[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":2295},["ShallowReactive",2],{"category-future-medicine":3},{"category":4,"posts":52,"featured":2066,"ebooks":2214},{"id":5,"count":6,"description":7,"link":8,"name":9,"slug":10,"taxonomy":11,"parent":12,"meta":13,"acf":14,"z_taxonomy_image_url":27,"yoast_meta":28,"taxonomy_image":27,"_links":31},521,385,"Trends and technologies that will shape the future of medicine, medical practices and the delivery of care.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002Ffuture-medicine\u002F","Future of Medicine","future-medicine","category",0,[],{"listing_order":15,"child_category_ids":16,"featured":17,"youtube_video_id":22,"sub_header":23,"excerpt":24,"ebooks":25},"9",false,[18,19,20,21],12984,24083,14308,9687,"PXPIu8LazqI","Medical Technology and the Future of Medicine","\u003Cp>Digital tattoos, 3D printed drugs, RFID implants for recreational purposes: mindblowing innovations are coming to medicine and healthcare almost every single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few short years ago, it would have been hard to imagine that exoskeletons could enable paralyzed people to walk again; that billions of people would rely on social media for information; and that the supercomputer Watson would be a key player in medical decision-making. Perhaps more than in any other field, technology has transformed medicine and healthcare in ways that a mere decade ago would have sounded like pure science fiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patients, medical professionals, and any healthcare stakeholder will find an eye-opening, reassuring roadmap to tomorrow’s potential in our articles and analyses about the future of medicine. By preparing for the inevitable waves of change, you can make informed decisions about how technology will shape your own well-being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",[26],24765,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F098_Digital_Humanism-scaled.png",{"yoast_wpseo_title":29,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":30},"Future of Medicine & Medical Technologies - The Medical Futurist","Future of medicine: Check our articles on the medicine trends and medical technologies that will shape the future of medicine.",{"self":32,"collection":38,"about":41,"wp:post_type":44,"curies":47},[33],{"href":34,"targetHints":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories\u002F521",{"allow":36},[37],"GET",[39],{"href":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories",[42],{"href":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftaxonomies\u002Fcategory",[45],{"href":46},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts?categories=521",[48],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",true,[53,220,398,557,665,780,895,1040,1152,1263,1351,1471,1603,1730,1841,1954],{"id":54,"date":55,"date_gmt":56,"guid":57,"modified":59,"modified_gmt":60,"slug":61,"status":62,"type":63,"link":64,"title":65,"content":67,"excerpt":69,"author":71,"featured_media":72,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":76,"categories":77,"tags":80,"project_category":84,"contact_email_category":85,"yst_prominent_words":86,"class_list":92,"better_featured_image":105,"acf":155,"yoast_meta":169,"_links":171},38439,"2026-08-10T09:49:35","2026-08-10T07:49:35",{"rendered":58},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=38439&_wpnonce=58b0795b02&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-08-10T09:49:37","2026-08-10T07:49:37","the-state-of-exoskeletons-in-healthcare","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-state-of-exoskeletons-in-healthcare",{"rendered":66},"Exoskeletons In Healthcare: The Era Of Great Advancements",{"rendered":68,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Science fiction has for long fantasized about ways to augment fragile humans’ power and endurance through mechanical means. In \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt1631867\u002F?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Edge of Tomorrow\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>, Tom Cruise’s abilities are enhanced via \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fallyouneediskill.fandom.com\u002Fwiki\u002FCombat_Jacket\" target=\"_blank\">a combat jacket\u003C\u002Fa>. Humans in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt0499549\u002F?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Avatar\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>board the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjames-camerons-avatar.fandom.com\u002Fwiki\u002FAmplified_Mobility_Platform\" target=\"_blank\">AMP suit\u003C\u002Fa> to tread the deadly environment on Pandora. Such depictions of exoskeletons – or wearable mechanical structures that attach to joints to assist and\u002For enhance strength and endurance for motion – have left the realm of science fiction and have become part of our reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Back in 2014, a paraplegic man suited in a robotic exoskeleton \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fscience-environment-27812218\" target=\"_blank\">made the symbolic kick-off\u003C\u002Fa> for the World Cup in Brazil. In 2019, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth-49907356\" target=\"_blank\">news emerged\u003C\u002Fa> of a man who could move all of his four paralyzed limbs thanks to a mind-controlled exoskeleton. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But nothing stands as powerful a statement as the example of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Folympics.com\u002Fen\u002Fparis-2024\u002Folympic-torch-relay\u002Ftorchbearers\u002Fkevin-piette\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Piette\u003C\u002Fa>, a French para-athlete, who became an Olympic torchbearer wearing a self-balancing exoskeleton developed by France’s Wandercraft – a company that already \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wandercraft.eu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">has regulatory-approved robotic structures\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin piette wondercraft exoskeleton used in Olympic torch relay🔥\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fdf_1p5u8IMo?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although we have seen significant advances in the past decade, the exoskeleton market is still gaining steam, with models even targeted at the general consumer and healthcare workers. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, exoskeletons started finding their place in healthcare systems. In 2023 ReWalk (now called Lifeward) \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Frewalk-robotics-announces-solidified-medicare-coverage-for-personal-exoskeleton\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">announced\u003C\u002Fa> that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule for reinbursing their exoskeleton technology, which was followed by another similar announcement \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fir.eksobionics.com\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fdetail\u002F756\u002Fekso-bionics-receives-final-payment-determination-for\" target=\"_blank\">from Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We can expect further announcements to come, as there are over a dozen \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.accessdata.fda.gov\u002Fscripts\u002Fcdrh\u002Fcfdocs\u002FcfTPLC\u002Ftplc.cfm?id=PHL&min_report_year=2009\" target=\"_blank\">approved exoskeletons\u003C\u002Fa> on the FDA’s list. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So let’s take a closer look at where those once sci-fi robotic structures stand today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Exoskeletons’ assistance in healthcare\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Robotic assistants are \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F8-exciting-medical-robot-facts\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">no stranger in healthcare\u003C\u002Fa>, but while they are also robotic structures, exoskeletons provide a different type of assistance. Rather than move around independently to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fautomaton\u002Frobotics\u002Fmedical-robots\u002Fautonomous-robots-are-helping-kill-coronavirus-in-hospitals\" target=\"_blank\">clean surfaces\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faethon.com\u002Fhospital-robots-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">handle deliveries\u003C\u002Fa>, exoskeletons wrap around the user’s limbs to support them physically. This offers tremendous assistance to those with disabled limbs, and rehabilitation is where exoskeletons initially made much progress in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>California-based \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Feksobionics.com\u002Feksohealth\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa> is one of the best-known companies that develop bionic suits to provide power to the upper and lower body of patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, and acquired brain injuries. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“It is really interesting that we had over 3000 different individuals in our database in less than 2 years,” Russ Angold, Chief Technology Officer of Ekso Bionics, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fexoskeleton-technology\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">told The Medical Futurist\u003C\u002Fa>. “The device is helping a lot of people who otherwise could not work, or their therapy would take a long time. Our job is giving them the technology that allows them to stay healthy and live a full life.” \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fekso-bionics-exoskeleton-4-768x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38459\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fekso-bionics-exoskeleton-4-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fekso-bionics-exoskeleton-4.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Feksobionics.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Working along the same vein is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Frewalk.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">LifeWard\u003C\u002Fa> (formerly called ReWalk). Dr. Amit Goffer, a quadriplegic himself, founded the company as he wanted to help individuals with lower-limb paralysis to walk again. Their ReWalk Personal System \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgolifeward.com\u002Fproducts\u002Frewalkpersonal-exoskeleton\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">received FDA clearance in 2014\u003C\u002Fa> for at-home or community use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Throughout the years, other exoskeleton manufacturer’s products like the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fspectrum.ieee.org\u002Fcyberdynes-medical-exoskeleton-strides-to-fda-approval\" target=\"_blank\">HAL from Cyberdyne\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.suitx.com\u002Fphoenix-medical-exoskeleton#:~:text=PHOENIX%20Medical%20Exoskeleton&text=Phoenix%20has%20only%20two%20actuators,been%20approved%20by%20the%20FDA.\" target=\"_blank\">SuitX’s Phoenix\u003C\u002Fa> received FDA approvals of their own. Clinical trials for Wandercraft’s Atalante exoskeleton began in 2017 and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Fexoskeleton-developer-wandercraft-raised-45m-in-funding\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">received the CE mark in 2019\u003C\u002Fa>. With more options for patients with limb impairments getting approved by healthcare authorities and becoming available, the market is steadily growing and is also pivoting towards other demographics. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Interesting new development directions are also present. A \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechxplore.com\u002Fnews\u002F2023-11-wearable-robot-people.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wearable robot\u003C\u002Fa> developed by researchers at Chung-Ang University in South Korea targets the frontal plane, emphasizing hip abduction to improve lateral stability and balance. What makes this wearable robot particularly special is its focus on enhancing walking efficiency by helping lateral movements, which are crucial for maintaining balance and stability. This design not only improves gait efficiency but also offers the potential for broader applications, such as supporting older adults and patients recovering from leg or hip surgeries in their daily activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Marching into a growing industry\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While still relatively niche, the exoskeleton market has expanded in recent years. The Exoskeleton Report last \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fexoskeletonreport.com\u002F2021\u002F12\u002Fupdated-directory-of-exoskeleton-companies-and-industry-statistics\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">updated its report in 2021\u003C\u002Fa>, which listed 118 companies worldwide working on 172 exoskeletons that were on sale or soon to be commercialised. Their directory listed 67 medical exoskeleton companies in 2024, some \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobal.toyota\u002Fen\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fcorporate\u002F30609584.html?_ga=2.42558818.672635075.1578376035-1427653775.1578376035\" target=\"_blank\">definitely surprising\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fexoskeleton-directory-768x430.jpg\" alt=\"exoskeletons\" class=\"wp-image-38461\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fexoskeleton-directory-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fexoskeleton-directory-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fexoskeleton-directory-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002Fexoskeleton-directory.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There have been further signs of the industry’s maturity recently. Earlier this year, Paris-based exoskeleton developer Wandercraft \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Fexoskeleton-developer-wandercraft-raised-45m-in-funding\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">raised €25 million in financing from EIB\u003C\u002Fa>; following a €40 million C-round two years ago, showing a keen interest from investors. Ottobock, a developer of prosthetics and exoskeletons, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.therobotreport.com\u002Fottobock-acquiring-fellow-exoskeleton-maker-suitx\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">acquired SuitX\u003C\u002Fa>, a fellow exoskeleton maker, in late 2021. While it was not the first acquisition of its kind, it showed that the work of smaller companies is being recognized by larger ones, which find potential in their technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it seems that the exoskeleton will not be available only for therapeutic purposes but will also expand to other markets. Browsing the pages of the Exoskeleton Report, you’ll find over a hundred models \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fexoskeletonreport.com\u002Fproduct-category\u002Fexoskeleton-catalog\u002Findustrial\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">designed for industrial use\u003C\u002Fa>, listing 65 different products for back support only! This is because, in addition to assisting in rehabilitation, exoskeletons can well be applied for injury prevention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Preventive equipment to limit worker injury and fatigue\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Indeed, beyond rehabilitation, a trend seems to be forming to equip workers with exoskeletons. A small-scale pilot experience of about 40 exosuit-assisted workers \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Friskandinsurance.com\u002F5-exoskeleton-and-exosuit-highlights-from-2021-that-provide-insight-on-what-to-expect-this-year\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">found promising results\u003C\u002Fa>. Those workers reported that the exoskeletons provided a reduction of 73% in lower back discomfort, and lowered work effort by 30%. Moreover, 80% felt that these mechanical add-ons could prevent injuries of the lower back. With \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ehstoday.com\u002Fehs-outloud-blog\u002Farticle\u002F21213854\u002Fwhile-exoskeletons-reduce-injury-can-workers-handle-the-additional-cognitive-demands\" target=\"_blank\">some $100 billion in medical bills\u003C\u002Fa> attributed to worker injuries in the U. S., it makes sense for employers to explore new methods to assist workers and limit healthcare hazards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, companies are developing exoskeleton solutions to assist workers and prevent injury. For example, the exoskeletons from German Bionic allow a worker to easily carry around weights of up to 36 kg, while they also help prevent common lifting injuries. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This approach also applies to the healthcare setting, given the association of long working hours. “With back pain being the cause of one in every four medical leaves in Japan, some of the largest hospitals and manufacturers now use our \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.archelis.com\u002Fen\u002Fproduct-medical\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Archelis suits\u003C\u002Fa> as a form of PPE, or personal protective equipment,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inputmag.com\u002Ftech\u002Farchelis-exoskeleton-makes-working-on-your-feet-as-easy-as-sitting\" target=\"_blank\">said Hideyuki Fujisawa\u003C\u002Fa>, CEO of Japanese exoskeleton startup Archelis. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The extra weight of robotic add-ons\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the exoskeleton market is maturing, there are still hurdles that developers of that equipment must overcome before achieving wider adoption. For one, the cost of exoskeletons can be a barrier to entry; like Wandercraft’s Atalante exoskeleton, which \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Forthexo.de\u002Fen\u002Fexoskeletons\u002Frehab-and-aids-2\u002Fwandercraft\u002F#:~:text=The%20retail%20price%20is%20220%2C000,FDA%20approval%20and%20CE%20marking.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">amounts to around €220,000\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Then there’s the weight of the device itself which could be a hindrance. German Bionic’s apogee comes in the form of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thedailybeast.com\u002Fcould-the-apogee-exoskeleton-save-a-workers-life\" target=\"_blank\">an 8kg backpack\u003C\u002Fa>, which might not be totally comfortable to wear all day long. They also need charging; meaning the workplace will need additional batteries or exoskeletons as substitutes when the batteries need recharging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Given the novelty of such devices, there might be unforeseen challenges as well \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2021\u002F10\u002F211028120351.htm\" target=\"_blank\">as new research has found\u003C\u002Fa>. Researchers investigated the neurocognitive ‘cost’ to exoskeleton users, and concluded that the exoskeleton’s advantages were offset when a user was tasked with a cognitively-demanding task. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“While exoskeletons hold great promise in alleviating physical loads in the workplace, these findings can guide the development of decision support tools for ergonomists to determine when\u002Fhow and during what tasks exoskeletons should be used on the factory floor to maximise worker safety,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedaily.com\u002Freleases\u002F2021\u002F10\u002F211028120351.htm\" target=\"_blank\">the researchers said\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Will exoskeletons be our next wearable?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, some of these challenges are being taken into consideration already. For example, the Archelis suits \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inputmag.com\u002Ftech\u002Farchelis-exoskeleton-makes-working-on-your-feet-as-easy-as-sitting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do not rely on electricity\u003C\u002Fa> and are thus lighter and do not need recharging. Tokyo-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finnophys.net\u002Fmusclesuit\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Innophys\u003C\u002Fa> has also deployed non-powered exoskeletons to assist workers with minimal hindrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For battery-powered models, a battery hot-swap feature would help alleviate the hindrances of depleted batteries. The now retired Cray X from Bionic had such a feature. “You can pull out the [spent battery] for a new one, place the old one on the charger […] and then you can just move on,” Marius Kiss, Head of Mechanical R&D at German Bionic, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002Fgerman-bionic-cray-x-5th-gen-exoskeleton-connectivity-future-of-robotics-140023476.html\" target=\"_blank\">told \u003Cem>Engadget\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>. “You could potentially work like eight hours without having to take off the exoskeleton.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As for the cost, with a larger production scale, it will go down with time. Wandercraft is working on an at-home exoskeleton, which it \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Femag.medicalexpo.com\u002Fmaking-strides-the-atalante-exoskeleton-is-getting-personal\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">expects to cost much less\u003C\u002Fa> than their clinical models. “They will also be cheaper because, unlike the rehabilitation version, they will be individualized,” explained Jean-Louis Constanza, Wandercaft’s Chief Business and Clinical Officer. “Exoskeletons used in hospitals have to be fully adjustable for an array of sizes.” This video from 2021 also features Kevin Piette, who, by the way, works for the company as an exoskeleton pilot, helping with product development and testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atalante : Early stage standing and overground walking\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FoDzJmiFNa7w?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So does this mean that in the future, we can expect to see exoskeletons become as common as our current wearables? Eric Eitel, German Bionic’s Head of Communications, surely thinks so. “I really see everyone on the street wearing an exoskeleton in one form or another,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.engadget.com\u002Fgerman-bionic-cray-x-5th-gen-exoskeleton-connectivity-future-of-robotics-140023476.html\" target=\"_blank\">Eitel said\u003C\u002Fa>. “But I think that the exoskeletons that we are looking for in the future are the active ones. I see them being a lot slimmer, smarter, and connected.” \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He might be onto something since Hong Kong startup Enhanced Robotics had its Kickstarter campaign funded and promised to bring \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.innovationintextiles.com\u002Fconsumer-desire-for-portable-exoskeleton\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">its consumer-oriented exoskeleton \u003C\u002Fa>to the market. Weighing 2.5kg, it was supposed to assist wearers in their fitness activities whether it’s for walking or strength training – but based \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kickstarter.com\u002Fprojects\u002F1485648715\u002Fworlds-first-exoskeleton-for-consumers-sportsmate5\u002Fcomments\" target=\"_blank\">on the angry comments from their backers on Kickstarter\u003C\u002Fa>, the project is not going as promised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But as we’ve seen there are over 200 devices in the product catalog of Exoskeleton report, with many companies being in business for over a decade now. Maybe this is the beginning of our exoskeleton-powered future…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\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>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":70,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>With over a dozen FDA approved exoskeletons and 84 existing medical products on the market we must prepare for great advancements in this segment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,25227,"closed","","standard",{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[78,5,79],506,512,[81,82,83],1527,231,377,[],[],[87,88,89,90,91],1683,1723,1883,3423,3605,[93,63,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104],"post-38439","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyborgization","category-future-medicine","category-robotics","tag-exoskeleton-technology","tag-exoskeleton","tag-robotics-2",{"id":72,"alt_text":106,"caption":74,"description":107,"media_type":108,"media_details":109,"post":153,"source_url":154},"tmf_exoskeleton 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fiction has for long fantasized about ways to augment fragile humans’ power and endurance through mechanical means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":168},"\u003Cp>So let’s take a closer look at where those once sci-fi robotic structures stand today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":66,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":170,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":64},"With over a dozen FDA-approved exoskeletons and 84 existing medical products, we must prepare for great advancements in healthcare 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Can Quantum Computing Do To Healthcare?",{"rendered":233,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>A\nleap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new\nhorizons for healthcare. Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design,\nin silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed\nwhole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the\nachievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum\nuncertainty. Jaw-dropping, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Quantum supremacy, light bulbs, and\n42\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you want annoying people to stay away from your birthday party or scare off unwanted relatives from visiting, just start to talk about quantum computing or how Google reached ‘\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vox.com\u002Fvox-sentences\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F23\u002F20929466\u002Fquantum-computer-google-israel-gantz-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\">quantum supremacy\u003C\u002Fa>’. Some maybe ask back whether Deep Thought, the highly intelligent computer from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=5ZLtcTZP2js\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> counts as a quantum computer, but most of them will leave without a word and with a bottle of overpriced rum they brought from the Caribbeans. However, for a few interested folks, you should actually tell \u003Cstrong>the story of how Google’s 54-qubit computer was able to complete a task in 200 seconds that Google estimated would take over 10,000 years for non-quantum, traditional computers. It is leaping into the future at lightning speed. \u003C\u002Fstrong>But for all the fanfare, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2019\u002Foct\u002F23\u002Fgoogle-claims-it-has-achieved-quantum-supremacy-but-ibm-disagrees\" target=\"_blank\">critics, such as Christopher Monroe, a physicist at the University of Maryland and co-founder of the quantum computing startup IonQ, say\u003C\u002Fa> that Google’s paper might be a milestone in quantum computing, but it is an academic one\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2021\u002F5\u002F19\u002F22443453\u002Fgoogle-quantum-computer-2029-decade-commercial-useful-qubits-quantum-transistor\" target=\"_blank\">. We are still far\u003C\u002Fa> from practical applications. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Still, how does quantum computing differ from regular computing? While we don’t really want to go down the rabbit hole of technicalities as the team is rather far off from quantum physics, as far as we understand it, this is not just a better and faster way of computing – it has a fundamentally different basis\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Just as with the candle and the light bulb: while both throw out light, you know that the latter is definitely not an upgraded version of the former. But okay, let’s see quantum computing in a tiny bit more detailed manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We had the chance to talk with Dr. Frederik Flöther, an IBM Quantum Industry Consultant and Computational Scientist for the healthcare and life sciences industries, who highlighted what we can expect from the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quantum Computing in Healthcare - With Dr. Frederik Flöther from IBM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FEiOgktvh62U?start=4&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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\nthe hell is quantum computing?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As it was explained in very plain words to me, we can imagine quantum computing as a process where calculations don’t follow each other as in regular computing but take place all at the same time. A quantum computer is able to run all the calculations simultaneously that a regular computer has to crunch in a linear order. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Shohini Gose quantum physicist says in her TED talk that quantum physics describes the behaviour of atoms and fundamental particles, like electrons or photons. A quantum computer operates by controlling the behaviour of these particles, which is very different from the way our traditional computers work. It isn’t by chance that quantum computers don’t measure their performance in bits, but qubits – while the former represents either ones or zeros, and thus the mathematical description of problems, the latter signifies states, which can simultaneously take up ones and zeros, or anything in-between. This means qubits have fluid identities or signify certain percentages and probabilities between two endpoints. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As phenomena in nature are not necessarily describable by ones and zeros, quantum computing could open up better ways to simulate nature. As Richard Feynman, Nobel-prize winner theoretical physicist \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F26\u002Fquantum-computings-hello-world-moment\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>said in his inimitable way\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>, ‘nature isn’t classical, dammit, and if you want to make a simulation of nature, you’d better make it quantum mechanical’\u003C\u002Fstrong>. And as the previously mentioned light bulb had the potential to completely transform society, quantum computers have a truly revolutionary way to impact many parts of our lives – including medicine, pharma, and healthcare. Here, we collected all the fields where quantum computing could have a transformative effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And quantum teleportation is coming as well\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Quantum computing is developing rapidly, as we can see from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eurekalert.org\u002Fnews-releases\u002F955835\" target=\"_blank\">recent announcements\u003C\u002Fa>. Access to world-class quantum hardware and software will be available to the uOttawa research community as well as government and industry partners. Bringing quantum computers into research communities will allow collaboration towards the advancement of the development of quantum computing, novel quantum algorithms and applications by validating the use-cases in real-world settings. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002FIBM-Quantum-computer-creative-commons-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46716\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002FIBM-Quantum-computer-creative-commons-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F06\u002FIBM-Quantum-computer-creative-commons.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IBM Quantum computer, Image source: creative commons\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And this is not everything. Quantum computers are a thing. But how could they reach their full potential on their own? Here is where \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2022\u002F05\u002F25\u002Ftechnology\u002Fquantum-internet-teleportation.html\">quantum internet\u003C\u002Fa> – or quantum teleportation – comes into the picture. What is it? In simple terms that is a network that can send quantum information between physically distant machines. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A research team in the Netherlands \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41586-022-04697-y\" target=\"_blank\">was able to teleport quantum information\u003C\u002Fa> between three different endpoints. The significance is profound: it means information can travel between points while the matter around it remains stationary. This is something maybe even Einstein would frown upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Supersonic drug design\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Developing pharmaceuticals through lengthy and costly clinical trials is definitely passé: scientists and pharma companies started to experiment with alternative ways, such as using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-companies-using-a-i-in-drug-discovery-and-development\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwyss.harvard.edu\u002Ftechnology\u002Fhuman-organs-on-chips\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human organs-on-chips\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fin-silico-trials-are-the-future\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in silico trials\u003C\u002Fa>, to speed up the process and make drug discovery and development more cost-effective. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.atomwise.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atomwise\u003C\u002Fa> uses supercomputers that root out therapies from a database of molecular structures. Its deep convolutional neural network, AtomNet, screens more than 100 million compounds each day. In 2015, Atomwise launched a virtual search for safe, existing medicines that could be redesigned to treat the Ebola virus. They found two drug candidates in less than one day – shortening a months-long searching process. In another example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Ff\u002F614251\u002Fan-ai-system-identified-a-potential-new-drug-in-just-46-days\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">InSilico Medicine made headlines\u003C\u002Fa> with the announcement that the process of developing a new drug candidate lasted just 46 days with the help of its smart algorithm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover-768x536.png\" alt=\"top companies drug discovery\" class=\"wp-image-24865\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover-768x536.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover-512x357.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002FAI-in-drug-discovery-cover.