more privacy, more information and more new games for kids in the waiting rooms – to kill time more easily. They asked for amiable architecture with a lot of light and friendly colors, and round tables instead of the square one: to put an end to the “confrontation” between the “contending parties” and to have a more balanced patient-doctor relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_blue-line.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Hospitals_Blue Line\" class=\"wp-image-15756\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_blue-line.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_blue-line-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_blue-line-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_blue-line-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_blue-line-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Across the Atlantic, the \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Cleveland Clinic\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> invested heavily in digital health: the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealth.clevelandclinic.org\u002F\">Health Essentials Blog\u003C\u002Fa> for the patient and provider education, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fconsultqd.clevelandclinic.org\u002F\">Consult QD\u003C\u002Fa> for medical professionals and corresponding social media sites or \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmy.clevelandclinic.org\u002Fmobile-apps\">mobile apps\u003C\u002Fa>. Patients are able to access their personal health records or pay their bills online, live chat on medical questions, have a second opinion service, view their imaging studies and request a telehealth service. Physicians are able to offer teleradiology or view records of a referred patient. The medical center is among the few hospitals in the US providing same day appointments in ambulatory clinics in areas surrounding Cleveland, Ohio, in southern Florida and Toronto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ambient Experience solutions for more relaxed patients\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The reputation of the Cleveland Clinic grew so successfully that even people in \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Abu Dhabi\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong> decided they have to build one. John Sharp, a Senior Manager at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), who previously worked at Cleveland Clinic, believes in the idea of digital first, physical second. He said that the Abu Dhabi hospital applied the same patient-and-digital first philosophy and combined it with state-of-the-art facilities and a group practice model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The fuelfor healthcare design consultancy believes in changing healthcare into human care by turning painfully long waiting hours into consciously designed time periods, by designing family-based cancer care centers, by rethinking the hospice service or personalizing the imaging experience for patients. Three children’s hospitals in \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Stockholm\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u002FSweden, \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Adelaide\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u002FAustralia, and \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>Orlando\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u002FUS applied their \u003Cem>Ambient Experience\u003C\u002Fem> solutions with amazing results. Due to the special lights, decorations, toys and playful tools, kids are distracted and their fears are played away. The results: examinations are less painful, doctors have calmer patients and can work more effectively. Since the introduction of fuelfor’s design in 2008, the volume of patients in the Emergency Department of the Florida Hospital for Children has doubled and the overall patient experience rating index is soaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room.png\" alt=\"Fuelfor - Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-14689\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room-768x366.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room-512x244.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room-458x218.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>And what’s common in all of these projects? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They all point towards the future of hospitals. They all suggest that the average hospital with its sterile, neutral and mostly unfriendly rooms, the closed doors of doctor’s offices resembling hierarchical positions, the long and narrow, monotonous corridors and many windowless spaces without plants where the only sound is the buzz coming from the vending machine is an overaged and oversized dying dinosaur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, there is a howling difference between the average hospital and the level of technological development. Healing,\u003Cem> a 19th-century process is actually taking place in 20th-century buildings while technology is already in the 21\u003Csup>st\u003C\u002Fsup> century.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fdesign-thinking-in-healthcare.png\" alt=\"Design Thinking in Healthcare - Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-15757\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fdesign-thinking-in-healthcare.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fdesign-thinking-in-healthcare-768x363.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fdesign-thinking-in-healthcare-512x242.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fdesign-thinking-in-healthcare-458x217.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As if hospitals had cognitive dissonance needed to be resolved. So how could it be done? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond the projects already mentioned above, trends are setting the path of future hospitals crystal-clearly. John Sharp believes that hospitals will shrink in the future to emergency units and post-surgery rooms to heal patients with injuries and illnesses requiring operations, while chronic diseases will be treated at home with the help of healthcare sensors, wearables and the constant connection to a medical professional (telehealth). Paul Farmer, co-founder of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.pih.org\u002F\">Partners In Health\u003C\u002Fa>, also believes that we need hospital-based care for those who are critically ill or injured, but for chronic conditions, community-based care is more suitable than clinic-based.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>21st-century medicine will be about technology coupled with patient empowerment. We believe that adequate hospital design could accelerate our journey into 21st-century healthcare and will help turn these monstrous, unfriendly buildings into truly positive, life-giving spaces. So, here we have some suggestions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fhenry-ford-west-bloomfield-hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-15758\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fhenry-ford-west-bloomfield-hospital.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fhenry-ford-west-bloomfield-hospital-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fhenry-ford-west-bloomfield-hospital-512x327.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fhenry-ford-west-bloomfield-hospital-392x250.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Who says that patients need to lie in bed all day long in a hospital? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What if patients could sit in comfortable chairs instead of lying somewhere constantly? Why do we put everyone to bed-rest when \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F8417639\">Dr. Morton Creditor already in 1992 wrote\u003C\u002Fa> that there is no therapeutic value to strict bed-rest. In fact, immobilization of patients leads to muscle breakdown, which can be quantified: approximately 2 percent per day for an elderly person and 1-1.5 per cent for a younger adult. Thus, staying in bed is not only super boring and depressing, but it actually causes damage, especially to the elderly. So why don’t we design hospitals with smaller rooms and more space for therapy? Why don’t we design more lively social spaces to keep up a more positive and less lonely environment? Why don’t we use the corridor spaces more effectively – where medical professionals and family members could meet, chat, while patients might keep themselves fit by walking around more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What if patients had the chance to walk even more in beautifully kept, green parks around the buildings? Sometimes even the sight of green trees helps. A \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F6143402\">1984 study published in Science\u003C\u002Fa>, which brought the relationship between the built environment and health outcomes to the forefront, compared the recovery records of gall bladder surgery patients who had a bedside window view of either trees or a brick building wall with no nature. The results showed that those with the nature view compared to those who looked out at the wall had shorter hospital stays, suffered fewer minor post-surgical complications (such as a persistent headache or nausea), and needed far fewer doses of strong narcotic pain drugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fhassels-projects-future-of-hospitals.gif\" alt=\"Hassels Projects - Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-15759\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Why are hospitals not applying more groundbreaking medical innovations into their everyday operation?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The hospital of the future might truly benefit from such current trends, as augmented reality glasses, walls that project \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\">virtual reality\u003C\u002Fa> images, 3D printers, cognitive computers, telemedicine or medical robots which can render care less expensive and more efficient. Portable radiology devices will communicate wirelessly with other gadgets. Minimal waiting times brought about by cognitive computers that organize logistics will result in better quality of life. It will direct people when and where to go by analyzing their records, and automatically responding to doctors’ notes and prescriptions. Robots will move freely, engaging either in telemedical services or disinfecting rooms in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Healthcare facilities will be enhanced with high-tech devices and broad data availability projected on large screens and mobile devices. Rooms will accommodate families and technology seamlessly. For instance, hospital room TVs will be flat screens for entertainment and patient education. But they will also let the care team call up images and data to explain the patient’s health issues to both the family and patient. Mobile devices, like tablets, will be in the hands of providers as well as patients so that they can record their pain, for example, other symptoms, and contact the nursing station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-room-of-the-future.jpg\" alt=\"Patient Room of the Future - Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-15762\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-room-of-the-future.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-room-of-the-future-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-room-of-the-future-512x410.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Fpatient-room-of-the-future-313x250.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is amazing how different a hospital visit might look like with all these technologies. While robots might help the nurses with monotonous tasks, doctors might provide medical advice from afar through telemedical services and AI aids for the diagnostic process, virtual or augmented reality, might help to get into a completely different world. Through a smartphone and virtual glasses, a Dutch company, VisitU makes live contact possible with a 360-degree camera at the patient’s home, school or special occasions such as a birthday celebration or a football game. Through the use of this technology, hospitalized, young patients and small children can escape the stressful and alien hospital environment, and stop thinking about going home all the time – since they will virtually be there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Why are patients not involved in the design of hospitals? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How is it even possible that most of the hospitals were built and designed without having asked what patients need and only with blurry guesses about how they would feel better? Dr. Bergé already showed the direction, we believe that other hospitals should also consider design recommendations from patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>And – most surprisingly – why do medical professionals not have the chance to say anything about the environment where they work often 24\u002F7? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The most striking discovery regarding hospital design was that medical professionals are often not involved in all the planning phases of their own working space.  Designers should have the chance to walk the halls, shadow individuals as they go about their daily routines, talk to physicians to get a deeper insight into how a hospital works to be able to design a better and more adequate one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Besides, alongside patient feedback, the needs of the medical staff might also be incorporated into the design plans. Recently the design pendulum has swung heavily towards patient care, but we also need to be caring for the caregivers. We should not design an exam room only for the patient. It is a common practice that doctors examine patients from the right-hand side, however more often than not exam rooms do not take that into consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-hospital.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-15761\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-hospital.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-hospital-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-hospital-512x285.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-hospital-448x250.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dr. Bergé mentioned that during the design phase leaders of his medical department should not spare money and effort to build a great social room for the department. It is the space where colleagues could relax after or during a stressful workday, blow off some steam, play some billiard or drink coffee and chat. As Dr. Bergé said – everyone should keep in mind that the most brilliant ideas are usually not born in research meetings, but coffee corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Statistical research underpins his views. A study within laboratory design found that 80 per cent of scientific breakthroughs occurs outside the laboratory environment, in social settings. That is the reason why the architect Louis Kahn designed blackboards and gathering spaces at the Salk Institute in California, to draw scientists out of the labs and to share their ideas together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>So are we ready to change?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In 2013, “Intel Health Innovation Barometer” was released by Intel Corporation indicating that patients’ healthcare needs worldwide are principally focused on technology and personalization. Traditional hospitals, according to 57% of people, will be obsolete in the future. Not surprisingly, 84% of people would be willing to share their personal health information to advance care and lower costs; more than 70% are receptive to using toilet sensors, prescription bottle sensors, and swallowed health monitors; 72% would be willing to see a doctor via video conference for non–urgent appointments; and 66% said they would prefer a care regimen designed specifically for them based on their genetic profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_3.jpg\" alt=\"Future of Hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-15763\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_3.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_3-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_3-512x204.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F06\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals_3-458x182.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It seems that people are ready to incorporate the changes technologies bring into their lives. And they already have expectations which the hospitals of the future must meet. 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