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what if these smart algorithms were leveled up as never seen before? \u003Cstrong>Running searches on quantum computers could unfold looking through all possible molecules at unimaginable speed for drug target tests conducted in every potential cell model or in silico human tissues and networks in the shortest amount of time possible. This would open the gates to finding the antidote to diseases we never dreamt about before: Alzheimer’s? Various types of cancer? The possibilities seem to become endless\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Reaching the age of \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fin-silico-trials-are-the-future\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cstrong>in silico clinical trials\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In silico clinical trials mean that no humans, no animals, not even a single cell is required for testing a particular therapy, treatment option, or drug, yet its impact can be perfectly charted. It means an individualised computer simulation used in the development or regulatory evaluation of a medicinal product, device, or intervention. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-clinical-trials-artificial-patients-synthetic-data-and-real-time-analysis%EF%BF%BC\" target=\"_blank\">Completely simulated clinical trials are not feasible with our current technology and understanding of biology – yet\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>, but their development would be expected to have major benefits over current in vivo trials. \u003Cstrong>Quantum computing could greatly advance the building of ‘virtual humans’ and complete simulations\u003C\u002Fstrong> such as the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhummod.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">HumMod\u003C\u002Fa>, which features more than 1,500 equations and 10,000 variables such as body fluids, circulation, electrolytes, hormones, metabolism, and skin temperature. \u003Cstrong>It would even open the door to ‘live’ clinical trials with as many virtual patients as possible and with components of the liking of the testers\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>It would not only massively shorten the time necessary for such trials but also their quality and completeness\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Prepare yourself, the age when new drugs reach the market within weeks of the first discovery of their drug candidacy is coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-768x432.png\" alt=\"in silico trials\" class=\"wp-image-24545\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002F103_In-silico-clinical-trials.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) \u003Cstrong>Sequencing and analysing DNA full speed\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The last two decades saw radical changes in genetics and genomics. It took more than 15 years to crack the code of the human DNA: the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Funlockinglifescode.org\u002Ftimeline?tid=4\" target=\"_blank\">Human Genome Project\u003C\u002Fa> started in 1990, cost billions of dollars and could present its final results in 2006. In contrast, by now, there are \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Freport.nih.gov\u002Fnihfactsheets\u002FViewFactSheet.aspx?csid=45\" target=\"_blank\">more than 2,000 genetic tests for human conditions\u003C\u002Fa> – and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhich-direct-to-consumer-genetic-test-to-choose\" target=\"_blank\">direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies make it even possible to order them online\u003C\u002Fa>. These tests enable patients to learn their genetic risks for diseases and also help healthcare professionals to diagnose illnesses. Even whole-genome sequencing is possible for a few hundred dollars now – I also got my genome sequenced a little while ago by \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dantelabs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dante Labs\u003C\u002Fa> and detailed my experiences \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fi-got-my-whole-genome-sequenced-heres-what-i-learned\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Fdna-madartzgraphics-creative-commons-768x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46636\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Fdna-madartzgraphics-creative-commons-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F08\u002Fdna-madartzgraphics-creative-commons.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image source: madartzgraphics creative commons\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Although the technical conditions, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpdfs.semanticscholar.org\u002F0e38\u002F7bd00952c8450deefcdbcdebf5c946c20f54.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the time and the cost of sequencing genomes were reduced by a factor of 1 million in less than 10 years\u003C\u002Fa>, the revolution lags behind. We believe that quantum computing could give a significant push to the area: faster sequencing, as well as a more comprehensive and faster analysis of the entire genome, will be possible\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>with it\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>Plus, predictions will be more reliable as quantum computers could take into account even more information as traditional computers, and they could even build every piece of genomic data into health records.\u003C\u002Fstrong> Quantum computing could take out the guesswork from genomics and genetics for ensuring better health for everyone. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) \u003Cstrong>Making patients truly the point of care\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, we are able to measure \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-gazillion-of-health-data-you-can-measure\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">a gazillion of health data\u003C\u002Fa> about ourselves – but we know that it’s still not that widespread. In the future, health sensors, wearables, and tiny medical gadgets could send zettabytes of data about patients into the cloud. Just as a comparison: while in 2013, the amount of digital data encompassed 4.4 zettabytes, by 2025 the digital universe – the information we create and copy annually – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fseedscientific.com\u002Fhow-much-data-is-created-every-day\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is predicted to reach 175 zettabytes\u003C\u002Fa>, or 175 trillion gigabytes (!). \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Quantum computers will be able to make sense of these huge amounts of data, including bits and pieces of health information. Moreover, surveillance of patients through connected sensory systems might render physical hospitals useless – and truly make patients the point of care\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Quantum computing could ensure the ‘home front’ for smoothly running these systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"decarbonizing patient pathways\" class=\"wp-image-40715\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Fdecarbonizing-patient-pathways-1-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yet another possibility of this groundbreaking emerging technology connected to measurements is raising lifestyle prediction to a whole new level. There are already attempts to move from preventive to predictive health, but these are rather sporadic and in their infancy. For example, there is an ophthalmology app that shows the patient how their vision would change with cataracts 5 years from now while keeping the same lifestyle they have now. \u003Cstrong>Using quantum computers, fed with huge amounts of health parameters, genetic information, sensory data, and other personal health information, might be able to give a comprehensive prediction about a given person’s future health. That’s what we could really call predictive health\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Arriving at the perfect decision support system\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We have long surpassed the era when the accumulated knowledge of medical professionals could ‘reside’ in one professor’s head. It’s just too much. On \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Pubmed\u003C\u002Fa>, there are 34 million papers. If a single doctor could only read 3-4 studies of their field of interest per week, they could not finish it in a lifetime and meanwhile, millions of new studies would come out. That has already been a problem for a while, thus IBM created a supercomputer and its algorithm, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">IBM Watson\u003C\u002Fa>, to sift through millions of studies in a second – although there is some uncertainty about what will happen to these initiatives after the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2022-01-21\u002Fibm-is-said-to-near-sale-of-watson-health-to-francisco-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sale of Watson\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Quantum computing would take that to a whole new level and even augment it with special skills. What if such computers could offer perfect decision support for doctors? They could skim through all the studies at once, they could find correlations and causations that the human eye would never find, and it might stumble upon diagnoses or treatment options that the human doctor could have never figured out by themselves\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Amazon's March Into Healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-34785\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_275-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the very endpoint of this development, quantum computers could create an elevated version of PubMed, where information would reside in the system but not in the traditional written form, but in qubits of data as no one except the computer would ‘read’ the studies anymore. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Creating the safest medical data systems ever\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In her \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=QuR969uMICM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TED talk, Shohini Ghose\u003C\u002Fa> mentioned \u003Cstrong>the use of quantum uncertainty for encryption as one of the most probable applications of quantum computing. She believes it could be used for creating private keys for encrypting messages sent from one location to another – so that hackers could not copy the key perfectly due to quantum uncertainty. They would have to break the laws of quantum physics to hack such keys. Imagine that level of security with regards to sensitive medical information: electronic health records, genetic and genomic data, or any other private information that the health system generates about our bodies\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are already some examples. In January 2018, a joint China-Austria team showed that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.insidescience.org\u002Fnews\u002Fchina-leader-quantum-communications\" target=\"_blank\">communication between continents with quantum encryption\u003C\u002Fa> was possible. The latest breakthrough achieved by this group consists of combining quantum communication from the Micius satellite with the fiber-optic network in Beijing. It is the first practical proof that the technology that allows networks to use quantum encryption is already available. How long will it be before we see a commercial application? We probably won’t have to wait for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Cross-border healthcare: medicine delivery to patient care\" class=\"wp-image-29589\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F195_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I bet your jaw dropped. Quantum computing has indeed amazing potential – in theory. However, we still have to wait a lot until any of this can be applied in real life, so this is rather science fiction at the moment. Plus, another problem with quantum computing is that very few people know what it means and understand its workings completely. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>What if we apply it to practical solutions and we won’t be able to grasp anything from it? You could say that you are using hairdryers without understanding their operation, but would you be that relaxed if your doctor didn’t understand the prediction or recommended treatment that came from a quantum computer? How far should we go in relying on technology?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":235,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design, in silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed whole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the achievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum uncertainty. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,25239,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[5,240],490,[242,243,244,245,246,247,248,249,250,251,252,253,254,255,256,257,258,259,260,261,262,263,264,265],1530,212,1531,246,567,1532,260,568,262,677,271,686,272,817,275,1203,279,1448,347,1528,134,425,1529,186,[],[],[269,270,271,272,273,274,275,276],1571,1621,1635,1693,1979,3335,3349,3501,[278,63,94,95,96,97,98,100,279,280,281,282,283,284,285,286,287,288,289,290,291,292,293,294,295,296,297,298,299,300,301,302,303],"post-25231","category-future-of-pharma","tag-drug-design","tag-dna","tag-decision","tag-future","tag-in-silico-trials","tag-support","tag-genetics","tag-drug-development","tag-genomics","tag-drugs","tag-health","tag-health-data","tag-health-20","tag-security","tag-healthcare","tag-smart","tag-hospital","tag-in-silico","tag-patient","tag-quantum","tag-ai","tag-technology-2","tag-quantum-computing","tag-connected",{"id":237,"alt_text":305,"caption":74,"description":107,"media_type":108,"media_details":306,"post":221,"source_url":332},"tmf_quantum computing in healthcare",{"width":110,"height":111,"file":307,"sizes":308,"image_meta":330},"2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing.jpg",{"medium":309,"large":313,"thumbnail":316,"medium_large":319,"1536x1536":320,"large_old_512x288":323,"thumbnail_old_150x150":326,"medium_old_370x208":327,"medium_large_old_768x432":328,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":329},{"file":310,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":311,"source_url":312},"quantum-computing-370x208.jpg","image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-370x208.jpg",{"file":314,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":311,"source_url":315},"quantum-computing-768x432.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-768x432.jpg",{"file":317,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":311,"source_url":318},"quantum-computing-150x150.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-150x150.jpg",{"file":314,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":311,"source_url":315},{"file":321,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":311,"source_url":322},"quantum-computing-1536x864.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-1536x864.jpg",{"file":324,"width":79,"height":137,"mime-type":311,"source_url":325},"quantum-computing-512x288.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing-512x288.jpg",{"file":317,"width":140,"height":140,"mime-type":311,"source_url":318},{"file":310,"width":142,"height":143,"mime-type":311,"source_url":312},{"file":314,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":311,"source_url":315},{"file":324,"width":148,"height":149,"mime-type":311,"source_url":325},{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":331},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F10\u002Fquantum-computing.jpg",{"related_posts_footer":334,"related_posts":16,"cta_type":339,"cta_color":340,"subtitle":74,"related_books":341,"key_takeaways":345},[335,336,337,338],24540,24858,22209,15795,"keynote","deeppurple",[342,343,344],24762,24760,24761,[346,348,350],{"title":347},"\u003Cp>A leap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new horizons for healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":349},"\u003Cp>Quantum computing might bring supersonic drug design, in silico clinical trials with virtual humans simulated ‘live’, full-speed whole genome sequencing and analytics, the movement of hospitals to the cloud, the achievement of predictive health, or the security of medical data via quantum uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":351},"\u003Cp>The question is whether it is possible theoretically and technologically to make it happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":353,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":354,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":229},"What Can Quantum Computing Do To Healthcare? - The Medical Futurist","A leap from bits to qubits: this two-letter change could mean entirely new horizons for healthcare. We looked at what quantum computing could bring to it.",{"self":356,"collection":361,"about":363,"author":365,"replies":368,"version-history":371,"predecessor-version":375,"wp:featuredmedia":379,"wp:attachment":382,"wp:term":385,"curies":396},[357],{"href":358,"targetHints":359},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25231",{"allow":360},[37],[362],{"href":179},[364],{"href":182},[366],{"embeddable":51,"href":367},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[369],{"embeddable":51,"href":370},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=25231",[372],{"count":373,"href":374},30,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25231\u002Frevisions",[376],{"id":377,"href":378},56563,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F25231\u002Frevisions\u002F56563",[380],{"embeddable":51,"href":381},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F25239",[383],{"href":384},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=25231",[386,388,390,392,394],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":387},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=25231",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":389},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=25231",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":391},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=25231",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":393},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=25231",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":395},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=25231",[397],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":399,"date":400,"date_gmt":401,"guid":402,"modified":404,"modified_gmt":405,"slug":406,"status":62,"type":63,"link":407,"title":408,"content":410,"excerpt":412,"author":236,"featured_media":414,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":415,"categories":416,"tags":420,"project_category":433,"contact_email_category":438,"yst_prominent_words":439,"class_list":449,"better_featured_image":470,"acf":500,"yoast_meta":512,"_links":515},24423,"2026-07-02T06:55:12","2026-07-02T04:55:12",{"rendered":403},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=24423&_wpnonce=e91e46a1c5&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-07-02T06:55:13","2026-07-02T04:55:13","what-happens-to-your-medical-data-after-you-die","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-happens-to-your-medical-data-after-you-die",{"rendered":409},"What Happens To Your Medical Data After You Die?",{"rendered":411,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>“Almost no one has thought about what is going to happen to all of the medical records that sit around after people die,” \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said Jon Cornwall\u003C\u002Fa>, senior lecturer in the Centre for Early Learning in Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Indeed, even if death is one of the most certain things in life, we have little control or knowledge about what happens to our collected health data after that point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To see for yourself, you could try answering those following questions. How familiar are you with your digital health data footprint? Do you even know about the kind of health data generated about you and where it ends up? And what happens with this ever-growing pile of information after you die? Who owns this data and who can get access to it? Why could this even be interesting and for whom? \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advent of digital health technologies such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-big-symptom-checker-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">chatbots\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-health-wearables\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">fitness trackers\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmydna-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">direct-to-consumer genetic tests\u003C\u002Fa>, that amount of health data soars to new heights with more individual and precise data piling up day by day. It would thus make sense to be able to donate such data; in similar ways we can donate our bodies for science. But it’s not as straightforward as it sounds, and such valuable individualised data are preyed upon by companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We dived into the mainly overlooked area of posthumous medical data and almost got lost. Here are our findings; but just a heads up: it’s messy and complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Little digital breadcrumbs everywhere\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Just as Hansel and Gretel dropped little breadcrumbs along the path in the forest to find their way back home, we leave tons of tiny digital breadcrumbs about ourselves in the digital universe. Facebook posts, e-mails, signing up to newsletters, cookies following our search history, interests, and preferences. The data piles up to form a unique digital identity. In a few decades, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Farticle\u002Fus-global-tech-privacy-trfn\u002Fdata-of-the-dead-virtual-immortality-exposes-holes-in-privacy-laws-idUSKBN21Z0NF?edition-redirect=in\" target=\"_blank\">it is even expected\u003C\u002Fa> that the number of Facebook profiles belonging to dead people will outnumber those of living users. The online space stores everything and never forgets.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And what happens with the digital identity after someone’s death? As it certainly creates awkward moments when Facebook signals the birthday of a deceased friend, for example, more and more people realise that the digital era has reached a point where we also have to deal with the digital afterlife. However, so far, it has only created weirdness and confusion. You have online memorial services; \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.thedigitalbeyond.com\u002Fonline-services-list\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">companies who help you plan your digital death\u003C\u002Fa> and afterlife; or even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lifenaut.com\u002Flearn-more\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">re-create algorithms\u003C\u002Fa> to make a “digital back-up of their mind”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such endeavours bring us closer to a reality akin to the “Be Right Back” \u003Cem>Black Mirror \u003C\u002Fem>episode where the protagonist “resurrects” her deceased lover in virtual form based on his online communications and profile. Already, social network \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eter9.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ETER9\u003C\u002Fa> promises to give users “cyber eternity” by pairing them with their A. I. counterparts, which learn their online behaviours and interact on their behalf, even after their demise. It’s still in Beta mode with over 100 000 registered users. The \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Feternime_?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Eternime project\u003C\u002Fa> also offers something similar with nearly 47,000 subscribers, but \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Farticle\u002Fus-global-tech-privacy-trfn\u002Fdata-of-the-dead-virtual-immortality-exposes-holes-in-privacy-laws-idUSKBN21Z0NF?edition-redirect=in\" target=\"_blank\">a lack of funding\u003C\u002Fa> put it on hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Who might not be short on funds is a Big Tech company like Microsoft. The latter was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.popularmechanics.com\u002Ftechnology\u002Frobots\u002Fa35165370\u002Fmicrosoft-resurrects-the-dead-chatbots\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently granted a patent\u003C\u002Fa> to develop a chat bot that converses “in the personality of a specific person” based on social data. The company \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpdfpiw.uspto.gov\u002F.piw?PageNum=0&docid=10853717&IDKey=6E72242A6301&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D31%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPTXT%2526s1%3Dmicrosoft.ASNM.%2526OS%3DAN%2Fmicrosoft%2526RS%3DAN%2Fmicrosoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">further contemplates\u003C\u002Fa> pairing the technology with a 2D or 3D model of that person. But it’s still “only” a patent, with practical applications, if ever, remaining to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-our-brains-health-in-black-mirror\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cem>Black Mirror \u003C\u002Fem>vibe\u003C\u002Fa> is here and gives us much to contemplate about. Think about it: your grandchildren could converse with the online version of you 40 years from now. And it also raises a host of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-privacy-in-the-digital-health-era-the-medical-futurists-guide\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">privacy concerns\u003C\u002Fa>, now that data is the new oil. Moreover, the digital breadcrumb trail further extends beyond the social media space and into the healthcare space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cstrong>Dr. Frankenstein stitching your medical data\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Similarly to the digital identity feeding off the breadcrumbs you drop off every time you use the Internet, an ever-growing Frankenstein’s monster evolves out of your medical data. Such data are collected from your birth; but in most cases – and surprisingly enough – this pile of information doesn’t belong to you. Moreover, you don’t have the chance to control it. If you look at the amount of data in question, you will realise the vanity of such an enterprise; and that this is not a far-fetched claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1630\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24425\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive.jpg 1630w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive-1536x749.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-Archive-512x250.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1630px) 100vw, 1630px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.gsb.stanford.edu\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You get into the universe of medical administration the moment you are born. When you end up in a hospital, medical professionals use charts containing notes and information for diagnosis and treatment. These get into \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">your (electronic) medical records\u003C\u002Fa>; and every private or public hospital or medical facility where you receive treatment will preserve some medical records of you. These generate \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\">general hea\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">lth records\u003C\u002Fa> accessible by healthcare professionals; as well as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">personal health records\u003C\u002Fa> with details like immunisation history, family medical history and past diagnoses meant for access by patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now add to that the daily data gathered from digital health technologies from your phone to your smartwatch and the amount gets staggeringly huge. For example, the Marshfield Clinic health system in Wisconsin is on track to store more medical records from deceased patients in its data repository than of living patients \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.researchgate.net\u002Fprofile\u002FVojtech_Huser\u002Fpublication\u002F268431422_Evaluating_the_size_of_deceased_patient_EHR_research_data_sets_A_multi-year_trend_analysis\u002Flinks\u002F546b0da00cf20dedafd3ab7c\u002FEvaluating-the-size-of-deceased-patient-EHR-research-data-sets-A-multi-year-trend-analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">by 2056\u003C\u002Fa>.  As a result of this, millions of posthumous medical records are and will keep sitting around in digital and analogue systems; and that already massive volume is only going to grow. So how do countries deal with those data?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>\u003Cstrong>The lifetime of health records\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Looking at this Mount Everest of data and the divergent spaces where it can end up, it seems to be very difficult to take ownership of it – even if you’re alive. The specifics vary from country to country. Moreover, there is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">no proper framework\u003C\u002Fa> in place for one to pass their health data the way that they wish it to be. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Currently, record-holders (whether an heir or legal representative) can easily sell such health information to companies interested in mining medical records for their own business interests; they \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scientificamerican.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records\u002F\">only need to remove certai\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scientificamerican.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">n\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.scientificamerican.com\u002Farticle\u002Fhow-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records\u002F\"> details\u003C\u002Fa> from the records: such as Social Security numbers, names and detailed addresses to protect people’s privacy. Thus, your anonymized medical records can easily end up in a major pharma company’s hands that aims to profit off of real-world evidence for the efficiency of the drugs you happen to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1340\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24426\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records.jpg 1340w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FMedical-Records-512x334.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1340px) 100vw, 1340px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.thejournal.ie\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So what could happen when you are already dead? That’s even more complicated and messy – no matter whether you live in Europe, in the U.S. or in India. Let’s see some examples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. The U.S.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The situation is the most complicated in the U. S. as there’s no federal law settling even that seemingly simple question: “who owns the patient’s medical records?”. In the States, HIPAA \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hhs.gov\u002Fhipaa\u002Ffor-professionals\u002Fprivacy\u002Fguidance\u002Fhealth-information-of-deceased-individuals\u002Findex.html\" target=\"_blank\">ensures accessibility of health records\u003C\u002Fa> for 50 years after a patient’s death. However, the usual time frame that record-holders keep them for is much shorter and range around \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rasmussen.edu\u002Fdegrees\u002Fhealth-sciences\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-long-are-medical-records-kept\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">5-10 years after death\u003C\u002Fa>. The law further enables the use of that data, with the access granted by the representatives of the deceased. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. The U.K.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the U.K., after someone dies, their health records \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Fcommon-health-questions\u002Fnhs-services-and-treatments\u002Fcan-i-access-the-medical-records-health-records-of-someone-who-has-died\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">go to the Primary Care Support England\u003C\u002Fa> for storage; generally for 10 years. Up until that point, personal representatives or someone who has a claim resulting from the death can apply to see the medical records of a deceased person. The NHS can further grant researchers access and use of anonymized health records upon request, while also giving patients the option to opt-out. However, it’s not a law but rather an institutional policy, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">notes Edina Harbinja\u003C\u002Fa>, a senior lecturer in media and privacy law at Aston University in Birmingham, England.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24427\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records.jpg 1200w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FElectronic-health-records-512x299.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.techengage.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. Hungary\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftasz.hu\u002Fegeszsegugyi-adatok-gyik\" target=\"_blank\">In Hungary\u003C\u002Fa>, medical records have a relatively long lifespan; as long as 30 years. Discharge summaries’ storage goes for even longer, at least for 50 years. Furthermore, their preservation can extend for even longer if it’s justified by scientific research. When a patient dies, their legal representatives, legal heirs, or close relatives have the right to access their medical records – upon written request. This allows them to know the cause of death or the specificities of their treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4. India\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhp.gov.in\u002Fdata-ownership-of-ehr_mtl\" target=\"_blank\">if you look at India\u003C\u002Fa>, upon the demise of the patient, inactivation of records usually happens after three years and archived permanently. They also note that with the rapid decline in costs of data archiving coupled with the ability to store increasing amounts of data that may be readily accessible, continued maintenance of such data in archives does not lead to any difficulties or disturbances – thus records may be kept indefinitely. That might be a direction that other countries and electronic health records storing systems also take up in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\nabout tracker data or information from genetic tests?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While now you can \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftime.com\u002F3706807\u002Ffacebook-death-legacy\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">designate a legacy contact on Facebook\u003C\u002Fa>, you don’t necessarily have that option when it comes to your genetic data. One of the most direct-to-consumer services, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.23andme.com\u002F?myg01=true\" target=\"_blank\">23andMe\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsplinternews.com\u002Fwhat-happens-to-your-genetic-data-when-you-die-1793845957\" target=\"_blank\">previously said that\u003C\u002Fa> they can provide genetic data about a deceased person only to an Executor, Personal Representative or Beneficiary of the deceased’s estate. They also highlighted that those requesting such information must\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>provide evidence and legal documentation indicating they are authorised to act on behalf of the deceased individual. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But 23andMe also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\">signed a\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gsk.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fmedia\u002Fpress-releases\u002Fgsk-and-23andme-sign-agreement-to-leverage-genetic-insights-for-the-development-of-novel-medicines\u002F\">$300 million deal\u003C\u002Fa> with pharma giant GSK for drug development. This deal leverages 23andMe’s substantial genetic resources made possible through its customers, who were oblivious that such a deal was in the pipeline. Whether or not such partnerships use the data of deceased customers is unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FGenetic-Data-512x341.jpg\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24428\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.livingdna.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond the difficulties of obtaining a deceased person’s genetic data, there are also still many questions about its ownership. Is it shared property as we have a lot in common with our parents or grandparents? Is it legal to take genetic information to the grave if we consider the impact it might have on the life of our descendants? Lawyers and researchers have to figure out many issues around genetic data as it becomes more and more widespread to have a genetic test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Regarding fitness trackers, health sensors, or wearables, the issues are very similar. Usually, the user has the option to share their data with one or more persons whom they designate while alive. But usually, they don’t have an option to name a legacy contact. Fitbit’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fitbit.com\u002Fglobal\u002Fus\u002Flegal\u002Fprivacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy says nothing\u003C\u002Fa> about what happens upon death; only that you can delete your data. However, it may take up to 90 days to remove all your information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Can\nyou donate your health data?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unlike organ donation, ownership of medical data rests in the hands of healthcare providers; without any way of knowing where that ends up. With the detailed, individualised data made available through digital health technologies, there’s scientific value to be had in it. It could help better assess public health issues that require health data over a long timescale. For example, the effect of certain working conditions on the ageing process; or the effects of long term exposure to pollutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“We didn’t find any systems where you could actively give your data,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">said Jen Krutzinna\u003C\u002Fa>, a bioethicist and a member of the Digital Ethics Lab at the Oxford Internet Institute. “There’s no way to pass it on in a proper way.” Krutzinna is part of a team at the Oxford Internet Institute working on a proposed “\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flink.springer.com\u002Fchapter\u002F10.1007\u002F978-3-030-04363-6_12\" target=\"_blank\">Ethical Code for Posthumous Medical Data Donation\u003C\u002Fa>”. The framework emphasises that, similar to organ donation, posthumous health data should not be commercially exploited; but rather employed for the common good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002FDonate-Health-Data.gif\" alt=\"medical data\" class=\"wp-image-24429\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.quartz.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Oxford team’s proposed ethical code aims at setting the pace for a process that has yet to materialise. However, it is one that would allow researchers to take advantage of the health data that people leave behind, says Krutzinna. In fact, in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.slideshare.net\u002Fpetrieflom\u002Fjon-cornwall-what-should-happen-to-our-medical-records-when-we-die-140061837\" target=\"_blank\">focus groups conducted by Jon Cornwall\u003C\u002Fa>, participants would agree to have their posthumous medical records handled by the government (rather than private companies); didn’t want the data to be sold; and were also concerned about hacking. “They want anonymity and privacy but want their descendants to have benefits as well,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">Cornwall said\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In a similar way, as it gets hard to track where our health information ends up during our lifetime, the issue persists even after our demise. With our increasing digital health data footprint, clear regulations must be set up so that individuals are aware of the options. This also enables them to make informed decisions regarding their medical data after their death. As \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2019\u002F5\u002F28\u002F18642621\u002Fmedical-records-donate-science-digital-data-health-body-death\" target=\"_blank\">Edina Harbinja puts it\u003C\u002Fa>: “We should be able to choose how we dispose of our digital self.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":413,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>How familiar are you with your digital health data footprint? Do you even know what kind of health data is generated about you and where it is stored? And what happens with this ever-growing pile of information after you die? Who owns this data and who can get access to it? Why could this even be interesting and for whom? We have dived into the mainly overlooked area of posthumous medical data and almost got lost. Here are our findings but just a heads up: it’s messy and complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",24430,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[417,418,5,419],504,511,799,[421,422,253,423,424,425,426,427,428,429,430,431,245,256,263,432],1221,1222,1286,687,1433,688,1434,196,1435,227,1436,1153,[434,435,436,437],947,951,952,953,[],[272,88,440,441,442,443,444,445,269,446,447,448],1795,1975,2919,2923,2933,3825,3829,1617,1681,[450,63,94,95,96,97,98,451,452,100,453,454,455,291,456,457,458,459,460,461,462,463,464,283,294,301,465,466,467,468,469],"post-24423","category-artificial-intelligence","category-bioethics","category-security-privacy","tag-ehr","tag-medical-records","tag-medical-data","tag-data-privacy","tag-privacy","tag-data-security","tag-health-records","tag-data-2","tag-electronic-medical-records","tag-emr","tag-electronic-health-records","tag-electronic","project_category-company","project_category-patients","project_category-policy-makers","project_category-researchers",{"id":414,"alt_text":471,"caption":472,"description":473,"media_type":108,"media_details":474,"post":399,"source_url":499},"medical data after death","What happens to your medical data after you die?","Do you know what kind of health data is generated about you and where it is stored? And what happens with this of information after you die?",{"width":110,"height":111,"file":475,"sizes":476,"image_meta":497},"2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data.png",{"medium":477,"large":480,"thumbnail":483,"medium_large":486,"1536x1536":487,"large_old_512x288":490,"thumbnail_old_150x150":493,"medium_old_370x208":494,"medium_large_old_768x432":495,"large_old_512x288_old_512x288":496},{"file":478,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"source_url":479},"health_data-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-370x208.png",{"file":481,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"source_url":482},"health_data-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-768x432.png",{"file":484,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"source_url":485},"health_data-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-150x150.png",{"file":481,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"source_url":482},{"file":488,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":118,"source_url":489},"health_data-1536x864.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-1536x864.png",{"file":491,"width":79,"height":137,"mime-type":118,"source_url":492},"health_data-512x288.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-512x288.png",{"file":484,"width":140,"height":140,"mime-type":118,"source_url":485},{"file":478,"width":142,"height":143,"mime-type":118,"source_url":479},{"file":481,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":118,"source_url":482},{"file":491,"width":148,"height":149,"mime-type":118,"source_url":492},{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":498},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data.png",{"related_posts":16,"related_posts_footer":501,"cta_type":156,"cta_color":74,"subtitle":74,"related_books":505,"key_takeaways":507},[502,503,504],23938,13003,13229,[506,160],30419,[508,510],{"title":509},"\u003Cp>What happens to our social media channels and data online when we die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":511},"\u003Cp>This article analyzes the special case of our health and medical data being stored in hospitals, at home and at the companies we have purchased technologies and services from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":513,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":514,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":407},"What Happens To Your Medical Data After You Die? - The Medical Futurist","The Medical Futurist dived into the area of posthumous medical data. Here are our findings but just a heads up: it’s messy and complicated.",{"self":516,"collection":521,"about":523,"author":525,"replies":527,"version-history":530,"predecessor-version":534,"wp:featuredmedia":538,"wp:attachment":541,"wp:term":544,"curies":555},[517],{"href":518,"targetHints":519},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F24423",{"allow":520},[37],[522],{"href":179},[524],{"href":182},[526],{"embeddable":51,"href":367},[528],{"embeddable":51,"href":529},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=24423",[531],{"count":532,"href":533},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F24423\u002Frevisions",[535],{"id":536,"href":537},60949,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F24423\u002Frevisions\u002F60949",[539],{"embeddable":51,"href":540},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F24430",[542],{"href":543},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=24423",[545,547,549,551,553],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":546},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=24423",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":548},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=24423",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":550},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=24423",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":552},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=24423",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":554},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=24423",[556],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":558,"date":559,"date_gmt":560,"guid":561,"modified":563,"modified_gmt":564,"slug":565,"status":62,"type":63,"link":566,"title":567,"content":569,"excerpt":571,"author":71,"featured_media":573,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":574,"categories":575,"tags":577,"project_category":578,"contact_email_category":579,"yst_prominent_words":580,"class_list":583,"better_featured_image":586,"acf":613,"yoast_meta":621,"_links":623},60901,"2026-06-22T10:00:00","2026-06-22T08:00:00",{"rendered":562},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60901&_wpnonce=756ffd310a&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-19T10:45:13","2026-06-19T08:45:13","are-physicians-losing-skills-due-to-ai-what-is-cognitive-offloading","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fare-physicians-losing-skills-due-to-ai-what-is-cognitive-offloading",{"rendered":568},"Are Physicians Losing Skills Due To AI? What Is Cognitive Offloading?",{"rendered":570,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>In the current age of artificial intelligence (AI), physicians are able to rely on the technology for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002Fartificial-intelligence\">a myriad of purposes\u003C\u002Fa>. From triaging patients to assistance with radiological scans, they can turn to AI tools to assist them in their healthcare-related tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, by offloading cognitive tasks to automated systems, a new concern has arisen: are doctors losing their clinical skills due to AI? In this article, we reflect on the cognitive offloading phenomenon, its impact on healthcare practice and how clinicians can engage with AI tools without compromising their skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is cognitive offloading?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In general terms, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cambridgeassessment.org.uk\u002Fblogs\u002Fcognitive-offloading-in-assessment\u002F\">cognitive offloading involves\u003C\u002Fa> the use of external tools to minimise the mental demands of conducting a task. A classic example is that of using calculators to carry out arithmetic tasks. By using this external tool, we are outsourcing the mental or cognitive need for our brains to do so by itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This process can be applied to a number of tools and, in particular, AI. With this technology, we can offload tasks such as fixing software code to writing whole books. Offloading cognitive tasks to AI is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fus\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-digital-self\u002F202606\u002Fai-and-the-psychology-of-cognitive-surrender\">an attractive prospect\u003C\u002Fa> as it offers a low-effort avenue to carry out complex tasks. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-768x432.png\" alt=\"A.I. algorithms\" class=\"wp-image-39341\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F02\u002FTop-AI-companies.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>As with any tool, such task delegation comes with its own benefits and risks. Going back to the calculator analogy, using that tool can help make repetitive calculations easy while a student can rely on more abstract derivations. However, over-reliance on the calculator can also \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cambridgeassessment.org.uk\u002Fblogs\u002Fcognitive-offloading-in-assessment\u002F\">reduce the student’s ability\u003C\u002Fa> to carry out arithmetic tasks for everyday purposes. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With cognitive offloading to AI in the healthcare space, the stakes are heightened. The technology is still relatively new, and we need to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fus\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-digital-self\u002F202606\u002Fai-and-the-psychology-of-cognitive-surrender\">think about what happens long term\u003C\u002Fa> if AI takes thinking out of physicians’ jobs for months and years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Cognitive offloading to AI in healthcare: benefits and risks\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s first contemplate the benefits of physicians employing AI for cognitive offloading. In the clinical realm, retrieving and updating medical insights has traditionally been slow and fragmented. Physicians have to navigate through outdated platforms that take away their precious time. AI-driven systems such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hsj.co.uk\u002Ftechnology-and-innovation\u002Fthe-future-of-medical-knowledge-retrieval-reducing-cognitive-load-improving-care\u002F7038841.article\">information retrieval tools\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-much-time-can-ai-scribes-save\">automated scribes\u003C\u002Fa> can handle cognitive tasks to prevent overloading physicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Indeed, some time-consuming tasks such as typing patient encounters in electronic systems can lead to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC12678390\u002F\">cognitive overload for physicians\u003C\u002Fa>. In turn, these contribute to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uchicagomedicine.org\u002Fforefront\u002Fresearch-and-discoveries-articles\u002Fambient-ai-saves-time-reduces-burnout-fosters-patient-connection\">physician burnout\u003C\u002Fa> while making care delivery \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hsj.co.uk\u002Ftechnology-and-innovation\u002Fthe-future-of-medical-knowledge-retrieval-reducing-cognitive-load-improving-care\u002F7038841.article\">inefficient\u003C\u002Fa>. AI systems can positively support physicians in routine tasks and improve the care experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54109\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_394.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, there is a delicate balance that needs to be struck with cognitive offloading to AI tools. Becoming too \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC12678390\u002F#s11\">dependent on these\u003C\u002Fa> can make physicians reduce their autonomy in decision-making and minimise introspection, skills which are key to clinicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjessepines\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fwill-ai-de-skill-doctors-evidence-is-starting-to-trickle-in\u002F\">Studies indicate\u003C\u002Fa> that doctors who rely heavily on AI output might have their clinical performance negatively impacted. One illustrative example found that endoscopists who regularly use AI assistance experience a notable \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002F40816301\u002F\">decline in detecting\u003C\u002Fa> cancerous lesions (from 29% to 22%) during subsequent non-AI procedures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This raises the spectre of “\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fus\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-digital-self\u002F202606\u002Fai-and-the-psychology-of-cognitive-surrender\">cognitive surrender\u003C\u002Fa>”, the more ominous-sounding consequence of cognitive offloading. As the term implies, this involves fully offloading cognitive tasks to AI, or surrendering all thinking to the tool. In turn, the user \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpapers.ssrn.com\u002Fsol3\u002Fpapers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646\">can falsely attribute\u003C\u002Fa> the output of these tasks to their own judgement, when, in fact, it is the AI’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s a real risk that physicians can succumb to. In particular, for medical students and trainees, these concerns are more relevant. If the next generation of physicians over-rely on AI assistance without critically engaging with their work, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjessepines\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fwill-ai-de-skill-doctors-evidence-is-starting-to-trickle-in\u002F\">they will fail to develop\u003C\u002Fa> the independent problem-solving and diagnostic reasoning skills required for practising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Can the risks of AI cognitive offloading be mitigated?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As dire as the consequences of AI cognitive offloading might sound, the practice does not mean a less skilled future clinical workforce. Mitigating the risks also does not rely on a wholesale ban of AI in healthcare. Instead, a more nuanced and critical approach is required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If a cognitive task can be fully offloaded to AI – such as outright determining a diagnosis – its usage is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cambridgeassessment.org.uk\u002Fblogs\u002Fcognitive-offloading-in-assessment\u002F\">likely inappropriate\u003C\u002Fa>, especially for medical students and trainees. But if the tool can support learners in better engaging with the cognitive task at hand and take over more trivial tasks, then AI can be an adequate complement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, when analysing a radiological scan, an automated assistance tool \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fjessepines\u002F2026\u002F02\u002F23\u002Fwill-ai-de-skill-doctors-evidence-is-starting-to-trickle-in\u002F\">could indicate the region \u003C\u002Fa>of a suspicious region and engage the physician in determining the reason for this indication. The latter could even challenge the AI’s thinking, as these tools are not impervious to mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As such, AI cognitive offloading \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC12678390\u002F\">would ideally require\u003C\u002Fa> thoughtful design of the tool, robust policy safeguards, and careful integration. This is no simple task and will require concerted efforts to implement. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, individual physicians can take responsibility to ensure that AI empowers their cognitive tasks rather than erodes their cognitive autonomy by critically engaging with the technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":572,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>In the current age of artificial intelligence (AI), physicians are able to rely on the technology for a myriad of purposes. From triaging patients to […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",60903,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,417,5],7079,[],[],[],[581,582],2391,1833,[584,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,451,100],"post-60901","category-tmf",{"id":573,"alt_text":74,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":587,"post":558,"source_url":612},{"width":588,"height":589,"file":590,"filesize":591,"sizes":592,"image_meta":610},1672,941,"2026\u002F06\u002FAI-and-cognitive-offloading.jpeg",306789,{"medium":593,"large":597,"thumbnail":601,"medium_large":605,"1536x1536":606},{"file":594,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":311,"filesize":595,"source_url":596},"AI-and-cognitive-offloading-370x208.jpeg",17808,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FAI-and-cognitive-offloading-370x208.jpeg",{"file":598,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":311,"filesize":599,"source_url":600},"AI-and-cognitive-offloading-768x432.jpeg",60985,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FAI-and-cognitive-offloading-768x432.jpeg",{"file":602,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":311,"filesize":603,"source_url":604},"AI-and-cognitive-offloading-150x150.jpeg",6499,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FAI-and-cognitive-offloading-150x150.jpeg",{"file":598,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":311,"filesize":599,"source_url":600},{"file":607,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":311,"filesize":608,"source_url":609},"AI-and-cognitive-offloading-1536x864.jpeg",194837,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FAI-and-cognitive-offloading-1536x864.jpeg",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":611},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FAI-and-cognitive-offloading.jpeg",{"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":614,"cta_type":74,"cta_color":74,"related_books":16,"related_posts_footer":16,"related_posts":16},[615,617,619],{"title":616},"\u003Cp>Usage of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is becoming increasingly prevalent among physicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":618},"\u003Cp>While AI assistance can take repetitive tasks from clinical work, there is a risk that over-relying on these tools can lead to deskilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":620},"\u003Cp>In this article, we take a look at the cognitive offloading phenomenon with AI tools in healthcare and how to mitigate the risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":622,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":74,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":566},"Are Physicians Losing Skills Due To AI? What Is Cognitive Offloading? - The Medical Futurist",{"self":624,"collection":629,"about":631,"author":633,"replies":635,"version-history":638,"predecessor-version":642,"wp:featuredmedia":646,"wp:attachment":649,"wp:term":652,"curies":663},[625],{"href":626,"targetHints":627},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60901",{"allow":628},[37],[630],{"href":179},[632],{"href":182},[634],{"embeddable":51,"href":185},[636],{"embeddable":51,"href":637},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60901",[639],{"count":640,"href":641},2,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60901\u002Frevisions",[643],{"id":644,"href":645},60909,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60901\u002Frevisions\u002F60909",[647],{"embeddable":51,"href":648},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F60903",[650],{"href":651},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60901",[653,655,657,659,661],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":654},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60901",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":656},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60901",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":658},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60901",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":660},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60901",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":662},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60901",[664],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":666,"date":667,"date_gmt":668,"guid":669,"modified":671,"modified_gmt":672,"slug":673,"status":62,"type":63,"link":674,"title":675,"content":677,"excerpt":679,"author":236,"featured_media":681,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":682,"categories":683,"tags":685,"project_category":686,"contact_email_category":687,"yst_prominent_words":688,"class_list":693,"better_featured_image":696,"acf":728,"yoast_meta":736,"_links":738},60861,"2026-06-18T11:40:22","2026-06-18T09:40:22",{"rendered":670},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60861&_wpnonce=516bb9d707&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-18T11:40:25","2026-06-18T09:40:25","when-a-longevity-screening-come-to-your-home","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhen-a-longevity-screening-come-to-your-home",{"rendered":676},"When A Longevity Screening Come To Your Home",{"rendered":678,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Flongevity-is-the-future-if-we-tackle-digital-health-first\">Longevity\u003C\u002Fa>, especially the practical side of it, has become one of the biggest business opportunities in healthcare worldwide. Longevity clinics, practices, services and technologies have flooded the market, promising people a chance to live longer and healthier lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And while the word longevity often makes people think about cutting-edge biomarkers, biological age clocks, supplements, wearables, full-body MRI scans or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Finside-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-longevity-package\">expensive executive health packages\u003C\u002Fa>, the simplest and most accessible practice remains much more ordinary: receiving regular medical checks and taking part in screening programs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That sounds simple enough. In reality, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-to-work-on-your-longevity-three-levels-of-personal-engagement\">I have written before about how hard it is to do it properly\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Either you have to pay extremely high fees to companies that take care of the whole process for you, combining laboratory tests, imaging, consultations, digital health data and medical interpretation into one comprehensive package; or you have to learn to do it device by device, test by test and specialist by specialist. In the latter case, you are lucky if you have a primary care physician you can discuss the results and next steps with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is one of the biggest practical gaps in preventive medicine today. We keep telling people to focus on prevention, early detection and lifestyle, but the system is still largely built around visits, waiting rooms, fragmented lab results and referrals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>But how about the middle part of this scale?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Something that is still done by physicians and medical professionals, but as quickly and comfortably as possible. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-practical-longevity-tips-using-technologies\">Something more comprehensive than a smartwatch or an at-home lab test, but much less complex and expensive than a full longevity clinic package\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While thinking about this, I received an offer from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmpcheckhealth.com\u002F\">MPCheck\u003C\u002Fa>, a company based in Israel. A longevity screening service at my home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do they offer?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>MPCheck offers mobile and home-based preventive medical screening services designed to make routine health checks more accessible and convenient. The company provides personalized medical examinations that can be performed at home, in the office, or at another client location, using digital questionnaires, portable point-of-care technologies, and medical staff when required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MPCheck שיבא Beyond בדיקות גילוי מוקדם מצילות חיים בארגונים\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FyP6WuYBIqtY?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Its services include rapid screening tests such as blood tests, urine tests, cervical cancer screening, hearing tests and other preventive examinations, with the aim of reducing the need for patients to visit multiple clinics or laboratories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The process is built around convenience and personalization. Users first provide health and lifestyle information through a digital questionnaire, after which MPCheck recommends or arranges a relevant set of tests. The tests are then performed or collected, results are reviewed by qualified medical professionals, and users receive a summary with recommendations for follow-up where needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The company also positions its model for organizations, insurers and employers that want to offer preventive screening as part of employee health, workplace wellbeing, or risk assessment programs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is an important point. A service like this is not only relevant for health-conscious individuals who want a convenient snapshot of their health status. It could also become a model for companies that want to “bring healthcare” to their employees instead of asking employees to find time to visit multiple medical providers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did the screening go?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A medical professional came to my studio in Budapest and did the whole screening process in one hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60891\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FIMG_20260602_135239_385.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That was the most surprising part. Not the technologies themselves, as I have seen and tested many of them before, but the fact that so many measurements could be done in such a short and organized session without me having to go anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They performed all these during that time:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Lipid profile, blood chemistry and HbA1c from a finger prick\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Urine test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Blood pressure measurement\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>6\u002F12-lead ECG\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Heart echocardiography\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Hearing test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Spirometry\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>FIT test\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Heart stress test based on ischemia and HRV\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Aortic aneurysm screening\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60893\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_102108.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Then I received the results and a PDF report, as well as the opportunity to discuss my questions with a physician.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The results were clean and understandable. Most measured systems were within the normal range or showed no clinically significant abnormalities. But the report did identify one practical optimization area: my lipid profile, especially LDL cholesterol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60895\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_111109.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This was a useful example of what such screenings can realistically provide. Not a dramatic diagnosis, not a futuristic revelation, but a concrete, actionable nudge about something worth tracking and improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And while I am quite used to such tests and screenings, I still received a good tip or two. That is important because even people who are deeply familiar with their health data need interpretation. Data without context is just noise. Medical data without professional interpretation can even become anxiety-provoking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There was one especially interesting outlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The AI that analyzed my heart ultrasound first estimated my cardiac age to be 55, while I am 41 and my biological age is around 36. Taken alone, that would sound worrying. But the physician explained why I should not interpret that score in isolation. The echocardiogram, ECG and ischemia screening did not show significant abnormalities, so this AI-generated number was best understood as a screening flag, not as a diagnosis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This might have been the most important lesson of the whole experience. As more screening tools and portable devices include AI-based interpretations, we will increasingly see outputs that look precise but still require medical judgment. A single number can be misleading, especially when the technology is still improving, the clinical context is incomplete, or the measurement conditions are not ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is why the physician layer matters. Without that, a false or confusing result could easily lead to unnecessary worry or inappropriate follow-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I also had a very positive outlier around my HeartTrends Score. It’s worth doing all those exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60897\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002F20260528_112755.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where does this fit in the longevity landscape?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From individuals using digital health devices and at-home lab tests to getting a comprehensive longevity package like the one I had and shared with you last year, this approach stands in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a replacement for a full medical workup. It is not a substitute for longitudinal care. And it cannot provide the depth of a comprehensive longevity clinic package that includes advanced imaging, genomics, microbiome analysis, continuous glucose monitoring, detailed consultations and long-term follow-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>But it does something very useful: it lowers the friction of preventive screening.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That might sound less exciting than the newest biological age test, but in healthcare, convenience is often the difference between people doing something and not doing it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>I can easily imagine companies bringing healthcare to their offices this way, where one physician or medical team can screen a dozen people a day. For many people, that could be their first meaningful interaction with preventive medicine in years.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It also shows a possible direction for the future of screening: decentralized, portable, data-driven and supported by physicians. Instead of forcing every patient to navigate a fragmented system, parts of the system could come to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But this model should still be understood as screening, not diagnosis. It can identify signals, risk factors and areas for follow-up. It can lower the friction of preventive medicine. But it does not replace longitudinal care, a trusted physician, or the need to track important biomarkers over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pros\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>The whole process is done in one hour.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>You receive a comprehensive report and can talk with a physician.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>They use advanced digital health and medical technologies in a portable format.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It significantly reduces the logistical burden of screening.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It could work well for employers, insurers and organizations that want to offer preventive health checks at scale.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It provides a useful health snapshot for people who otherwise might postpone routine checks.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cons\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>It has to take place in one setting and in person.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>It can only capture one time point in your health status.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Some scores can be misleading as the devices they use constantly improve.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>The most useful findings, such as lipid optimization, still require long-term behavior change and repeat testing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My conclusion\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The future of healthcare will be shaped by services that make basic, evidence-based preventive care easier to access and easier to act on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A one-hour home-based longevity screening will not solve the systemic problems of healthcare; it will not replace physicians, regular check-ups or the need for lifestyle change. But it can make the first step much easier, especially at large companies and organizations where employees’ health matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And in preventive medicine, making the first step easier might be one of the most important innovations of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":680,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>Longevity, especially the practical side of it, has become one of the biggest business opportunities in healthcare worldwide. Longevity clinics, practices, services and technologies have […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",26553,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[5,684],496,[],[],[],[269,447,88,689,443,690,691,692],1739,3281,4749,4773,[694,63,94,95,96,97,98,100,695],"post-60861","category-health-sensors-trackers",{"id":681,"alt_text":697,"caption":698,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":699,"post":726,"source_url":727},"medical bag of the 21st century","The 7 Must-Haves For The Doctor Of the 21st Century –  The disruption brought about by digital health has radically changed the way one can consult patients for years already. The doctor of the 21st century can literally carry a department’s worth of diagnostic tools in his briefcase. In this article we collected what a doctor must have in her\u002Fhis bag to bring 21st century care.",{"width":110,"height":111,"file":700,"sizes":701,"image_meta":724},"2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall.png",{"medium":702,"large":705,"thumbnail":708,"medium_large":711,"1536x1536":712,"medium_old_370x208":715,"large_old_512x288":716,"thumbnail_old_150x150":719,"medium_large_old_768x432":720,"1536x1536_old_1536x864":721},{"file":703,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"source_url":704},"small-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-370x208.png",{"file":706,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"source_url":707},"small-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-768x432.png",{"file":709,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"source_url":710},"small-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-150x150.png",{"file":706,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"source_url":707},{"file":713,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":118,"source_url":714},"small-1536x864.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-1536x864.png",{"file":703,"width":142,"height":143,"mime-type":118,"source_url":704},{"file":717,"width":148,"height":149,"mime-type":118,"source_url":718},"small-512x288.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall-512x288.png",{"file":709,"width":140,"height":140,"mime-type":118,"source_url":710},{"file":706,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":118,"source_url":707},{"file":713,"width":722,"height":723,"mime-type":118,"source_url":714},"1536","864",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":725},[],26419,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fsmall.png",{"cta_type":74,"cta_color":74,"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":729,"related_books":16,"related_posts_footer":16,"related_posts":16},[730,732,734],{"title":731},"\u003Cp>I received an offer from MPCheck, a company based in Israel. A longevity screening service at my home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":733},"\u003Cp>A medical professional came to my studio in Budapest and did the whole screening process in one hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":735},"\u003Cp>The future of healthcare will be shaped by services that make basic, evidence-based preventive care easier to access and easier to act on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":737,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":74,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":674},"When A Longevity Screening Come To Your Home - The Medical Futurist",{"self":739,"collection":744,"about":746,"author":748,"replies":750,"version-history":753,"predecessor-version":757,"wp:featuredmedia":761,"wp:attachment":764,"wp:term":767,"curies":778},[740],{"href":741,"targetHints":742},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60861",{"allow":743},[37],[745],{"href":179},[747],{"href":182},[749],{"embeddable":51,"href":367},[751],{"embeddable":51,"href":752},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60861",[754],{"count":755,"href":756},4,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60861\u002Frevisions",[758],{"id":759,"href":760},60919,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60861\u002Frevisions\u002F60919",[762],{"embeddable":51,"href":763},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F26553",[765],{"href":766},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60861",[768,770,772,774,776],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":769},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60861",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":771},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60861",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":773},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60861",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":775},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60861",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":777},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60861",[779],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":781,"date":782,"date_gmt":783,"guid":784,"modified":786,"modified_gmt":787,"slug":788,"status":62,"type":63,"link":789,"title":790,"content":792,"excerpt":794,"author":236,"featured_media":796,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":797,"categories":798,"tags":799,"project_category":800,"contact_email_category":801,"yst_prominent_words":802,"class_list":808,"better_featured_image":810,"acf":844,"yoast_meta":852,"_links":854},60857,"2026-06-11T11:45:05","2026-06-11T09:45:05",{"rendered":785},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60857&_wpnonce=516bb9d707&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-11T11:45:07","2026-06-11T09:45:07","four-scenarios-of-ai-scribe-adoption-in-healthcare","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffour-scenarios-of-ai-scribe-adoption-in-healthcare",{"rendered":791},"Four Scenarios of AI Scribe Adoption in Healthcare",{"rendered":793,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-ai-scribes-in-2025-the-top-3-practical-benefits\">AI scribes\u003C\u002Fa>, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform them into the exact electronic medical record format the given hospital or practice is using, have taken the healthcare industry by storm. For the past 1-2 years, everyone has been talking about their \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvoice-to-text-technologies-shape-the-future\">potential\u003C\u002Fa>, technical difficulties in implementation and whether patients and their physicians would be open to using it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The potential advantages are obvious: to take over the administrative burden from physicians. This is simply the lowest-hanging fruit in the entire healthcare ecosystem. Just the idea of reducing the time physicians spend on administration is enough to get the attention of anyone in this industry. Studies have been coming out about this aspect and we \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-much-time-can-ai-scribes-save\">analyzed them in detail here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The downsides would include the complex IT and legal infrastructure behind care that makes it challenging to just implement such a system into any medical practice. Physicians need to ask for consent from patients before using it, and they still have to learn its tricks to really benefit from AI scribes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Keeping all these in mind, I turned to an established futures method, scenario analysis, to gain some insights about how we might want to think about the near future of this technology. For scenario analysis, you need a key driving force that will have a major impact on how changes unfold in our field of interest; and a major uncertainty that might hinder our chances any time to fully exploit its benefits. I chose the following, based on which, you can see the four scenarios and their short descriptions below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Key driver: Growing evidence in studies\u003Cbr>Major uncertainty: Acceptance by medical professionals\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60867\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine-768x768.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FThe-Near-Future-of-AI-Scribes-in-Medicine.png 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #1. Dangerous Hype (High acceptance \u002F Low evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Clinicians adopt AI scribes enthusiastically because they promise less administrative burden, better work-life balance and smoother visits with their patients. But the evidence base is still thin: there are studies with varying results. Some show significant time reduction while using the technology, others find nuances only. Therefore, early adoption is driven more by hope, vendor claims and anecdotal relief than proven outcomes. It makes AI scribes a potentially dangerous technology as nothing works without evidence in medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #2. The End of Administration (High acceptance \u002F High evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI scribes become a normal part of clinical work. I go further than that:it becomes unimaginable to work without them. Studies show clear benefits in documentation quality, clinician satisfaction and workflow efficiency, while physicians see the tool as background infrastructure rather than “AI magic.” Everyone adopts it and using AI scribes is the new medical norm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #3. Forever Promise (Low acceptance \u002F Low evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI scribes remain a niche tool. Evidence is weak, and it turns out to be just another AI flop. Clinicians therefore remain skeptical, and concerns about errors, privacy, workflow disruption or patient comfort prevent widespread use. And all these for a reason: no evidence, no adoption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scenario #4. Human Obstacle (Low acceptance \u002F High evidence)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Studies increasingly show that AI scribes work, but physicians still resist adoption because of trust, liability, patient consent, integration problems, or fear that documentation becomes too automated and less clinically thoughtful. They generally have a trust issue towards AI so only the most enthusiastic physicians keep on using it. Others prefer old methods even if those are slow and burdensome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What we can derive from these scenarios is that if evidence is not growing behind AI scribes in medicine, there is nothing to talk about. But if it is (and it seems it has been growing steadily), the issue we have to work on now is acceptance and adoption by medical professionals. If they are not on board with a technology that can make their jobs better, we will all fail at implementing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, if a call to action can be summarized, it is that we have to sensitise physicians about AI scribes, otherwise, we will face a long decade of adoption struggles and lag in using an evidence-based and advanced technology for the benefit of patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That’s why I publish so many videos and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-physicians-should-get-on-board-with-ai-scribes\">articles about AI scribes for physicians\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":795,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>AI scribes, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform them into the exact electronic medical record […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",58461,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[417,5],[],[],[],[803,804,88,689,582,805,806,807],1631,1719,2015,3635,4775,[809,63,94,95,96,97,98,451,100],"post-60857",{"id":796,"alt_text":74,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":811,"post":842,"source_url":843},{"width":812,"height":813,"file":814,"filesize":815,"sizes":816,"image_meta":840},3000,1687,"2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435.png",352529,{"medium":817,"large":821,"thumbnail":825,"medium_large":829,"1536x1536":830,"2048x2048":834},{"file":818,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"filesize":819,"source_url":820},"tmf_article_435-370x208.png",24646,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-370x208.png",{"file":822,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"filesize":823,"source_url":824},"tmf_article_435-768x432.png",61107,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-768x432.png",{"file":826,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"filesize":827,"source_url":828},"tmf_article_435-150x150.png",12448,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-150x150.png",{"file":822,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"filesize":823,"source_url":824},{"file":831,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":118,"filesize":832,"source_url":833},"tmf_article_435-1536x864.png",147125,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-1536x864.png",{"file":835,"width":836,"height":837,"mime-type":118,"filesize":838,"source_url":839},"tmf_article_435-2048x1152.png",2048,1152,211780,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":841},[],58443,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_435.png",{"cta_type":74,"cta_color":74,"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":845,"related_books":16,"related_posts_footer":16,"related_posts":16},[846,848,850],{"title":847},"\u003Cp>AI scribes, the apps that can listen in to the conversations between patients and healthcare professionals and transform that into the exact electronic medical record format the given hospital or practice is using, have taken the healthcare industry by storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":849},"\u003Cp>I turned to an established futures method, scenario analysis, to gain some insights about how we might want to think about the near future of this technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":851},"\u003Cp>We have to sensitize physicians about AI scribes, otherwise, we will face a long decade of adoption struggles and lag in using an evidence-based and advanced technology for the benefit of patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":853,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":74,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":789},"Four Scenarios of AI Scribe Adoption in Healthcare - The Medical Futurist",{"self":855,"collection":860,"about":862,"author":864,"replies":866,"version-history":869,"predecessor-version":872,"wp:featuredmedia":876,"wp:attachment":879,"wp:term":882,"curies":893},[856],{"href":857,"targetHints":858},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60857",{"allow":859},[37],[861],{"href":179},[863],{"href":182},[865],{"embeddable":51,"href":367},[867],{"embeddable":51,"href":868},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60857",[870],{"count":640,"href":871},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60857\u002Frevisions",[873],{"id":874,"href":875},60869,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60857\u002Frevisions\u002F60869",[877],{"embeddable":51,"href":878},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F58461",[880],{"href":881},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60857",[883,885,887,889,891],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":884},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60857",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":886},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60857",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":888},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60857",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":890},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60857",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":892},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60857",[894],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":896,"date":897,"date_gmt":898,"guid":899,"modified":901,"modified_gmt":902,"slug":903,"status":62,"type":63,"link":904,"title":905,"content":907,"excerpt":909,"author":71,"featured_media":911,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":912,"categories":913,"tags":915,"project_category":923,"contact_email_category":926,"yst_prominent_words":927,"class_list":945,"better_featured_image":957,"acf":983,"yoast_meta":995,"_links":998},29839,"2026-06-04T08:56:58","2026-06-04T06:56:58",{"rendered":900},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=29839&_wpnonce=54754c18e1&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-06-04T08:57:00","2026-06-04T06:57:00","where-are-3d-printed-casts","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhere-are-3d-printed-casts",{"rendered":906},"Where Are 3D-Printed Casts?",{"rendered":908,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Years ago, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fplaster-casts-on-a-broken-limb-in-2016-please-print-out-mine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">I met Scott Summit\u003C\u002Fa>, Design Director of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3dsystems.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">3DSystems\u003C\u002Fa>. At that time, he was wearing a cast due to ongoing issues with his wrist. He told me it was a cast specific for himself; and one that his physician could open and close in seconds. He even told me he could shower with it, without the need to wrap it in plastic bags. That was, of course, no ordinary cast as it was a 3D-printed cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, since that time, I haven’t come across any medical practitioners who offer 3D-printed casts as part of normal care. Nor have I seen people with casts wearing 3D-printed ones. There are companies that do produce these peripherals, but it’s the same old gypsum casts that prevail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F3d-printed-casts-selection-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29843\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F3d-printed-casts-selection-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F3d-printed-casts-selection.jpg 1203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3dprintingmedia.network\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>So what happened to those promising 3D-printed casts? Were they a fad that will remain only a fantasy for tech enthusiasts? It was challenging to find the exact reason so we tried to speculate why. We also asked insights of an expert, namely Juan Monzón Fabregat. Fabregat is the ex-CEO of Exovite, a company that used to manufacture 3D-printed casts itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finding out what happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare might provide valuable insights into what we can expect from other seemingly-exciting and advanced technologies. Companies and startups investing in such solutions could thus learn where to improve where 3D-printed casts failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Cast from the past\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The appeal for 3D-printed casts isn’t based on hype alone. They are thin, breathable, customisable, waterproof, easily removable, and prevent infection and muscle atrophy. In short, they outperform traditional casts in many ways. For in many ways, 3D-printed casts represent the natural evolution in casts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To separate the hype from the fact, researchers investigated this technique’s advantages over traditional casts. A \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthreedmedprint.biomedcentral.com\u002Farticles\u002F10.1186\u002Fs41205-017-0019-y\" target=\"_blank\">study, conducted in 2017\u003C\u002Fa>, found that 3D-printed casts “increased patient comfort and satisfaction.” Another one in 2018 \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjournals.sagepub.com\u002Fdoi\u002Fabs\u002F10.1177\u002F1558944718795291\" target=\"_blank\">also found\u003C\u002Fa> superior “patient satisfaction, comfort, and perceived functions” with 3D printed casts. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But the same study added that both conventional and 3D-printed casting techniques “demonstrate similar objective function” based on their functions and the dexterity they provide the wearer. Juan Monzón Fabregat shared a similar opinion. “The traditional splints are not that bad,” he commented. “Of course, the personalised 3D-printed splint is a better product but is not better than the traditional ones to take a chance to change.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-3d-printed-cast-768x437.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29845\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-3d-printed-cast-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-3d-printed-cast.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gizlogic.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:30px\">An example in practice\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We recently \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Fexclusive-about-115524870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interviewed\u003C\u002Fa> Diana Hall, President\u002FCEO of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.activarmor.com\u002F\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.activarmor.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ActivArmor\u003C\u002Fa> to ask her opinion about this. Her company designs 3D printed, waterproof, plastic casts that allow patients to practice basic hygiene like showering and hand washing, and allow for customizations in device thickness, coverage areas, offsets for pins or incisions, exposures for wound or skin observation or adaptation with advanced healing technologies like bone stimulators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FCopy-of-DSC_0048-768x512.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58187\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FCopy-of-DSC_0048-768x512.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FCopy-of-DSC_0048.webp 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When asked why we still don’t see 3D printed casts everywhere in healthcare despite its value having been shown multiple times, she answered this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“We are definitely seeing them in mainstream practice more and more, thanks to ActivArmor! Our system is easy to implement in any clinical setting – we have taken the pain points of digital design and 3D printing, and made them turnkey. They’re now covered by Medicaid, Medicare and private insurers which helps as well! As the 3D printing technology gets faster, from hours to minutes, we have no doubt that it will take over as the standard of care.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lack of evidence?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But then again, the evidence \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fscholar.google.hu\u002Fscholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=3d+printed+cast&btnG=\" target=\"_blank\">is rather lacking\u003C\u002Fa>. Most of the literature about 3D-printed casts is around the cast’s design and material properties rather than their effectiveness. The few that focused on the latter did show promise. But to convince a larger subset of traumatologists, more of such studies would be needed. These deficiencies in the literature itself attest to the limited adoption of 3D-printed casts by the medical community and patients alike. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even if the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcategory\u002F3d-printing\u002F\">medical 3D-printing\u003C\u002Fa> market is projected to be \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statista.com\u002Fstatistics\u002F661294\u002Fmedical-3d-printing-market-forecast-worldwide-by-category\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">valued at $1.2 billion by 2024\u003C\u002Fa>, it remains to be seen how much 3D-printed casts will add to this market.  The COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate this growth in 3D-printing. Indeed, the current public health crisis highlighted \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-tech-here-to-stay-after-covid-19\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the importance of 3D-printers in the medical industry\u003C\u002Fa>. They enable healthcare institutions to bypass the supply chain and help meet demand with supplies made in-house. Despite the potential that 3D-printed casts hold, the technology still seems niche facing several challenges before its mass adoption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Out on a (broken) limb\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of those challenges can be because of the state of the technology itself, leading to traumatologists favouring traditional casts over its simplicity and availability, even if 3D-printed casts have superior potential. Take the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2014\u002F05\u002F29\u002Fa-3d-printed-cast-that-can-heal-your-bones-40-80-faster\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Osteoid\u003C\u002Fa> prototype from 2014 for example. It doesn’t only keep the limb’s bone in place but can also help in the bone’s healing. With its pulsed ultrasound bone stimulator system, it fastens bone healing via \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.popsci.com\u002Ftechnology\u002Farticle\u002F2011-10\u002Fscottish-doctors-use-ultrasound-stimulate-bone-regeneration\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ultrasonic vibrations\u003C\u002Fa>. With traditional plaster casts, doctors couldn’t apply the vibrational therapy, but 3D-printed casts do allow it. But Osteoid went off the radar, with no news since 2014 and seemed destined to stay as a prototype.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fosteoid-3d-printed-cast-768x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29847\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fosteoid-3d-printed-cast-768x480.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fosteoid-3d-printed-cast.png 1157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Osteoid prototype\u003Cbr>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.telegraph.co.uk\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>“The technology used for all this matter sometimes is excessive compared with a normal cast and the setup needs too much time and preparation,” Fabregat told The Medical Futurist. For instance, the Spanish startup \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xkelet.com\u002Fen\u002F\">Xkelet\u003C\u002Fa> takes about two hours to 3D-print its casts. “Obviously, that’s about two hours too long. But eventually, the goal with these new printers is to print in 12 to 30 minutes,” said Tim Dobrinich, COO and co-founder of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftrimed3d.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">TriMed\u003C\u002Fa>, a partner of Xkelet. Fabregat told us that the whole procedure should be even shorter, less than 5 minutes, for the adoption to take off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another aspect to consider is that not all hospitals have a 3D-printer and  scanner to make personalised casts. A way to circumvent this would be for 3D-printing companies to partner with healthcare institutions and offer the equipment required. That’s the approach of Latvian startup \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcastprint.co\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">CastPrint\u003C\u002Fa>. They \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">provide clinics with their 3D-scanner\u003C\u002Fa> where physicians scan the injury and forward the 3D-image to the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast-768x284.png\" alt=\"Examples of 3D-Printed casts\" class=\"wp-image-29849\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast-768x284.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast-1536x569.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fcastprint-3d-printed-cast.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Examples of CastPrints casts\u003Cbr>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fcastprint.co\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dead-end solutions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Xkelet offers yet another solution that does not require an expensive scanner but \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">an iPad scanner attachment\u003C\u002Fa> that can even be used at home and send the information obtained for printing. But the whole logistics behind getting the cast from the manufacturer to the wearer and the price itself (a CastPrint cast \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">costs around €100\u003C\u002Fa>) are potential deterrents. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Fabregat also pointed out another issue. “The surface of the limb during the inflammatory phase after the injury and the phases just after it change too much and even if you use the most accurate 3D-scanner, it is not going to fit,” he explained. “The time between 3D-scanning and 3D-printing is too long today and the patient limb surface changes too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These persisting issues show that maybe the technology behind 3D-printed casts is still not ready yet. Medical professionals might rightly think why they would need to go through all those hoops when the conventional method works anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The return of the 3D-printed casts: a new hope?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s also possible that 3D-printed casts haven’t been widely adopted simply because patients and physicians don’t know about this option. But not if you are in Latvia, according to Janis Olins, one of CastPrint’s founders. “You can go in any clinic or hospital in Latvia and ask the traumatologist about CastPrint, and they would’ve already used it, or at least know there is a viable alternative to the traditional plaster cast,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Frebeccabanovic\u002F2019\u002F04\u002F14\u002Fthese-3d-printed-casts-from-latvia-could-be-the-future-of-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Olins says\u003C\u002Fa>. The company has partnered with Latvian clinics and even expanded to the U.K., with plans to branch out further into Europe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Xkelet’s casts are also commercially available in the United States for wrist and arm injuries, with more in the pipeline. “We’re going to come out with [a cast for] the whole arm, where it comes up past the elbow into the bicep, also the foot and ankle, and then we’re looking at a full leg brace as well,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mddionline.com\u002F3d-printing\u002F3d-printed-casts-offer-patients-customized-solutions-bone-breaks\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Dobrinich said\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-cast-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"3D-Printed Cast example\" class=\"wp-image-29851\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-cast-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002Fxkelet-cast.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Xkelet’s cast\u003Cbr>Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mddionline.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>CastPrint saw a fourfold year-on-year growth. The founders further said that they are confident that their startup would be successful. They are also exploring other fields such as 3D-printing in orthodontics and collaborating with healthcare professionals and businesses. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Maybe their approach might prove fruitful and expand the adoption of 3D-printed casts. This could drive competition and investment in the field, leading to reduced costs of equipment and eventually an accepted alternative to conventional cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Go Big Tech or go home?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As for Juan Monzón Fabregat, he believes that the task is up to Big Tech to tackle. “[It] needs to come from a big company that believes this is the way; otherwise is too complicated to have a chance because of the risks and factors related to investment and regulatory requirements,” he told us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The case of 3D-printed casts is an interesting one for techno-optimists like us at The Medical Futurist. It shows that certain elements of healthcare cannot be replaced by advanced technologies; or simply that it takes too much time and investment to make it happen. If this is the case, then the story of how 3D-printing casts couldn’t make it to healthcare practice should be a cautionary tale for everyone else in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Eventually, only time will tell if 3D-printed casts are indeed the evolution of casts. I just hope that Scott Summit wasn’t one of the few people that I have seen using such casts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":910,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>Finding out what happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",29841,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[914,5],498,[916,917,918,919,920,921,922],130,543,5837,611,5839,665,5841,[434,924,925],948,950,[],[928,929,930,931,932,933,934,935,936,937,938,939,940,941,942,89,943,944],5825,3367,5829,4491,5833,5787,5835,5789,5799,5801,5805,5843,5809,5845,5821,5823,2133,[946,63,94,95,96,97,98,947,100,948,949,950,951,952,953,954,466,955,956],"post-29839","category-3d-printing","tag-3d-printing-2","tag-future-of-hospital","tag-xkelet","tag-plaster-cast","tag-castprint","tag-3d-printed","tag-exovite","project_category-developers","project_category-medical-professionals",{"id":911,"alt_text":74,"caption":958,"description":959,"media_type":108,"media_details":960,"post":896,"source_url":982},"Traditional cast vs a 3D printed one: any better?","Finding out what happened to 3D-printed casts and why they haven’t broken into healthcare",{"width":110,"height":111,"file":961,"sizes":962,"image_meta":981},"2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01.png",{"medium":963,"large":966,"thumbnail":969,"medium_large":972,"1536x1536":973,"2048x2048":976},{"file":964,"width":142,"height":143,"mime-type":118,"source_url":965},"200_tmf-01-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-370x208.png",{"file":967,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":118,"source_url":968},"200_tmf-01-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-768x432.png",{"file":970,"width":140,"height":140,"mime-type":118,"source_url":971},"200_tmf-01-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-150x150.png",{"file":967,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":118,"source_url":968},{"file":974,"width":722,"height":723,"mime-type":118,"source_url":975},"200_tmf-01-1536x864.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-1536x864.png",{"file":977,"width":978,"height":979,"mime-type":118,"source_url":980},"200_tmf-01-2048x1152.png","2048","1152","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F08\u002F200_tmf-01.png",{"cta_type":156,"cta_color":74,"subtitle":74,"related_books":984,"related_posts_footer":986,"related_posts":16,"key_takeaways":990},[985,26],24759,[987,988,989],12816,28443,10992,[991,993],{"title":992},"\u003Cp>3D printed casts are not common despite their value having been shown multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":994},"\u003Cp>We analyze why this is the case and what companies and organizations are trying to change this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":996,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":997,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":904},"Where Are 3D-Printed Casts? 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Medical knowledge was difficult to obtain. Scientific literature was behind institutional walls, journals, libraries and professional language. Measurements required medical devices and clinical settings. And clinical reasoning, the process of interpreting symptoms, risks, probabilities and possible diagnoses,  belonged almost entirely to healthcare professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patient Empowerment 4.0 - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fm4V48NkY7Vo?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That asymmetry shaped the physician-patient relationship for centuries. Then digital health started changing it. And now, artificial intelligence is accelerating that change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is why the physician-patient relationship feels so different today. Many physicians experience more tension, more distrust, more frustration, and more “Dr. Google” fatigue. Many patients experience information overload, uncertainty and anxiety about whether they are using digital tools correctly. Both sides feel that something fundamental has shifted, even if they do not always have the words to describe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Recently, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.epatientdave.com\u002F\">e-Patient Dave deBronkart\u003C\u002Fa> gave a presentation at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, where he described four major waves of patient empowerment. I found this framework useful because it explains much of what we now experience in everyday healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future of Healthcare From an E-patient Perspective - Dave deBronkart (USA)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fk-XQY8CMksw?start=283&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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Each wave gave patients access to something that had previously been controlled almost exclusively by healthcare professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The first wave: access to information\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The first major wave came with search engines. Patients could suddenly search for symptoms, diseases, treatments and side effects from home. Medical information was no longer locked inside clinics, textbooks or professional conversations. Anyone with an internet connection could look up what a diagnosis meant or what a treatment might involve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This changed the consultation. Sometimes it helped. A better-informed patient could ask better questions, understand their condition more clearly and participate more actively in decisions. But it also created new problems. Search engines do not provide context. They do not understand the patient’s history, risk factors or emotional state. They can lead people from a harmless symptom to a terrifying diagnosis in three clicks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This was the birth of “Dr. Google” — useful, disruptive and often deeply frustrating for both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The second wave: access to the literature\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patients did not only search for general medical information. They gained access to the scientific literature itself, especially through tools like PubMed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This meant patients no longer had to rely only on simplified summaries, brochures or professional interpretations. They could read abstracts, clinical studies and guidelines directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, access does not automatically mean understanding. Reading medical literature requires context, statistical literacy and clinical judgment. A single paper can be misleading without knowing the broader evidence base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But still, this was a major cultural shift. Patients could now enter the consultation not only with internet search results, but with studies. They could ask: “I found this paper. Does it apply to me?” That is a very different kind of conversation from the traditional model where the physician was the only gatekeeper of scientific evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The third wave: access to measurement\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Then came sensors, wearables and personal health devices. Patients started measuring more aspects of their health outside the clinic: heart rate, sleep, glucose, blood pressure, ECG traces, oxygen saturation, activity, fertility markers and many other parameters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This changed another layer of the relationship. Previously, measurement mostly happened inside healthcare institutions. Now, patients could generate health data continuously in their own lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A patient with continuous glucose monitoring can understand their body in ways that were impossible before. A smartwatch can detect an irregular rhythm and lead to an important diagnosis. Home blood pressure monitoring can provide a more realistic picture than one reading in the clinic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But more data also means more interpretation. More false alarms. More anxiety. More screenshots brought into consultations. More responsibility for physicians to explain which measurements matter and which do not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The fourth wave: access to clinical reasoning\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now we are entering the fourth wave: generative AI. This is different from the previous waves because patients are not only accessing information, literature or measurements. They are accessing something that resembles clinical reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A patient can ask an AI chatbot to interpret symptoms, explain lab results, compare treatment options, generate questions for a physician, summarize a diagnosis or translate medical language into plain English.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, these systems are not physicians. They can make mistakes, hallucinate, miss context and provide unsafe answers if used poorly. They should not replace medical care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For the first time, patients can simulate a form of medical dialogue on demand. They can receive explanations, second opinions, interpretations and decision-support-like responses before or after seeing a clinician.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patients may arrive better prepared. They may also arrive more confused. They may trust the AI too much, or they may use it as a bridge to understand the physician better. The outcome depends on how we teach patients and professionals to use these tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The real shift is cultural\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Every wave reduced the informational distance between patients and healthcare professionals. This is why the transformation of healthcare is not primarily technological. It is cultural. The tools matter, but the deeper issue is how physicians and patients learn to work together when the old information hierarchy no longer exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That is uncomfortable. It can create tension, defensiveness and distrust. Some physicians feel challenged by patients who bring internet searches, papers, wearable data or AI-generated summaries into the consultation. Some patients feel dismissed when their efforts to understand their health are treated as a nuisance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medicine is adapting to a world where patients are no longer passive recipients of care, but increasingly informed participants in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That does not mean every patient wants to become an expert. It does not mean the physician’s expertise becomes less important. Quite the opposite. The more information patients can access, the more they need physicians who can provide context, judgment and trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The best future is not one where patients and physicians compete over information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Because patient empowerment was never supposed to be about replacing physicians. 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Medical knowledge was difficult to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1106},"\u003Cp>Recently, e-Patient Dave deBronkart gave a presentation at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, where he described four major waves of patient empowerment. 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The need for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Ftests-and-treatments\u002Fblood-tests\u002F\">blood tests varies\u003C\u002Fa>, ranging from checking the blood glucose level to checking how well a condition is being managed via medications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Of course, in the digital health era, it is quasi-expected for blood testing to take a digital spin. Recent developments have indeed indicated that the concept of “digital blood testing” will soon be a reality. We take a look at the implications in this article.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is digital blood testing?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Traditional blood tests \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nhs.uk\u002Ftests-and-treatments\u002Fblood-tests\u002F\">have involved\u003C\u002Fa> taking a blood sample that is sent to a lab for further analysis. The results are indicative of the patient’s health status at that point in time. If clinicians need to assess the status again, they would need to repeat the process. From there, they can establish trends and patterns, for example, the efficacy of a drug. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, this process is not very practical and, in cases where a patient’s condition is evolving rapidly, it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41587-026-03010-w\">can lead to\u003C\u002Fa> sub-optimal decision-making and poorer outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_397_blood-draw-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54535\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_397_blood-draw-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_397_blood-draw-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_397_blood-draw-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_397_blood-draw-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital blood testing aims to address such limitations. By relying on specialised sensors, biomarkers that have typically been detected in the blood are instead analysed in real-time and even continuously from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmy.clevelandclinic.org\u002Fhealth\u002Farticles\u002Fcontinuous-glucose-monitoring-cgm\">the skin’s interstitial fluid\u003C\u002Fa> or the fluid in the spaces around your cells. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Such approaches rely on skin patches with micro-needles that come into contact with the patient’s interstitial fluid. With sensors embedded in the needles and\u002For patch, the biomarker is analysed, and the data is stored on the patch, ready to be transferred wirelessly.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Uses of digital blood testing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While digital blood testing is a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fanz\u002Fdigital-blood-testing-now-hand\">rather new concept\u003C\u002Fa>, there are already practical examples that are materialising the vision. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Continuous biomarker monitoring and wirelessly transferring data have become an increasingly popular approach with continuous glucose monitoring. The process is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhere-does-diabetes-technology-stand\u002F\">moving away\u003C\u002Fa> from needles and finger pricks with skin patches like Abbott’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freestyle.abbott\u002F\">Freestyle Libre\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dexcom.com\u002Fen-GB\u002Fdexcom-g7-cgm-system\">Dexcom G7\u003C\u002Fa>. Their sensors rely on glucose level measurements in the skin’s interstitial fluid. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another, more ambitious, example comes from digital health company \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nutromics.com\u002F\">Nutromics\u003C\u002Fa>. Their Lab on a Patch is meant to be worn directly on patients’ skin. From there, the embedded microneedles coated with synthetic DNA-based sensors can monitor specific targets in interstitial fluid and wirelessly communicate the results. The company aims to use their device across medical disciplines, from infectious disease to cardiology. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nutromics Patch - How it Works\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F-Ci0Pic-HdM?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While their product is still in development, Nutromics recently shared \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41587-026-03010-w\">findings from a pilot trial\u003C\u002Fa> using their technology. In it, their patch was used to monitor levels of the antibiotic vancomycin from interstitial fluid. The concentration of such drugs requires close monitoring to ensure their safe and effective dosing. Blood sampling can be challenging due to the time-sensitive nature of the monitoring required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the pilot, Nutromics’ patch was shown to address this issue by being able to capture the drug’s levels over 24 hours in 5-minute intervals. The study also found the use of the patch to be safe and, compared to traditional blood draws, more comfortable. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The impact of digital blood testing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The limited number of practical examples of digital blood testing is indicative of the nascency of the concept. However, it is showing promise, as exemplified by a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mordorintelligence.com\u002Findustry-reports\u002Fcontinuous-glucose-monitoring-market\">growth in\u003C\u002Fa> continuous glucose monitoring patches in recent years. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital blood testing solutions can address more than technical challenges. They also offer a practical edge. In particular, fear of needles is very real, affecting \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk\u002Fhealth-information\u002Fneedle-phobia-and-overcoming-your-fear\">at least 1 in 10 people\u003C\u002Fa>. By means of a patch that overrides the need for regular blood sampling, biological assessments are made more convenient and accessible. This approach \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fanz\u002Fdigital-blood-testing-now-hand\">also holds promise\u003C\u002Fa> for chronic disease management and at-home care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While a future with digital blood testing is shaping up, there will likely still be the need for actual blood tests, such as to assess blood cells. These might also evolve to be less invasive and, as with digital blood tests, they will need to undergo clinical trials to ascertain their safety and efficacy. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1167,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>In healthcare, blood tests are routine procedures that involve taking a patient’s blood and assessing it. The need for blood tests varies, ranging from checking […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",22249,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,1171,1172,5,1173],500,798,497,[],[],[],[447,448,1178,1179,1180],2875,2903,5013,[1182,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,1183,1184,100,1185],"post-60779","category-biotechnology","category-digital-health-research","category-portable-diagnostics",{"id":1168,"alt_text":1187,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":1188,"post":1212,"source_url":1213},"blood testing",{"width":1189,"height":1190,"file":1191,"sizes":1192,"image_meta":1210},1921,1081,"2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting.gif",{"medium":1193,"large":1197,"thumbnail":1200,"medium_large":1203,"1536x1536":1204,"large_old_512x288":1207},{"file":1194,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":1195,"source_url":1196},"045_bloodtesting-370x208.gif","image\u002Fgif","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting-370x208.gif",{"file":1198,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":1195,"source_url":1199},"045_bloodtesting-768x432.gif","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting-768x432.gif",{"file":1201,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":1195,"source_url":1202},"045_bloodtesting-150x150.gif","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting-150x150.gif",{"file":1198,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":1195,"source_url":1199},{"file":1205,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":1195,"source_url":1206},"045_bloodtesting-1536x864.gif","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting-1536x864.gif",{"file":1208,"width":79,"height":137,"mime-type":1195,"source_url":1209},"045_bloodtesting-512x288.gif","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting-512x288.gif",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":1211},[],22248,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F11\u002F045_bloodtesting.gif",{"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":1215,"cta_type":74,"cta_color":74,"related_books":16,"related_posts_footer":16,"related_posts":16},[1216,1218],{"title":1217},"\u003Cp>Digital blood testing is a relatively new concept that involves alternative, technologically-enhanced ways to test for biomarkers that typically rely on blood sampling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1219},"\u003Cp>There are already practical examples of digital blood testing, and new research indicates a promising future for this approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1221,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":74,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1161},"What Is Digital Blood Testing? - The Medical Futurist",{"self":1223,"collection":1228,"about":1230,"author":1232,"replies":1234,"version-history":1237,"predecessor-version":1240,"wp:featuredmedia":1244,"wp:attachment":1247,"wp:term":1250,"curies":1261},[1224],{"href":1225,"targetHints":1226},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60779",{"allow":1227},[37],[1229],{"href":179},[1231],{"href":182},[1233],{"embeddable":51,"href":185},[1235],{"embeddable":51,"href":1236},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60779",[1238],{"count":640,"href":1239},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60779\u002Frevisions",[1241],{"id":1242,"href":1243},60791,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60779\u002Frevisions\u002F60791",[1245],{"embeddable":51,"href":1246},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F22249",[1248],{"href":1249},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60779",[1251,1253,1255,1257,1259],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":1252},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60779",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":1254},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60779",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":1256},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60779",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":1258},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60779",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":1260},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60779",[1262],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":1264,"date":1265,"date_gmt":1266,"guid":1267,"modified":1269,"modified_gmt":1270,"slug":1271,"status":62,"type":63,"link":1272,"title":1273,"content":1275,"excerpt":1277,"author":236,"featured_media":796,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":1279,"categories":1280,"tags":1281,"project_category":1282,"contact_email_category":1283,"yst_prominent_words":1284,"class_list":1287,"better_featured_image":1289,"acf":1300,"yoast_meta":1308,"_links":1310},60757,"2026-05-18T13:00:48","2026-05-18T11:00:48",{"rendered":1268},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60757&_wpnonce=ea683fda3e&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-05-18T13:01:04","2026-05-18T11:01:04","5-reasons-physicians-should-get-on-board-with-ai-scribes","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-physicians-should-get-on-board-with-ai-scribes",{"rendered":1274},"5 Reasons Physicians Should Get On Board With AI Scribes",{"rendered":1276,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Dear physicians, let me ask you a simple question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>When did documentation become a bigger part of medicine than actually talking to patients?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I know. You have heard about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-ai-scribes-in-2025-the-top-3-practical-benefits\">AI scribes\u003C\u002Fa>. You have probably watched explainer videos about what they are, how they listen to the consultation, how they turn the conversation into a structured note, and how they promise to reduce your documentation burden. Maybe you even watched mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But you still have doubts. That is healthy. In medicine, doubt is not a weakness. It is a professional reflex. You should question any technology that enters the clinical encounter, especially one that listens to a conversation between a patient and a physician.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But here is the point I think we should not miss: AI scribes are not really about AI. They are about giving attention back to patients. That is why I think they might become one of the first healthcare AI tools physicians genuinely want to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Because no physician became a physician to become a documentation machine\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The administrative burden in medicine has become absurd. In one well-known time-motion study in ambulatory care, physicians spent only 27% of their office day on direct clinical face time with patients, while 49.2% went to EHR and desk work. In the examination room itself, more than a third of the time still went to EHR and desk work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is not why people enter medicine. Medical students do not imagine their future careers as a life of clicking boxes, retyping patient stories into templates, and finishing notes after hours. Yet many learn early that modern medicine often means splitting attention between the human being in front of them and the screen beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And patients feel it too. They can tell when we are present. They can also tell when half of our mind is already preparing the note, checking the medication list, or wondering how much documentation is still waiting at the end of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The first argument for AI scribes is that the current situation is unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F0928_evo_clinical_doc-s-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58327\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F0928_evo_clinical_doc-s-768x768.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F0928_evo_clinical_doc-s-150x150.png 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F0928_evo_clinical_doc-s-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F0928_evo_clinical_doc-s-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Because the computer should not be the third person in the room\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The exam room should belong to the patient and the physician. Of course, documentation is necessary. Good notes matter. Continuity of care matters. Legal and billing requirements matter. But somewhere along the way, the computer became too dominant in the clinical encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI scribes offer a different model. Instead of typing while the patient speaks, the physician can listen. Instead of translating the conversation into documentation in real time, the physician can focus on the patient’s concerns, emotions, questions and hesitations. The AI scribe drafts the note in the background, and the physician reviews it afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>That distinction matters. The best digital health technologies are the ones that make medicine feel more human again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Because mistakes are not a reason to reject them: they are a reason to supervise them\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yes, AI scribes make mistakes. They can misunderstand a phrase. They can omit something relevant. They can over-structure a messy conversation. And yes, like other generative AI tools, they can hallucinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This is exactly why no AI-generated note should go into the EHR without physician supervision. But human documentation is not perfect either. Human scribes make mistakes. Assistants make mistakes. Physicians make mistakes. The difference is not whether errors exist. The difference is whether the workflow is designed to catch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The physician remains responsible for the note. That means the physician must review, correct and approve the output. It also means healthcare institutions must take consent, privacy, data governance and auditability seriously. Patients should know when an AI scribe is being used. They should understand what is recorded, how it is processed, and what ends up in the medical record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Because the evidence is moving in the right direction\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The early evidence does not show that AI scribes suddenly save every physician two hours a day in every specialty and every setting. But it does \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-much-time-can-ai-scribes-save\">show reductions in documentation\u003C\u002Fa> and EHR time are appearing in real-world settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A large JAMA study across five US academic health systems found that AI scribe adoption was associated with 13.4 fewer minutes of total EHR time and 16.0 fewer minutes of documentation time per 8 scheduled patient hours. The effect was modest overall, but real: and stronger in some groups and workflows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another large European analysis, involving more than 375,000 medical notes generated by 1,295 clinicians, reported that documentation time dropped from 6.69 minutes to 4.71 minutes per note, a 29% reduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-768x432.gif\" alt=\"voice to text technologies\" class=\"wp-image-24827\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-768x432.gif 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-370x208.gif 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-1536x864.gif 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-2048x1152.gif 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-512x288.gif 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Now, we should not oversell this. A few minutes per note may not sound revolutionary. Thirteen minutes less EHR time per day may not feel like salvation to a physician drowning in bureaucracy. But at scale, these minutes matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They matter across a full clinic day. They matter across a full week. They matter when they reduce after-hours work. They matter when they allow a physician to look a patient in the eye instead of typing through the visit. And this is still an early version of the technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Because AI scribes are only the beginning\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The current AI scribe listens to the encounter and drafts a note. That is useful, but the real future begins when documentation tools become part of a broader AI-supported clinical workflow. Imagine this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the AI scribe summarizes the visit, another approved AI agent retrieves the relevant previous correspondence with this patient. It checks whether the patient emailed about the same symptom last month. It summarizes the last specialist letter. It identifies pending lab results. It prepares a draft follow-up message in patient-friendly language. It does not act autonomously. It prepares the work for the physician to approve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Healthcare is full of repetitive, fragmented, low-value administrative tasks. Searching, copying, summarizing, reformatting, re-entering, checking, chasing. These are exactly the tasks AI systems are becoming good at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So, should physicians get on board?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Physicians should be demanding users of AI scribes. They should test them, challenge them, evaluate them, and insist on safe implementation. They should ask hard questions about privacy, consent, accuracy, liability, integration and workflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI scribes will not fix burnout or solve workforce shortages alone. They will not make broken EHR systems beautiful overnight. But they can be one meaningful step toward a more humane clinical workflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This way, AI scribes may become one of the first healthcare AI tools clinicians genuinely want to use: not because they are excited about artificial intelligence, but because they want to spend more time being clinicians again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1278,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>Dear physicians, let me ask you a simple question. When did documentation become a bigger part of medicine than actually talking to patients? I know. […]\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[417,5],[],[],[],[1285,582,1286],1593,4661,[1288,63,94,95,96,97,98,451,100],"post-60757",{"id":796,"alt_text":74,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":1290,"post":842,"source_url":843},{"width":812,"height":813,"file":814,"filesize":815,"sizes":1291,"image_meta":1298},{"medium":1292,"large":1293,"thumbnail":1294,"medium_large":1295,"1536x1536":1296,"2048x2048":1297},{"file":818,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"filesize":819,"source_url":820},{"file":822,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"filesize":823,"source_url":824},{"file":826,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"filesize":827,"source_url":828},{"file":822,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"filesize":823,"source_url":824},{"file":831,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":118,"filesize":832,"source_url":833},{"file":835,"width":836,"height":837,"mime-type":118,"filesize":838,"source_url":839},{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":1299},[],{"cta_type":74,"cta_color":74,"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":1301,"related_books":16,"related_posts_footer":16,"related_posts":16},[1302,1304,1306],{"title":1303},"\u003Cp>When did documentation become a bigger part of medicine than actually talking to patients?\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1305},"\u003Cp>But here is the point I think we should not miss: AI scribes are about giving attention back to patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1307},"\u003Cp>AI scribes may become one of the first healthcare AI tools clinicians genuinely want to use: not because they are excited about artificial intelligence, but because they want to spend more time being clinicians again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1309,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":74,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1272},"5 Reasons Physicians Should Get On Board With AI Scribes - The Medical Futurist",{"self":1311,"collection":1316,"about":1318,"author":1320,"replies":1322,"version-history":1325,"predecessor-version":1329,"wp:featuredmedia":1333,"wp:attachment":1335,"wp:term":1338,"curies":1349},[1312],{"href":1313,"targetHints":1314},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60757",{"allow":1315},[37],[1317],{"href":179},[1319],{"href":182},[1321],{"embeddable":51,"href":367},[1323],{"embeddable":51,"href":1324},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=60757",[1326],{"count":1327,"href":1328},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60757\u002Frevisions",[1330],{"id":1331,"href":1332},60759,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F60757\u002Frevisions\u002F60759",[1334],{"embeddable":51,"href":878},[1336],{"href":1337},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=60757",[1339,1341,1343,1345,1347],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":1340},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=60757",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":1342},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=60757",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":1344},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=60757",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":1346},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=60757",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":1348},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=60757",[1350],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":1352,"date":1353,"date_gmt":1354,"guid":1355,"modified":1357,"modified_gmt":1358,"slug":1359,"status":62,"type":63,"link":1360,"title":1361,"content":1363,"excerpt":1365,"author":236,"featured_media":1367,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":1368,"categories":1369,"tags":1371,"project_category":1372,"contact_email_category":1373,"yst_prominent_words":1374,"class_list":1388,"better_featured_image":1391,"acf":1419,"yoast_meta":1427,"_links":1429},60741,"2026-05-13T09:20:42","2026-05-13T07:20:42",{"rendered":1356},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=60741&_wpnonce=3866d56ac6&status=auto-draft&type=post","2026-05-18T10:21:55","2026-05-18T08:21:55","5-practical-longevity-tips-using-technologies","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-practical-longevity-tips-using-technologies",{"rendered":1362},"5 Practical Longevity Tips Using Technologies",{"rendered":1364,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Longevity is not what it used to be. For \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Flongevity-is-the-future-if-we-tackle-digital-health-first\">decades\u003C\u002Fa>, longevity has referred to research on reversing ageing or making it a chronic condition we can finally treat. Today, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-to-work-on-your-longevity-three-levels-of-personal-engagement\">longevity is becoming much more practical\u003C\u002Fa> and down-to-earth. Longevity clinics are opening everywhere, influencers share the most convincing lifestyle habits, and the concept of living long and healthy lives is becoming widespread. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>After trying \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Finside-the-worlds-most-comprehensive-longevity-package\">the world’s most comprehensive longevity package\u003C\u002Fa>, which included over 50 medical examinations, full genome and microbiome sequencing, metabolome analysis, and over 300 blood markers, I received lifestyle tips in four 2-2-hour-long sessions. I got a PDF with hundreds of pages about what can go wrong with my health and what I can do about it. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But in this article, I’d like to describe those habits besides the very obvious (don’t smoke or drink alcohol, have a healthy diet and exercise a lot while also sleeping well and reducing stress, not alone), that I have found to be the most rewarding. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>There is one caveat: each involves the use of technologies because they rely on data.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a Smart Sleep Alarm\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How do you wake up every morning? Do you have an alarm clock? Do you use the snooze function? These are unthinkable things for me, as I \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-smart-sleep-alarm-is-the-holy-grail-of-health-tracking\">have been using a smart sleep alarm\u003C\u002Fa> for a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The concept is simple, yet the reward is huge. A sleep sensor under the mattress or on your wrist can tell when you are coming out of light sleep. You tell the device between what times to wake you up and it will look for the first moment when you get into light sleep. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Waking up from light sleep is easy, and you feel energized. Waking up from deep sleep is a pain, and you need cups of coffee or tea to wake up. You cannot tell because you are asleep. The device does it for you. If you only decide to adopt one habit, please choose this one. A life changer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Withings ScanWatch review\" class=\"wp-image-31481\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F226_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Withings ScanWatch, the beginning of a beautiful friendship\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HRV is key for regeneration\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I found it challenging to understand how my body regenerates before discovering HRV or heart rate variability. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In principle, the lower your heart rate is, the higher HRV can become. The higher the HRV, the higher the chance for your body to fully rest during the night. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Logically, any decision that elevates your heart rate before going to bed goes against the idea: drinking alcohol, having a late dinner or exercise session, or being really stressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-health-sensor-that-gave-me-the-most-practical-insights\">Now I only check my HRV in the morning\u003C\u002Fa>, and I know what to expect from the day. This is a very easily measurable type of data with a bunch of meaning behind it. I use a smartwatch to measure it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find motivation for exercise in data\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I exercise 4-5 times a week, and I even try to at least walk on rest days. I do yoga, street workout, football and run. The simplest and maybe even best form of cardio training is running. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The issue is that I hate it. I need data to see how my performance changes over time. I have found the carrot in front of the mule. It doesn’t matter what kind of motivation you adopt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fgyms-as-longevity-centres-of-the-future\">just find one\u003C\u002Fa>. Whether it’s podcasts, music or data, just do it. 2-3 is good but not enough. We have to find ways of moving every single day. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>You will win so much with this habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CGM once a year\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even if you are healthy, put on a continuous glucose monitor sensor once a year, just for two weeks. It will measure your blood pressure many times a day, and you can get a lot from the data with a dietitian and your primary care physician when the final report is ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, I \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsibionics-blood-glucose-sensor-review\">learnt how to adjust my diet\u003C\u002Fa> and the time when I have my 5 meals every day. Some types of food caused me a sort of brain fog, and I couldn’t concentrate. I understood from the data that those meals caused spikes in my blood glucose. Now I avoid that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_353v2-01-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49361\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_353v2-01-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_353v2-01-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_353v2-01-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_353v2-01-1-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_353v2-01-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find a hobby that lowers your heart rate\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I’m not joking. You won’t check your heart rate during a great hobby, I get that. But be aware that that activity lowers it for you. Thus, it will give you a chance to achieve high HRVs and mentally and physically rest during those hobbies. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, when I watch baseball, it feels like I’m in a spa with no issues or challenges in the world. The low heart rate is an excellent feedback that whatever activity you have found, that’s the right one for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>I will keep on sharing more longevity tips that rely on data, but these five habits are the easiest to adopt. And I cannot wait to hear your experience with them.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1366,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>Longevity is not what it used to be. 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Following the recent shift towards digital health technologies and the adoption of remote care approaches, it is only natural to wonder how these developments will impact those healthcare institutions. What can we expect from them in the future? Will there be hospitals altogether in a decade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The short answer is yes, physical institutions will still be part of the future of healthcare. However, their roles will be significantly different from what they currently are. They will integrate new elements of design, accommodate digital health technologies, and become specialised centers for invasive procedures, acute care, and disease prevention. In tandem, a significant portion of care will be offloaded outside of the confines of hospitals and healthcare professionals will need to adopt new roles for this purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"ebook-block-spacer\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"ebook-block-backdrop backdrop-blur\" id=\"modal-backdrop-ebook-block_b71c4ea3bbeb3c251b3f291533686a79\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cinput style=\"display: none\" id=\"modal-ebook-block_b71c4ea3bbeb3c251b3f291533686a79\"\n       value=\"{"featured":{"ID":47427,"post_author":"6","post_date":"2022-09-29 09:59:00","post_date_gmt":"2022-09-29 07:59:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\\n<p>Learn how hospitals of the future will be designed, and what technologies will be used in hospitals to change the healthcare experience for all.<\\\u002Fp>\\n<!-- \\\u002Fwp:paragraph -->","post_title":"A Guide To The Future Of Hospitals - The Medical Futurist","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"a-guide-to-the-future-of-hospitals","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-12 18:17:06","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-12 17:17:06","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\\\u002F\\\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\\\u002F?post_type=book&p=47427","menu_order":5,"post_type":"book","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","featured_image":["https:\\\u002F\\\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\\\u002Fwp-content\\\u002Fuploads\\\u002F2022\\\u002F09\\\u002Fguide-to-the-future-of-hospitals.png",320,414,false],"leanpub_url":"https:\\\u002F\\\u002Fleanpub.com\\\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals","preview":[{"image":"https:\\\u002F\\\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\\\u002Fwp-content\\\u002Fuploads\\\u002F2022\\\u002F09\\\u002F0926_Future_of_Hospitals_Cover.png"}],"buy_button_text":"Get it on Leanpub"},"others":[]}\"\u002F>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"ebook-block_b71c4ea3bbeb3c251b3f291533686a79\" class=\"ebook\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"ebook-block h-100\">\n        \u003Cdiv class=\"container h-100\">\n            \u003Cdiv class=\"article-body h-100\">\n                \u003Cdiv class=\"row h-100 align-items-center\">\n                    \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-5 pr-md-5 mb-4 mb-md-0\">\n                        \u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fguide-to-the-future-of-hospitals.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n                    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n                    \u003Cdiv class=\"col-md-7 pl-md-3\">\n                        \u003Ch3>A Guide To The Future Of Hospitals – The Medical Futurist\u003C\u002Fh3>\n                        \u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Learn how hospitals of the future will be designed, and what technologies will be used in hospitals to change the healthcare experience for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->                        \u003Cbutton data-target=\"modal-ebook-block_b71c4ea3bbeb3c251b3f291533686a79\"\n                                class=\"ebook-block-button btn btn-lg font-weight-bold btn-tmf-blue mt-3\">\n                            Start Reading Now\n                        \u003C\u002Fbutton>\n                    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n                \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n            \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To dive into the trends shaping up this future and the required elements for hospitals to be future-ready, The Medical Futurist updated \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">our beloved e-book ‘A Guide To The Future Of Hospitals\u003C\u002Fa>‘. Composed of seven chapters and including input from industry experts, this e-book aims to equip policymakers, healthcare professionals, and digital health businesses with adequate insights to prepare for the future of hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To provide a glimpse of what to expect from our new publication, this article explores five trends that will help shape the hospital of the future. We go into more details in our e-book and we would encourage you to discover more by purchasing a copy of The Guide To The Future Of Hospitals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. The shift of the POC towards homes\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The point-of-care (POC) refers to the location where care is delivered. Traditionally, this referred to the patient’s bedside in a healthcare facility. But as recent years have highlighted, the POC extends beyond hospital walls to include where the patients are, thanks to remote care and telehealth services, wearables, portable diagnostics, and at-home lab tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This means that patients often can now be monitored and receive healthcare recommendations from the comfort of their homes. This has spurred the new concept of ‘\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwelcome-to-the-virtual-ward\" target=\"_blank\">virtual wards\u003C\u002Fa>’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"physician shortage moves care from hospitals to the patients' homes\" class=\"wp-image-34881\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F06\u002Ftmf_article_277-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Virtual wards offer hospital-grade attention to patients in their own homes using remote monitoring health tools. These provide real-time monitoring which, combined with two-way communication, allows patients to be in touch with healthcare professionals. The latter can subsequently provide prompt intervention if they identify signs of deterioration. Procedures such as intravenous therapies that require trained professionals are performed by a visiting nurse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Such approaches have already been piloted in countries like the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.england.nhs.uk\u002Fvirtual-wards\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.K.\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fpulse\u002Fvirtual-wards-why-widely-adopted-across-us-healthcare-lloyd-price\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S.\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fasia\u002Fcovid-19-virtual-ward-helped-singaporean-health-system-save-over-3500-bed-days\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.9news.com.au\u002Fnational\u002Fvirtual-hospital-adelaide-my-home-hospital-for-sa-health\u002Fdc90a123-8d67-4efb-902c-5e9b74df7e01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia\u003C\u002Fa>. As they become more common in the future, hospitals have to be adequately equipped and designed to support such a modality of care delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. Designing specific spaces for remote care consultations\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Virtual wards aren’t the only approach that will make use of remote care but a significant proportion of outpatient consultations will also be handled in this manner. McKinsey forecasts that, in the future, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2021-02-23\u002Fhow-the-pandemic-is-transforming-hospital-design\" target=\"_blank\">25% of outpatient services\u003C\u002Fa> could be conducted through telemedicine. Such an approach can help diminish the rate of unnecessary visits while improving the patient experience. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_250-51-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Hospital healtcare gap democratise future\" class=\"wp-image-33551\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_250-51-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_250-51-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_250-51-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_250-51-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>To handle the new normal, clinical spaces will need rethinking to accommodate rooms dedicated to virtual consultations and remote care. These will include user-friendly sound and lighting control, with dual screens to simultaneously converse with the patient and access their medical records,” Dr Diana Anderson \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-hospital-design-inside-the-point-of-care\u002F\">told The Medica\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-hospital-design-inside-the-point-of-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">l\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-hospital-design-inside-the-point-of-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Futurist\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. From hand-written notes to voice-to-text\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Clinical documentation systems \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-evolution-of-clinical-documentation-from-paper-to-ai\" target=\"_blank\">evolved significantly during the past decades\u003C\u002Fa>, moving from paper to computers. While most hospitals currently rely on electronic health record (EHR) systems, the necessary administration is among the top contributors to physician burnout. Healthcare professionals spend \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.beckershospitalreview.com\u002Fehrs\u002F6-stats-on-ehr-related-physician-burnout-and-7-tips-to-combat-it.html\" target=\"_blank\">a considerable amount of time\u003C\u002Fa> entering data into EHRs, leaving them with less time to spend with their patients. Many consider EHRs as their \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvoice-to-text-technologies-shape-the-future\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">number one challenge\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A promising alternative to manually inputting data into EHRs is voice-to-text technology. It operates via a voice recognition system that transcribes patient-doctor visits without requiring physical input.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-768x432.gif\" alt=\"voice to text technologies help future hospitals to operate more efficiently \" class=\"wp-image-24827\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-768x432.gif 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-370x208.gif 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-1536x864.gif 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-2048x1152.gif 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F09\u002F106_Voice-to-text-technologies-in-medicine-512x288.gif 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>This field has been developing steadily for decades, but progress has become very evident in the past few years. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nuance.com\u002Fen-gb\u002Fhealthcare\u002Fphysician-and-clinical-speech\u002Fdragon-medical.html\">Nuance\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.3m.com\u002F3M\u002Fen_US\u002Fhealth-information-systems-us\u002Fcreate-time-to-care\u002Fclinician-solutions\u002Fspeech-recognition\u002Ffluency-direct\u002F\">3M\u003C\u002Fa> were among the first to focus significant efforts on the automated (medical) scribe segment, offering voice recognition services that create clinical notes that integrate into EHRs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Microsoft’s $16bn acquisition of Nuance in 2022 shows new levels of commitment, resources, and partnerships. Following the\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.modernhealthcare.com\u002Fdigital-health\u002Fhimss-2023-epic-microsoft-bring-openais-gpt-4-ehrs\" target=\"_blank\"> early 2023 announcements\u003C\u002Fa> of working on integrating GPT-4 into Epic’s EHR systems, Nuance’s artificial intelligence (AI) based \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthcareitnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnuance-ai-copilot-now-fully-embedded-epic-ehr\" target=\"_blank\">DAX CoPilot is now fully embedded\u003C\u002Fa> in Epic EHR, and is available to hundreds of hospitals and health systems. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But Nuance’s DAX (and Dragon) are not the only ones offering AI scribes for medical purposes. A French contender, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fposts\u002Fnabla-copilot-4-82088198\" target=\"_blank\">Nabla Copilot\u003C\u002Fa> is also successful \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hcinnovationgroup.com\u002Fanalytics-ai\u002Farticle\u002F53098833\u002Fchildrens-hospital-los-angeles-to-roll-out-nabla-copilot-ambient-ai-assistant\" target=\"_blank\">on the other side of the Atlantic\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By slashing the need to type into EHRs, physicians can spend more time with their patients and provide medical attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The healthcare sector shifted from paper records to administrators, electronic medical records, and now, voice-to-text applications. But it is not the end of the road. We are looking forward to the potential of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-it-is-important-to-understand-multimodal-large-language-models-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Multimodal Large Language Models\u003C\u002Fa> (M-LLMs) which promise a comprehensive and efficient system, potentially reclaiming the human touch in medical care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4. AI in decision-making\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another technology with major potential to enhance the functioning of hospitals is artificial intelligence (AI). Its contribution ranges from reducing \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fambient-intelligence-and-emotion-ai-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">alarm fatigue\u003C\u002Fa> to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-12-health-chatbots\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">triaging\u003C\u002Fa>, from administration to clinical decision-making. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI can indeed assist in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhat-has-a-i-in-medicine-ever-done-for-us\" target=\"_blank\">a multitude of diagnostic processes\u003C\u002Fa>. Such software can, for instance, provide pointers from medical data to help clinicians identify conditions such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002F23361114\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ADHD\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC10731177\u002F#:~:text=AI%20can%20also%20help%20in,periodic%20leg%20movement%20disorders%2C%20etc.\" target=\"_blank\">sleep disorders\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fzebra-medical-vision-lands-fda-clearance-tool-detect-cardiovascular-disease\" target=\"_blank\">quantify coronary artery calcification\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"things you can and can't expect from A.I. in future hospitals\" class=\"wp-image-30779\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Essentially, AI-powered tools can become the doctor’s new assistant that can crunch through volumes of data from their EHRs and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.lunduniversity.lu.se\u002Farticle\u002Fai-supported-mammography-screening-found-be-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">radiological scans\u003C\u002Fa>. They can then \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fhow-can-you-use-ai-in-your-healthcare-right-now\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detect patterns and suspicious signs\u003C\u002Fa>, and provide recommendations. Physicians can subsequently interpret those recommendations and determine the optimal clinical route for the patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One especially exciting aspect of the AI revolution is the field of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fgenerative-ai-explained-its-impact-and-future-in-healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">generative AI\u003C\u002Fa>, and large (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fusing-chatgpt-offline-the-emergence-of-small-language-models\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and small\u003C\u002Fa>) language models in particular – a segment that stepped into the spotlight recently. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although these “general” large language models were not developed (and approved) for giving medical advice, medical LLMs do exist. One of the most prominent examples is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedpalm-new-ai-medical-chatbots-will-soon-be-better-than-waiting-for-a-doctor\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Google’s Med-PaLM 2\u003C\u002Fa>. This LLM is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsites.research.google\u002Fmed-palm\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">specifically trained on a massive dataset of medical text\u003C\u002Fa>, including research papers, clinical notes, and textbooks. This specialised training allows Med-PaLM 2 to understand complex medical terminology and concepts and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Farxiv.org\u002Fpdf\u002F2305.09617.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">according to this pre-print paper\u003C\u002Fa>, with impressive accuracy. Med-PaLM 2 is not accessible to the general public, but the Mayo Clinic has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2023\u002F7\u002F8\u002F23788265\u002Fgoogle-med-palm-2-mayo-clinic-chatbot-bard-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly been testing\u003C\u002Fa> the system since 2023.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This brings us to the next major concept: multimodal large language models, or M-LLMs, we mentioned at the end of the previous segment. M-LLMs \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-it-is-important-to-understand-multimodal-large-language-models-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">will be crucial in the future of hospital\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhy-it-is-important-to-understand-multimodal-large-language-models-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s\u003C\u002Fa>. Multimodal systems can process and interpret multiple types of input data, such as text, images, audio, and video, simultaneously. These M-LLM systems will eventually serve as a central hub for various unimodal AI applications in hospitals, translating between various technologies and humans, allowing a single, easy-to-use interface to control a wide range of applications. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>AI has \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002FArtificialIntelligenceinHealthcare\" target=\"_blank\">a vast amount\u003C\u002Fa> of potential in healthcare and as it becomes integral to care delivery, hospitals should be able to accommodate them. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcloud-gaming-can-bring-artificial-intelligence-to-the-doctors-office\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud computing infrastructure\u003C\u002Fa> could be such a means to make healthcare facilities AI-ready, but the medical staff should also get acquainted with the technology and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F10-things-you-can-definitely-expect-from-the-future-of-healthcare-ai\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">its realistic potential\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5. Cybersecurity and how hospitals can keep patients’ data safe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the increased digitisation of healthcare, healthcare establishments will need to acknowledge the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fyour-privacy-in-the-digital-health-era-the-medical-futurists-guide\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">accompanying cybersecurity risks\u003C\u002Fa>. Cyberattacks, which \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aha.org\u002Faha-center-health-innovation-market-scan\u002F2023-10-10-how-prevent-high-impact-cyberattack\" target=\"_blank\">experienced a rise\u003C\u002Fa> in the past years, can \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealthitsecurity.com\u002Fnews\u002Fthe-10-biggest-healthcare-data-breaches-of-2020\" target=\"_blank\">compromise sensitive patient data\u003C\u002Fa> as well as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hhs.gov\u002Fblog\u002F2022\u002F02\u002F28\u002Fimproving-cybersecurity-posture-healthcare-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\">force the cancellation\u003C\u002Fa> of crucial services such as surgeries and radiology exams. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hospitals should thus set up proper safeguarding protocols and approaches against cybercrimes. They can \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcyberthreats-to-hospitals-2021\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">educate and train staff\u003C\u002Fa> to identify and counter activities of malicious third parties, which often \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.csoonline.com\u002Farticle\u002F3648654\u002Fsocial-engineering-definition-examples-and-techniques.html\" target=\"_blank\">exploit human psychology\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Regarding the technical aspect, anti-virus and anti-ransomware protection should be employed; and operating systems and software applications should be updated. Outdated software was in fact behind the leading cause of the infamous \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-nhs-ransomware-attack-data-privacy-in-digital-health-part-one\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WannaCry cyberattack on 61 NHS institutions\u003C\u002Fa> in 2017.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On top of these cybersecurity concerns, hospitals will need to ensure that patients’ data are transparently handled. As they will increasingly employ AI tools, hospitals will need to use patient data to train the algorithms, often while collaborating with Big Tech companies. However, patients might not be explicitly informed of such uses of their data. The collaboration between Google’s DeepMind AI unit and the Royal Free London NHS Trust \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicaldevice-network.com\u002Ffeatures\u002Fdata-privacy-advertising-amazon-and-artificial-intelligence\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">exemplifies this\u003C\u002Fa>. In the latter case, certain healthcare-related details of \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2016\u002F05\u002F04\u002Fconcerns-raised-over-broad-scope-of-deepmind-nhs-health-data-sharing-deal\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">some 1.6 million patients\u003C\u002Fa> were shared without properly informing patients of such use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While there is essentially no effective AI without patient data to train them on, privacy-focused training methods could be adopted. One such approach is decentralised \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffederated-learning-can-protect-patients-data-in-hospitals\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">federated learning\u003C\u002Fa>, which has been shown to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41746-020-00323-1\" target=\"_blank\">perform comparably\u003C\u002Fa> to other centralised models to deliver \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medrxiv.org\u002Fcontent\u002F10.1101\u002F2020.12.22.20245407v1.full\" target=\"_blank\">quality\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.jmir.org\u002F2020\u002F10\u002Fe20891\" target=\"_blank\">reliable\u003C\u002Fa> performance. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hospitals will thus need to ensure that patients’ data are handled responsibly and transparently; in particular in order to foster a trusting relationship between patients, hospitals and developers for effective digital health adoption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy-768x463.png\" alt=\"healthcare privacy tmf hacker laptop computer data\" class=\"wp-image-47163\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy-768x463.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy-1536x926.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002Fhealthcare-privacy.png 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>While these five trends indicate how the hospital in the future will operate, many more factors come into play. These range from specific design elements through the impact of tech giants to the new role of healthcare professionals. We provide in-depth analyses regarding how these elements factor in the functioning of the hospital of the future and we invite you to discover them in detail in our e-book \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-hospitals\" target=\"_blank\">A Guide To The Future Of Hospitals\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1486,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>Let’s explore five important trends that will help shape the hospital of the future and how they will transform care!\u003C\u002Fp>\n",47421,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,1490,417,1172,5,1060,1491,1492],6261,516,494,[1494,1495,262,1496,1497,1498,1499,256,1500,1501,1502,917],4471,609,4925,637,207,723,6743,313,7639,[1504,925,435,436],949,[],[87,1065,1507,88,1508,1509,1510,1511,1512,447,445,803,1513],1721,1807,2125,2339,2605,2611,4449,[1515,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,1516,451,1184,100,1074,1517,1518,1519,1520,300,1521,1522,1523,1524,294,1525,1526,1527,949,1528,956,467,468],"post-47227","category-forecast","category-medical-education","category-telemedicine","tag-remote-care","tag-healthcare-design","tag-point-of-care","tag-telehealth","tag-digital-health","tag-telemedicine","tag-hospitals","tag-medicine","tag-future-hospitals","project_category-educators",{"id":1487,"alt_text":74,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":1530,"post":1472,"source_url":1546},{"width":1531,"height":1532,"file":1533,"sizes":1534,"image_meta":1545},1280,720,"2022\u002F09\u002FFuture_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf.png",{"medium":1535,"large":1538,"thumbnail":1541,"medium_large":1544},{"file":1536,"width":142,"height":143,"mime-type":118,"source_url":1537},"Future_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf-370x208.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002FFuture_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf-370x208.png",{"file":1539,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":118,"source_url":1540},"Future_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf-768x432.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002FFuture_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf-768x432.png",{"file":1542,"width":140,"height":140,"mime-type":118,"source_url":1543},"Future_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf-150x150.png","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002FFuture_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf-150x150.png",{"file":1539,"width":145,"height":146,"mime-type":118,"source_url":1540},{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F09\u002FFuture_of_Hospitals_Header_tmf.png",{"cta_type":156,"cta_color":74,"subtitle":74,"related_books":1548,"related_posts_footer":1550,"related_posts":16,"key_takeaways":1554},[344,160,1549],52203,[1551,1552,1553],55367,55033,55227,[1555,1557],{"title":1556},"\u003Cp>We will have hospitals in 2040 too, but their roles will be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1558},"\u003Cp>Parallel to this transformation, the roles of healthcare personnel will also be different with AI, remote care transforming diagnostics and patient-doctor interactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1482,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":1560,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1480},"Let's explore five important trends that shape the hospital of the future and how they transform care and the role of patients and medical 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In Medicine: 3 Future Scenarios From Utopia To Dystopia",{"rendered":1616,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Ever find yourself pondering about the future of healthcare, with artificial intelligence either as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F4-exciting-examples-of-ai-diagnostics-already-in-use\" target=\"_blank\">our best mate\u003C\u002Fa> or our malevolent overlord? We all do. And let’s face it, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fai-assistance-in-clinical-trials-the-practical-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\">the reality\u003C\u002Fa> is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-artificial-intelligence-wont-replace-physicians\u002F\">somewhere in between\u003C\u002Fa> those Hollywood extremes. But where exactly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let me show you how we can \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A. Model how various future scenarios might look like, and\u003Cbr>B. Determine the steps we need to take now to build a good future and avoid the nightmare scenarios\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We will employ a structured methodology to guide our exploration:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Select a common value: This will serve as our yardstick by which we measure all scenarios. In our case, this will be the doctor-patient connection.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Constructing the utopia: Imagining a world where this value thrives, leading to the best possible outcomes.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Defining the dystopia: Exploring the bleak consequences if this value were to disappear.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Envisioning the mid-range scenario: Finding a balanced vision between the extremes, outlining its detailed aspects.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Finally, we’ll reverse engineer our way to this middle ground, identifying the steps we can take today to ensure that AI serves the best interests of patients and strengthens, rather than weakens, the doctor-patient bond.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Utopia: an AI-augmented healthcare paradise\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In our utopian scenario, AI serves as the ultimate assistant to physicians, enhancing their capabilities without ever replacing them. Doctors have access to advanced AI tools that provide real-time data analysis, predictive diagnostics, and personalised treatment plans. Freed from administrative burdens and armed with a wealth of information, doctors can devote more time and energy to building meaningful relationships with their patients. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002Fdocsz\u002FAD_4nXctgN4HKirhv4XuR0CKWHeqmS0i2R7vL2YEg9shHtb6MQZLkxNMcdbqCO8zJZrfTmp8C8qKDBg-p0_0toeMUMn3bzPRQqvXNivGVDHGvTfOL8m436BC8297MmziX1VJJo1DFcTfMI7YXYkXiFZYXsTn_4w?key=EcRIIpmQXyjDr5rE_ZAzpQ\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patients, in turn, benefit from AI-based technologies that are not only safe but also easily accessible, offering them tailored health insights and proactive care solutions. The human touch remains at the core of healthcare, with AI acting as a powerful ally in the pursuit of medical excellence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this ideal world, regulatory frameworks are both excellent and flexible, adapting swiftly to technological advancements while ensuring stringent safety and ethical standards. Companies respect boundaries, adhering to regulations that prioritise patient welfare and data privacy. Advanced encryption and security measures safeguard patient information, while the integration of AI leads to significant reductions in healthcare costs, making high-quality care more affordable and accessible to all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dystopia: the rise of the machines, the fall of compassion\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this grim future, the doctor-patient connection has become a relic of the past. AI algorithms, driven by relentless optimization and cost-cutting, have replaced human physicians in nearly every aspect of healthcare. Patients are reduced to data points; their unique stories and emotional needs are ignored in favor of standardised, one-size-fits-all treatment plans. The warmth of human interaction is replaced by cold, sterile efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medical schools have become obsolete, as AI systems diagnose, treat, and even perform surgeries with greater accuracy and speed than any human could. The art of medicine is lost, replaced by a soulless science devoid of empathy or compassion. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Privacy is a distant memory, as the relentless pursuit of data to fuel AI development has led to a surveillance state. Personal health information is constantly harvested and analysed, with little regard for individual consent or security. The tech giants that develop and control these AI technologies hold immense power, dictating the direction of healthcare and prioritizing their interests over patient welfare. The result is a dehumanized healthcare system where patients are mere commodities, stripped of their agency and dignity. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The once-promising potential of AI in healthcare transforms into a nightmare where technology dehumanizes medicine and erodes trust in the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The middle-ground: a human-AI partnership in medicine\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this balanced future, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-artificial-intelligence-wont-replace-physicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doctor-patient connection remains a core value\u003C\u002Fa> of healthcare, but AI plays a vital role in enhancing and expanding the capacities and reach of healthcare workers.  Algorithms have become trusted members of the medical team, sifting through mountains of data, identifying patterns, and generating insights that inform clinical decision-making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Society has learned both culturally and technologically to harness the power of AI effectively. Medical professionals are trained not only in traditional medical knowledge but also in the use of AI tools, ensuring they can make the most of these advancements to improve patient outcomes. Patients benefit from a healthcare system that is more efficient, accurate, and personalised, without sacrificing the personal interactions that are crucial for holistic care. Regulations evolve at a pace that keeps up with innovations, ensuring that safety, privacy, and ethical considerations are always at the forefront. This regulatory agility creates an environment where AI can thrive while maintaining public trust and protecting patient rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002Fdocsz\u002FAD_4nXfKwEiXEIXkXLxOX8qfz2N-8vN7eGMktwHrUi9Ly1y1m7mBPMctqag-sH9SvRaVa4rYAsmeEJcJX5nEGnKeNxFfBQ243tNM2u9o8ubidAGXpQxWPeSlO2ealnvzM08CIhoyWuSdrWrLiYt5S50_JYG6o6D8?key=EcRIIpmQXyjDr5rE_ZAzpQ\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this balanced future, healthcare costs are optimized, and accessibility is improved without compromising quality or privacy. AI-driven efficiencies help reduce unnecessary expenses, making advanced medical care more affordable. Privacy is safeguarded through security measures and transparent practices, ensuring that patient data is used ethically and responsibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backcasting: charting the path to a good future\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>To have the best achievable future where AI and human healthcare professionals work in harmony, we need to take steps today. We can determine three necessary pillars that help us save the core value of the doctor-patient connection: \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Col class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Highlighting the importance of human touch. Medical education must emphasize the irreplaceable value of empathy, communication, and the therapeutic relationship. Simultaneously, public awareness campaigns can help patients understand the complementary roles of AI and human providers, fostering trust and collaboration.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Make more adapt regulations. We must engage regulators in ongoing dialogues about AI’s evolving capabilities and potential risks. This involves providing clear, accessible information about AI technologies, and creating a deeper understanding of their impact on healthcare work and patient outcomes.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Prepare culturally. We need educational programs to boost AI literacy among both healthcare professionals and the general public. These programs should demystify AI, explaining its benefits, limitations, and applications in healthcare in an accessible manner. We need apps that encourage people to use safe AI tools, such as for health monitoring or virtual consultations. \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A pie in the sky is not always a bad thing\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Don’t count your chickens before they hatch! Don’t build castles in the air! You have your head in the clouds! There are so many proverbs about the useless nature of daydreaming that many of us feel a pang of guilt when contemplating the future. However, there’s a vast difference between baseless fantasizing and realistic forward planning. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Interestingly, on a smaller scale, we all understand this intuitively. We don’t look askance at someone who carefully plans what they need to buy for an evening dinner party. Yet, on a larger scale, we often act as if we have no influence over what the future holds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Structured methodologies like the one we’ve explored help us learn how to “dream well” in a way that yields achievable, valuable outcomes. These practices ensure that our visions for the future are not just imaginative but also practical and attainable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1618,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>There’s a vast difference between baseless fantasizing and realistic forward planning. Structured methodologies help us learn how to “dream well”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",57061,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,1490,5],[1623,1624,1625,1626],247,7673,7963,7973,[925,436],[],[1630,582,1631,1632,87,1633,1507],1787,1837,2131,1707,[1635,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,1516,100,1636,1637,1638,1639,956,468],"post-57059","tag-future-of-medicine","tag-ai-in-medicine","tag-futures-methods","tag-future-of-ai",{"id":1619,"alt_text":1641,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":1642,"post":1604,"source_url":1671},"AI in medicine",{"width":1643,"height":1644,"file":1645,"filesize":1646,"sizes":1647,"image_meta":1669},6667,3750,"2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423.png",616424,{"medium":1648,"large":1652,"thumbnail":1656,"medium_large":1660,"1536x1536":1661,"2048x2048":1665},{"file":1649,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1650,"source_url":1651},"tmf_article_423-370x208.png",33071,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423-370x208.png",{"file":1653,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1654,"source_url":1655},"tmf_article_423-768x432.png",76743,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423-768x432.png",{"file":1657,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1658,"source_url":1659},"tmf_article_423-150x150.png",12996,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423-150x150.png",{"file":1653,"width":122,"height":123,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1654,"source_url":1655},{"file":1662,"width":132,"height":133,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1663,"source_url":1664},"tmf_article_423-1536x864.png",167740,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423-1536x864.png",{"file":1666,"width":836,"height":837,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1667,"source_url":1668},"tmf_article_423-2048x1152.png",233229,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":1670},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F07\u002Ftmf_article_423.png",{"cta_type":156,"cta_color":74,"related_posts_footer":1673,"related_posts":16,"related_books":1677,"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":1679},[1674,1675,1676],17884,56453,56371,[158,159,1678],24764,[1680,1682,1684],{"title":1681},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We’re often told that daydreaming and envisioning the future is a waste of time. But this notion is misguided.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1683},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all instinctively plan for the future in small ways, like organizing a trip or preparing for a dinner party. This same principle can be applied to larger-scale issues, and smart planning does bring better results.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1685},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We show you a method that allows us to think “well” about the future on a larger scale so that it better meets our needs.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"yoast_wpseo_title":1614,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":1687,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1612},"There's a vast difference between baseless fantasizing and realistic forward planning. Structured methodologies help us learn how to \"dream well\".",{"self":1689,"collection":1694,"about":1696,"author":1698,"replies":1700,"version-history":1703,"predecessor-version":1707,"wp:featuredmedia":1711,"wp:attachment":1714,"wp:term":1717,"curies":1728},[1690],{"href":1691,"targetHints":1692},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F57059",{"allow":1693},[37],[1695],{"href":179},[1697],{"href":182},[1699],{"embeddable":51,"href":367},[1701],{"embeddable":51,"href":1702},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=57059",[1704],{"count":1705,"href":1706},15,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F57059\u002Frevisions",[1708],{"id":1709,"href":1710},60689,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F57059\u002Frevisions\u002F60689",[1712],{"embeddable":51,"href":1713},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F57061",[1715],{"href":1716},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=57059",[1718,1720,1722,1724,1726],{"taxonomy":11,"embeddable":51,"href":1719},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=57059",{"taxonomy":207,"embeddable":51,"href":1721},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=57059",{"taxonomy":210,"embeddable":51,"href":1723},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=57059",{"taxonomy":213,"embeddable":51,"href":1725},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=57059",{"taxonomy":216,"embeddable":51,"href":1727},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=57059",[1729],{"name":49,"href":50,"templated":51},{"id":1731,"date":1732,"date_gmt":1733,"guid":1734,"modified":1732,"modified_gmt":1733,"slug":1736,"status":62,"type":63,"link":1737,"title":1738,"content":1740,"excerpt":1742,"author":236,"featured_media":1744,"comment_status":73,"ping_status":73,"sticky":51,"template":74,"format":75,"meta":1745,"categories":1746,"tags":1748,"project_category":1751,"contact_email_category":1752,"yst_prominent_words":1753,"class_list":1758,"better_featured_image":1763,"acf":1785,"yoast_meta":1797,"_links":1799},41549,"2026-04-08T16:57:15","2026-04-08T14:57:15",{"rendered":1735},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=41549&_wpnonce=3d30a5a73c&status=auto-draft&type=post","from-organ-designers-to-telesurgery-vr-planners-healthcare-jobs-in-2040","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffrom-organ-designers-to-telesurgery-vr-planners-healthcare-jobs-in-2040",{"rendered":1739},"From Organ Designers To Telesurgery VR Planners: Healthcare Jobs In 2040",{"rendered":1741,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>What are you going to do 10-20 years from now? Chances are that whatever your current job description is, it will be drastically different in two decades. While it is true for almost every profession, the incoming change is going to dramatically redesign the landscape of healthcare jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Looking at the healthcare horizon, we are in the middle of an industrial revolution. And, as with all the previous industrial revolutions, a fair amount of current tasks will become obsolete and will be taken over by AI, by robots, by sensors or by cloud processes. Meanwhile, a cornucopia of new jobs will be born. Some of these we can predict now, but surely, there are many we don’t even know will exist in 20 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So, instead of looking at the upcoming revolution as the end of something, a grim prospect of machines taking people’s jobs, we should focus on it as an opportunity, and keep in mind that those who adapt will be the winners of the change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And now let’s take a look at some of the future healthcare jobs I believe will come. If they sound fun, keep an eye on the future training possibilities, and become a pioneer yourself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Robot companion technician\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This may not sound like a thing now, but trust me, it will become a thing very soon. As robotic companions are getting \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsocial-robots-are-robotic-pets-any-worse-than-the-real-ones\" target=\"_blank\">more and more popular\u003C\u002Fa>, there will be an increasing demand for professionals who can fix our little buddy when it suddenly becomes unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the 2030s. Lucy decided to buy a robot companion for his dad who lives alone in a big house in the suburbs of Nashville to help with the household, to make sure that he takes his medication or calls an ambulance whenever it is necessary or just to keep him company. The robot, Ted, looks almost like a 60-year-old man with wrinkles on his face and grey hair. He was designed by a robot companion engineer, who contacted the family to let them describe what kind of robot they wanted and turned their wishes into reality. He could have shaped the robot as a dog or a cat as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ftmf_social-robots-768x432.png\" alt=\"social robots companion\" class=\"wp-image-40893\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ftmf_social-robots-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ftmf_social-robots-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ftmf_social-robots-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ftmf_social-robots-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Ftmf_social-robots.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When the robot arrived at their doorsteps, the family followed the instructions to put Ted in operation. Although the process took a while, it was not as difficult as assembling IKEA furniture, still, something went wrong. So they called the company, which sent a robot companion technician specialized in this particular type of robot companion. The technician fixed a small electric failure, and told them to call him anytime they experience a problem. He reassured them that only a couple of robot companions are assigned to him, which he knows thoroughly, and he will be available 24\u002F7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Deep learning expert training algorithms\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Narrow AI is already a reality. Companies are already looking for highly skilled data scientists and deep learning experts in every field. AI-based algorithms will not only assist medical decisions but also dominate how healthcare is organized and how health insurance is determined. We will need experts who can help algorithms learn about a certain topic by themselves making them smarter with every use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"algorithm, deep learning, tmf\" class=\"wp-image-30807\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F10\u002F214_tmf-01-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How is it done? Deep learning algorithms are basically artificial neural networks inspired by the human understanding of how our brain works, with a gazillion different interconnections between the neurons. However, these artificial neural networks have discrete layers, connections, and directions of data propagation. When making a decision, – e.g. about whether an MRI image shows a tumor, data runs through various layers of neurons. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Before it can get things right, these artificial neural networks need lots of training. It needs to see hundreds of thousands, even millions of images so that experts can tune the weightings of the neuron inputs so precisely that it gets the answer right practically every time. No matter whether it is a human face on Facebook or malignant tissue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Generative AI chatbot designer\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the second half of the 2020s. Christoph travelled to Munich by his driverless car to a business meeting when a huge migraine ruined his day. He turned his medical AI assistant, JediMedi on, and after a couple of simple questions, he knew where to go for the right medicine and what is the most possible explanation for his symptoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As AI chatbots will prevail in every field, so will professional chatbot designers. And the future is already here. DoNotPay, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fbusiness-58158820\">the world’s first\u003C\u002Fa> robot lawyer, has been constantly approved since 2016 when a 19-year-old British programmer launched a bot that was successfully helping people appeal their parking tickets. By now, the venture offers an impressively \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdonotpay.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">wide palette of services\u003C\u002Fa> on a bimonthly subscription basis. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_348-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"medical chatbot AI algorithm person man phone TMF\" class=\"wp-image-48671\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_348-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F01\u002Ftmf_article_348-01-370x208.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Having GPT-4 or another similarly developed large language model in a patient- or consumer-facing application is not a hazy vision from the distant future. We could identify more than a dozen healthcare companies that have already\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F17-healthcare-companies-that-already-integrated-chatgpt-infographic\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"> integrated ChatGPT into their offering\u003C\u002Fa> almost a year ago. This number must be in the thousands by now. GPT-4 is not the only impressive model anymore, we are hearing more and more about \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedpalm-new-ai-medical-chatbots-will-soon-be-better-than-waiting-for-a-doctor\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Google’s Med-PaLM 2\u003C\u002Fa>, which was specifically trained for medical purposes. Besides this “professional tool”, Google also released a “general” AI chatbot, Gemini recently, which has replaced Bard and is significantly more capable than its predecessor. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Lifestyle strategist\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I know, it sounds bogus. But trust me, it is not! The number of wearable devices with various health and fitness features grows at an impressive speed, it was reported that in the third quarter of 2023 alone more than 140 million devices have shipped. As technology progresses and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fapple-watch-series-9-review-from-health-monitoring-to-lifestyle-integration\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">new devices\u003C\u002Fa> and new features hit the market, more healthcare providers become comfortable with using them. And we haven’t even mentioned digital tattoos! \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F179_tmf-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"Lifestyle medicine\" class=\"wp-image-28791\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F179_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F179_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F179_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F179_tmf-01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>So how can we choose the right wearables for a lifestyle change? And\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fposts\u002Fbertalanmesko_i-have-a-wonderful-relationship-with-my-general-activity-7168228418172473344-_8Xz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> how to create an actual strategy\u003C\u002Fa> for living a more healthy life with the help of digital technology?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Soon there will be healthy lifestyle strategists, who will create personalised lifestyle plans for clients, advice on health insurance issues (also connected to health data), or how to choose the best wearables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Bioprinting organ designer\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the 2040s. After Leslie suffered an almost fatal car accident, his doctors told him and the family that he urgently needed a new liver. The hospital had to start the process of liver creation and implantation as soon as possible. Leslie agreed and the next day, his bone marrow stem cells were transferred to an organ designer, who 3D bioprinted the new organ within days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Forgan-design-768x432.png\" alt=\"organ design, tmf, heart, tissue, bioprinting\" class=\"wp-image-41555\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Forgan-design-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Forgan-design-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Forgan-design-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F03\u002Forgan-design.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Are we there yet? Organovo announced successfully bioprinted liver tissues already in 2014. A few years later, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fiercebiotech.com\u002Fmedical-devices\u002Forganovo-begins-work-3-d-printed-liver-tissue-to-be-used-transplants\" target=\"_blank\">the company stated\u003C\u002Fa> that they were beginning to work on 3D-printed liver tissue to be used in transplants. Still, we can’t \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3d-printing-in-medicine-and-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">bioprint functioning organs\u003C\u002Fa>, and we can even feel that 3D bioprinting \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-12-most-overhyped-technologies-in-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">is overhyped\u003C\u002Fa>. However, we constantly see \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprintingindustry.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnew-method-for-3d-printing-artificial-cartilage-tissue-developed-by-tu-wien-researchers-228399\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">small news items\u003C\u002Fa> that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.rpi.edu\u002Fcontent\u002F2023\u002F11\u002F15\u002Fscientists-3d-print-hair-follicles-lab-grown-skin\" target=\"_blank\">are the bricks\u003C\u002Fa> forming \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finterestingengineering.com\u002Finnovation\u002Fbioprinted-skin-heals-severe-wounds-in-pigs-humans-are-next\" target=\"_blank\">the future house\u003C\u002Fa> of 3D bioprinting \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.stanford.edu\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F28\u002Fmoonshot-effort-aims-bioprint-human-heart-implant-pig\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">living tissues\u003C\u002Fa> as part of everyday medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are so many patients waiting for organ transplantation that the demand for bioprinted organs, and thus for organ designers is already skyrocketing. Such a career path might be an unambiguous choice for people with a background in molecular biology, 3D printing, and medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Healthcare navigator\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Do you remember what the biggest challenge for Hugh Laurie as Doctor House was in the famous series for solving medical mysteries? Yes, you are right, to talk to patients and be close to people. He would be very pleased to know that in the future, the work of a specialised diagnostician may not necessitate direct contact with patients, as he can rely on the help of healthcare navigators. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-768x432.png\" alt=\"hospital, digital health, device, doctor TMF\" class=\"wp-image-48231\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_342-01_digital-health-hospital.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These professionals will be part of the team, and working together with large language models they will guide patients towards finding the optimal solution to their specific health situation or medical problem. The navigator’s job would be to present options, piece together relevant information and forward it to caregivers with the necessary therapeutic recommendations. Is it possible that this process can be covered with an AI-backed application? Well, theoretically yes, but we don’t see this as a realistic scenario for the foreseeable future. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Healing gamification specialist\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the 2040s. Peter and his family were celebrating his wife’s 50th birthday when he suddenly felt a twitch in his head and fell unconscious. The ambulance came within minutes, and the medical drones helped transport him very quickly to get adequate care. It turned out he had a stroke and his healing process will take several months. After telling him the diagnosis, his physician consulted a gamification specialist about the next steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>He wanted him to design a treatment with the help of VR\u002FAR, in which Peter could learn to use his left hand again through a strategic computer game. By playing it, he has to climb through walls and collect coins to reach the innermost chamber of a medieval castle. In the next few days, the gamification specialist worked on streamlining an existing game to Peter’s needs. The game got ready for the day when the physician told Peter to start the rehabilitation process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54283\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F12\u002Ftmf_article_395-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are millions of ways in which gamification could make healthcare more fun \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.researchgate.net\u002Fpublication\u002F347356957_Does_gamification_improve_physical_activity_A_systematic_review_and_meta-_analysis\" target=\"_blank\">and help \u003C\u002Fa>people at the same time. It has already started. Just think about Plant Nanny, the app that helps you drink the right amount of water a day by allowing you to bring up a little plant! Or remember all the fitness wearable challenges out there. Such as the ones offered by Fitbit, which urges you to stay fit by competing with your peers. But the future holds more complex issues in gamification. Coupled with the possibilities in virtual reality or augmented reality, gamification specialists could plan whole personalised games to follow their treatment plan – such as the above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Augmented\u002Fvirtual reality operation planners for surgical interventions\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Before complex operations, such as implantations or tumour removals, surgeons have to prepare extensively. 3D-printed organs or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F6-healthcare-examples-of-virtual-augmented-and-mixed-reality\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">AR\u002FVR will be of huge assistance \u003C\u002Fa>in the future. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002F35296126\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">In this study\u003C\u002Fa>, the researchers employed the VR prototype for surgical planning using a standard VR setup in two real cases of patients with liver tumors who were scheduled for surgery at a University Hospital for Visceral Surgery. Surgeons used the VR prototype before the surgery to plan the procedure in addition to their regular planning process. They used semi-structured interviews before and after the surgery to explore the benefits and pitfalls of VR surgical planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"tmf VR AR MR virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality, woman, headset, organ, heart\" class=\"wp-image-49459\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Within 20-30 years, AR\u002FVR operation planners will help surgeons in the preparation for very complex surgical interventions. While the medical professional explains what kind of operation will unfold, the planner visualises the organs and the whole process through AR\u002FVR. Sounds like a wonderful job for medical geeks, doesn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Digital health security analyst\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As healthcare increasingly relies on digital technologies, the need for security in protecting patient data and ensuring the integrity of health devices and platforms will grow. Digital health security analysts will specialise in safeguarding medical devices, health apps, and patient data from cyber threats, ensuring compliance with privacy laws and developing protocols to respond to breaches effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52083\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F08\u002Ftmf_article_383.png 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This position requires a blend of technical expertise, a deep understanding of healthcare regulations, and the ability to stay ahead of emerging digital threats to ensure patient data privacy and system integrity. The analyst will conduct regular scans and audits to identify weaknesses in digital healthcare systems, networks, applications, and devices, and will play a crucial role in educating healthcare staff on best practices for cybersecurity and data protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. End-of-life therapist\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In his thought-provoking critique of society, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.goodreads.com\u002Fbook\u002Fshow\u002F9590.God_Bless_You_Mr_Rosewater\" target=\"_blank\">God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater\u003C\u002Fa>, Kurt Vonnegut explains that in the future, as all serious diseases have been conquered, death will become voluntary. The government, to encourage volunteers for death, set up a purple-roofed Ethical Suicide Parlor at every major intersection. While it is obviously a satire, it taps into the very question of how we will handle death in the future. And how our attitude toward death will change gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-768x432.png\" alt=\"medical data after death\" class=\"wp-image-24430\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fhealth_data.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>People will live a longer, healthier life. And although it is currently unimaginable, it might become a reality that they will be able to decide about their death. As it is such a huge psychological burden, which we are not able to process, we will need specialists in death. These psychologists could help prepare for death; help those who decide when they want to end their life and also those who decide they choose to live on synthetically by e.g. uploading their consciousness to a computer.\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>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1743,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>A cornucopia of new jobs will be born, some of these we can predict now, but surely, there are many we don’t even know will exist in 20 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",34321,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,1490,1059,5,1491,1747],515,[1749,1501,1750,1498,245],7555,634,[925,435,436],[],[1754,87,1507,88,1755,1508,89,1756,1757,269],1587,1789,2395,2987,[1759,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,1516,1073,100,1517,1760,1761,1526,1762,1523,283,956,467,468],"post-41549","category-science-fiction","tag-future-jobs","tag-healthcare-jobs",{"id":1744,"alt_text":1764,"caption":74,"description":1765,"media_type":108,"media_details":1766,"post":1783,"source_url":1784},"future jobs in healthcare","Futuristic Jobs In Healthcare You Can Still Prepare 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Mindblowing Examples Of Technology Innovation In Healthcare",{"rendered":1854,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Medical innovations often conjure images of sterile labs, high-tech equipment, and complex procedures. But every now and then, remarkable breakthroughs come with a dash of ‘why didn’t I think of that?’ ingenuity. From reimagined everyday objects to solutions inspired by the natural world, these innovations prove that effective healthcare doesn’t always need to be complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Let’s see some medical innovations that are as surprising as they are effective. We collected eight of our favorites that show how a little out-of-the-box thinking is leading to big changes in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Zip-up healing: a clever yet limited solution\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Picture a cut that isn’t quite deep enough for the ER, but it’s a little too nasty for a regular bandage. That’s where zip-up wound closure solutions come in. Imagine a high-tech bandaid, but instead of just sticking, it has small “zip ties” built in. You apply it like a bandage, then gently tighten the ties to pull the wound’s edges together. No needles, less pain – it sounds like a minor medical miracle! We first saw this innovation from ZipStitch and later from Clozex, but by now you can find \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fs?k=Zip+Stitch&crid=1EO6UCGMCYQO3&sprefix=zip+stich%2Caps%2C204&ref=nb_sb_noss_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dozens of similar products on Amazon\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002Fclozex3-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"medical innovations: zipstitch and clozex \" class=\"wp-image-55461\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002Fclozex3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002Fclozex3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F04\u002Fclozex3.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But like any innovation, there’s a catch. While these zip-up closures are impressive for quick fixes outside the hospital setting, they can’t always replace the work of a doctor. As a surgeon explained to The Medical Futurist, for wounds under significant tension, these lack the necessary strength, and they may not offer the same level of precision as traditional stitches. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another factor to consider is the device’s impracticality for the patient: when it’s the sole means of securing a laceration, the area must be kept dry – meaning no showers. Not exactly great for a smooth recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite these drawbacks, such products can still play a valuable role in your home emergency kit, offering a helpful solution for wound management when professional medical assistance isn’t immediately accessible, but needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. AI-assisted wearable for talking\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For those who’ve lost the ability to speak due to vocal cord problems, communication can be a daily struggle. But this device offers a ray of hope. Bioengineers invented a thin (weighing only 7 grams),\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnewsroom.ucla.edu\u002Freleases\u002Fspeaking-without-vocal-cords-ucla-engineering-wearable-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> flexible device that adheres to the neck\u003C\u002Fa> and translates the muscle movements of the larynx with the assistance of machine-learning technology – with nearly 95% accuracy – into audible speech!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002FiYkAeuJlUPkJ2mghfVs8Mzc9-uLQZyXYiDadHOem4RbeqRvyWjS3pxmnA43U_5JtZkpGR5yB1upxIHda_gP-K9bZn-MhQIfTciWfsmZxbhccb2NV5HL8OJSdml4p_sdJ-6zMySStVjVARuY9FkMt_MI\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And the tech goes even further: it can even modify the generated speech to create different voice expressions. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While clinical trials are in front of us, this innovation promises wonderful potential. Imagine the impact on those who’ve lost their voice – a chance to not only communicate but also to express themselves with nuance and personality once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 & 4 At-home DIY ultrasound breast monitoring\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality among women. Early detection is crucial for successful treatment, yet many women don’t perform regular self-checks, often because they don’t know how. That’s why medical innovations like the James Dyson Award-winning \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdotplot.co\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">dotplot\u003C\u002Fa> and a cutting-edge \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.mit.edu\u002F2023\u002Fwearable-ultrasound-scanner-breast-cancer-0728\" target=\"_blank\">ultrasound wearable from MIT\u003C\u002Fa> are super important. These devices, once market-ready, will provide significant support for self-examinations at home. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How dotplot works: first, the user creates a personalised map of their chest in the app. Then, each month, the device uses soundwaves to record breast tissue composition. If anything stands out as suspicious, dotplot flags it and advises the user to visit a doctor. The principle is similar to the mammograms and ultrasounds used in professional settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002FIOlUjNVZ0HbmsSTxN8YB4Wk53mIjgCuTgHsTEF1vx1lzhswj5T7nipzHvu6kpRM6mXJczmaKhCgwvEmeDtDpZRI3N79-rWzQdGWuIT78z3_jC2to6FQ1cw4u8vkGQ4MsWXWByTNBt0nmX29bjNJH5sg\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How the MIT wearable works: the flexible patch attaches to a bra, allowing users to move an ultrasound tracker across it to capture images from various angles. The device produces images comparable in quality to those from medical ultrasound machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002FVCCpLuWZDNM3TwUaQJuUbLm8yA4j95usKvetv4my79o0kUn7nbNsYFip6JtDH-QdJZMa6d283klAK-_my0UNc6iph9fp2-xjAZL7GP-kHVwsdrlAg2KR77UhzbdrHnKXxbolU2to9tD7NXkOjSx9tcg\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While medical professionals emphasize that such devices can’t replace a doctor’s care, it has enormous potential. It could help countless women detect changes early when treatment is most effective. Plus, it addresses a huge issue – many women simply don’t perform regular self-exams. The device’s user-friendly design may encourage greater awareness and action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Non-invasive CRP monitoring from sweat\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers at Caltech have \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41551-023-01059-5\" target=\"_blank\">published a fascinating study\u003C\u002Fa> involving the real-time monitoring of C-reactive protein (CRP), a major biomarker for inflammation in the body. Most exciting is that they used a wearable sensor analysing CRP levels from sweat. Such a non-invasive approach could be a true game-changer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wearable Sensor Detects Internal Inflammation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FeYt96hUGvNw?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine a wearable biosensor that can accurately detect elevated levels of CRP in patients with conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, or those with active or past infections. The sensor quantifies CRP using an electrode functionalised with anti-CRP capture antibodies-conjugated gold nanoparticles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with active or past infections or who had heart failure, the elevated concentrations of CRP measured via the patch correlated well with the protein’s levels in serum.” – the study says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This breakthrough could have big implications for medical testing, potentially making it easier and more convenient to monitor inflammation in the body, and thus paving the way towards more personalised healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Healing chronic wounds with electricity \u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers have proposed an intriguing technique for chronic wound healing: applying electrical currents. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Finterestingengineering.com\u002Finnovation\u002Felectricity-can-heal-chronic-wounds\">Their work suggests\u003C\u002Fa> that precisely targeted electrical stimulation could accelerate healing up to threefold, providing new possibilities for treating even the most challenging wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002F3MasLeh5uqZ9U_zmxCLF7heiq7mYzaFnAEAr-F8aWGJwPXHvwSlGto4zrdtWURhMBC9dXG4qHeRXuv_2gMsF4UD3yRoyjOJxLPqPsGsjSmVxMr2P5P37QMYG51-i81KE0lEe0PzY8krsB_qJXXhEPgo\" alt=\"medical innocations\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This approach builds upon the understanding that the human skin possesses electrostatic properties, implying that skin cells are responsive to electrical fields. By establishing a controlled electric field, researchers theorise that cellular migration toward the wound site can be enhanced, facilitating the healing process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While further research is needed, this concept offers significant potential. Electrical stimulation could become a valuable addition to the wound care arsenal, particularly for patients facing difficult-to-treat chronic wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Drone-delivered defibrillators\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In early 2022 in Sweden, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2022\u002F1\u002F5\u002F22868777\u002Feverdrone-drone-defibrillator-health-tech-sweden\">a 71-year-old man survived a cardiac arrest\u003C\u002Fa> he had while shoveling snow on his sidewalk. A bystander, who happened to be a doctor on the way to his job, saved the man’s life with an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) device a drone delivered to the exact location. It was part of a Swedish pilot program, using Everdrone’s machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Flh7-us.googleusercontent.com\u002FSE_iMGwYPQSosmHp1EmklpGu4QoPAixKCXq4dyeyP5cbkyElMDUsIiNPzsWIJF4cWpP57V-xILx0EynzN6BqTU0YXONCpobQHmBkKecce4tQBCKy3CFCa8we8YqLnGr0A2bsTeeUsby9emQkKVclY-I\" alt=\"\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This project demonstrated the feasibility and benefits of using drones to quickly deliver AEDs. A study \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thelancet.com\u002Fjournals\u002Flandig\u002Farticle\u002FPIIS2589-7500(23)00161-9\u002Ffulltext\">published in December 2023 in The Lancet Digital Health\u003C\u002Fa> summarises the program’s outcomes. Researchers found that drones successfully delivered AEDs in 81% of cases and reached the scene before the ambulance two-thirds of the time, with a median time benefit of over 3 minutes. The major reason for non-delivery was cancellation by the dispatch center because the case was not an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Disney’s HoloTile floors for rehabilitation\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Disney Imagineering’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblooloop.com\u002Ftheme-park\u002Fnews\u002Fdisney-imaginnering-holotile-floor-lanny-smoot\u002F\">HoloTile floor\u003C\u002Fa> may be designed with entertainment in mind, but its potential applications extend far beyond that. This innovative treadmill floor, with its multi-person, omnidirectional capabilities, opens up new possibilities in healthcare, particularly for elderly care and physical rehabilitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Disney Imagineer Makes History | Disney Parks\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F68YMEmaF0rs?start=199&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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine elderly residents in a care home taking a virtual stroll through their childhood neighborhood, engaging both their bodies and minds in a way that transcends traditional physical activity. Or, patients undergoing VR-based physical therapy being able to move freely in a virtual world while the floor seamlessly adjusts beneath their feet. The HoloTile floor offers the chance to make exercise and therapy more dynamic, engaging, and potentially more effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you know of other ingenious ideas? \u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These eight innovations are great examples of how creativity and dedication can enhance healthcare. The journey of innovation can’t be walked in isolation: it needs collaboration across various disciplines, urging us to step beyond our comfort zones and engage with specialists from diverse fields. It also ensures a holistic approach to patient care, enriched by diverse perspectives and expertise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, navigating this frontier is not possible without keeping an eye on the challenges and ethical considerations that come with new technologies, like eternal questions of patient privacy, and equitable distribution of revolutionary treatments. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Medical professionals need to embrace these innovative tools, question the status quo, push boundaries, and advocate for changes that genuinely benefit patients. But they also need to make sure never to leave critical and scientific thinking behind, making sure medicine remains evidence-based above anything else. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Have you encountered or are working with similar medical innovations? We invite you to share your experiences, our team is always eager to learn about new gems. \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1856,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>We collected eight of our favorite medical innovations that show how a little out-of-the-box thinking is leading to big changes in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",55533,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,5],[1861,1862,1863],7929,7931,289,[925],[],[88,689],[1868,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,100,1869,1870,1871,956],"post-55459","tag-creative-healthcare","tag-healthcare-innovation","tag-innovation",{"id":1857,"alt_text":1873,"caption":74,"description":1873,"media_type":108,"media_details":1874,"post":1842,"source_url":1899},"man, person, surprise, human, glasses, 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Future Without Needles? 3 Ways Digital Health Can Make It Happen",{"rendered":1967,"protected":16},"\n\u003Cp>Trypanophobia might not be a common term, but you likely know someone who is affected by it. This phobia refers to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmy.clevelandclinic.org\u002Fhealth\u002Fdiseases\u002F22731-trypanophobia-fear-of-needles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the fear of needles\u003C\u002Fa> in medical settings and affects \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk\u002Fhealth-information\u002Fneedle-phobia-and-overcoming-your-fear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at least 1 in 10 people\u003C\u002Fa>. Common symptoms range from increased heart rate to feeling faint or nauseous at the sight or prospect of seeing needles. These unpleasant feelings can affect anyone, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002F30109720\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">irrespective of their age\u003C\u002Fa>, and can even trigger past, traumatic experiences. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite the high prevalence of trypanophobia, needle injections are among the most common procedures in healthcare, with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fnews\u002Fitem\u002F23-02-2015-who-calls-for-worldwide-use-of-smart-syringes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16 billion injections\u003C\u002Fa> administered every year whether it’s for vaccinations and treatments or blood sampling and diagnostics. With increasing technological developments, it begs the question of whether a needle-free healthcare future is possible. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002FMeasles_WIRED-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"fight against anti-vaccination\" class=\"wp-image-23807\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002FMeasles_WIRED-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002FMeasles_WIRED-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002FMeasles_WIRED-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002FMeasles_WIRED-512x384.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.wired.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>This would not be a niche use case but a boon to hundreds of millions of patients who would benefit from a more pleasant healthcare experience. If treatments that must be administered through a needle could change their form or technology, it might become much more convenient for patients to take those treatments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Recent developments in the digital health field indicate that we might be edging closer to such a future. In this article, we explore the technologies and approaches that might make needles a thing of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1. Drug delivery technologies: lasers, skin lotions and pills\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A common way to deliver drugs is via shots, and you’ve likely had this experience at least once. Nowadays, companies and researchers have been working on innovative ways to bypass needles for this process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One example comes from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fflowbeams.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FlowBeams\u003C\u002Fa> which is developing non-invasive, needle-free injection technology through a handheld device. It uses a laser to locally heat the liquid, creating a micro-bubble that expands rapidly. This bubble propels a thin jet at high speed through the skin, allowing for quick absorption by the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"They made shots without needles\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FLkV5LfxQB5k?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A curious new needle-free approach that researchers are investigating involves the use of lotions. During tests on mice, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.discovermagazine.com\u002Fhealth\u002Fscared-of-needles-for-vaccines-lotion-could-provide-a-needle-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stanford researchers have found\u003C\u002Fa> such an approach to be viable for delivering tetanus vaccine. Imagine applying your next vaccine as easily as you apply sunscreen; this development could make it a possibility!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Instead of injections, we might also take pills thanks to developments in the oral drug delivery of injectables. Companies like \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ranitherapeutics.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rani Therapeutics\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.news-medical.net\u002Fnews\u002F20241121\u002FIngestible-capsule-releases-a-burst-of-drugs-directly-into-the-walls-of-the-GI-tract-Inspired-By-The-Jets.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Novo Nordisk\u003C\u002Fa> are developing ingestible capsules that inject drugs inside the digestive tract, eliminating the need for injections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2. Blood sampling and diagnostics: tapping into bodily fluids\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Blood collection for diagnostic purposes has almost exclusively relied on needles. But companies are moving away from this approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>US-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tassoinc.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tasso\u003C\u002Fa> has a suite of button-like patches for capillary-based blood collection. It works by pressing a button which forms a vacuum and a small blade pricks the skin surface. Blood is then drawn from capillaries with the vacuum’s effect and is collected in a small container. While it does involve the use of a blade, there are no needles puncturing veins as with traditional blood collection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How convenient is Tasso's blood-collecting device? - The Medical Futurist #shorts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FdhObXTBlMAQ?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A recent development around blood tests leverages menstrual blood. For example, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fqvin.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Q-Pad\u003C\u002Fa> from Qvin collects menstrual blood samples instead of venous blood draws to identify biomarkers for several conditions. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Continuous glucose monitoring is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fwhere-does-diabetes-technology-stand\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">already moving away\u003C\u002Fa> from needles and finger pricks with skin patches like Abbott’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freestyle.abbott\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freestyle Libre\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dexcom.com\u002Fen-GB\u002Fdexcom-g7-cgm-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dexcom G7\u003C\u002Fa>. Their sensors rely on glucose level measurements \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmy.clevelandclinic.org\u002Fhealth\u002Farticles\u002Fcontinuous-glucose-monitoring-cgm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the interstitial fluid\u003C\u002Fa> or the fluid in the spaces around your cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But blood isn’t the only resource for diagnostics. Digital health companies are tapping into \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fbodily-fluids-as-the-basis-for-digital-health\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our other bodily fluids\u003C\u002Fa> such as sweat, saliva and urine for specific tests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3. Alternate vaccination routes: nasal sprays and skin patches\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Common vaccines could also benefit from injection-free approaches and there are some creative ways for doing so. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In particular, inhalable vaccines appear to be gaining popularity in the digital health space. As the term implies, they are vaccines delivered in the form of nasal spays instead of injections.  In 2024, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pharmacytimes.com\u002Fview\u002Ffda-approves-first-at-home-nasal-spray-flu-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA approved FluMist\u003C\u002Fa> from AstraZeneca, the first at-home nasal spray flu vaccine. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.auravax.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AuraVax Therapeutics\u003C\u002Fa> has developed its NanoSTING nasal vaccine which \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fuh.edu\u002Fnews-events\u002Fstories\u002F2024\u002Faugust\u002F08062024-varadarajan-nanosting-rx-and-vaccine.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has been shown to be\u003C\u002Fa> effective against coronavirus pathogens. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Self-administered flu vaccine spray approved by FDA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F3HbyZMHeifE?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While still in the early stages, researchers are investigating patches that can deliver vaccines directly through the skin. One \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sciencedirect.com\u002Fscience\u002Farticle\u002Fpii\u002FS2405844025009132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent study on mice\u003C\u002Fa> found that this alternative vaccine strategy is safe and easy to administer COVID-19 vaccines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Being designed for self- or caregiver administration, such vaccine delivery methods can be more convenient for receiving important vaccines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The need for a needle-free healthcare future\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Aside from eliminating trypanophobia, introducing treatments and sampling approaches without the use of needles has other practical benefits. From a technical standpoint, needle-free vaccines \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.labiotech.eu\u002Fin-depth\u002Fneedle-free-vaccines\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be more stable\u003C\u002Fa>, do not need to be kept refrigerated and are easier to administer. At a public health level, as some of the new techniques have been designed for at-home use, they can \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.firstpost.com\u002Fhealth\u002Fhow-eliminating-needle-phobia-can-transform-health-outcomes-and-patient-care-13853326.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overcome accessibility barriers\u003C\u002Fa> and develop a proactive healthcare culture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.labiotech.eu\u002Fin-depth\u002Fneedle-free-vaccines\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remain challenges\u003C\u002Fa> to a needle-free healthcare future such as ensuring standardized quality control tests, accurate dosage and sterility requirements. But with pharma giants and startups alike working on such solutions and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.labiotech.eu\u002Fin-depth\u002Fneedle-free-vaccines\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a growing market\u003C\u002Fa> for needle-free injections, we are steadily moving towards such a future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Written by Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":1969,"protected":16},"\u003Cp>We explore 3 technologies and approaches that could make a needle-free healthcare future a reality, and we contemplate the benefits of such a future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",58645,{"_acf_changed":16,"footnotes":74},[576,5],[],[],[],[87,1977,1379,1978,1979,447],2465,2971,3167,[1981,63,94,95,96,97,98,585,100],"post-58633",{"id":1970,"alt_text":74,"caption":74,"description":74,"media_type":108,"media_details":1983,"post":1955,"source_url":2015},{"width":1984,"height":1985,"file":1986,"filesize":1987,"sizes":1988,"image_meta":2013},2864,1602,"2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30.png",196302,{"medium":1989,"large":1993,"thumbnail":1998,"medium_large":2002,"1536x1536":2003,"2048x2048":2008},{"file":1990,"width":116,"height":117,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1991,"source_url":1992},"Kepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-370x208.png",13145,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-370x208.png",{"file":1994,"width":122,"height":1995,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1996,"source_url":1997},"Kepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-768x430.png",430,30710,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-768x430.png",{"file":1999,"width":127,"height":127,"mime-type":118,"filesize":2000,"source_url":2001},"Kepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-150x150.png",6134,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-150x150.png",{"file":1994,"width":122,"height":1995,"mime-type":118,"filesize":1996,"source_url":1997},{"file":2004,"width":132,"height":2005,"mime-type":118,"filesize":2006,"source_url":2007},"Kepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-1536x859.png",859,71585,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-1536x859.png",{"file":2009,"width":836,"height":2010,"mime-type":118,"filesize":2011,"source_url":2012},"Kepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-2048x1146.png",1146,99296,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30-2048x1146.png",{"aperture":151,"credit":74,"camera":74,"caption":74,"created_timestamp":151,"copyright":74,"focal_length":151,"iso":151,"shutter_speed":151,"title":74,"orientation":151,"keywords":2014},[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F03\u002FKepernyofoto-2025-03-17-16.03.30.png",{"subtitle":74,"key_takeaways":2017,"cta_type":74,"cta_color":74,"related_books":16,"related_posts_footer":16,"related_posts":16},[2018,2020,2022],{"title":2019},"\u003Cp>The fear of needles is a common occurrence, but needle injections remain among the most common procedures in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":2021},"\u003Cp>Digital health developments point to a future where anxiety-inducing needles might be a thing of the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"title":1969},{"yoast_wpseo_title":2024,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":74,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":1963},"A Future Without Needles? 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We shortlisted some of the greatest ideas and medical technology developments that could give us a glimpse into the future of medicine, there are so many that we had trouble fitting them into one article. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Here is a curated list of ten spectacular medical technology innovations, from augmented reality to artificial intelligence and tissue engineering\u003C\u002Fstrong>. We think these trends will significantly influence how healthcare and medicine develop in the next decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top‌ ‌10‌ ‌Medical‌ ‌Technologies‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Future: ‌Ranked‌! \u002F Episode 7 - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FPXPIu8LazqI?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>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Mixed reality opens new ways for medical education\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Augmented, virtual, and mixed reality are all technologies opening new worlds for the human senses. While the difference between these technologies might seem arbitrary at first, it greatly determines how they could be used in healthcare. \u003Cstrong>While AR lets users see the real world and projects digital information onto the existing environment, VR shuts out everything else completely and provides an entire simulation, and mixed reality is able to interact with the world while projecting information into it\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>Thus, \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-9-augmented-reality-companies-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>AR can be used by surgeons\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> for projecting potentially life-saving information into their eyesight during operations, \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>VR can be used in psychiatry to treat phobias efficiently\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong>, and mixed reality can bring revolutionary novelties to medical education, or pre-operative surgical planning, among others.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-768x432.png\" alt=\"tmf VR AR MR virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality, woman, headset, organ, heart\" class=\"wp-image-49459\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2023\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_354-01-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fhololens\u002Fbuy\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft HoloLens\u003C\u002Fa> opens up radically new ways for medical education as it can project the human body in its full size in front of med students. Thus, the organs, veins, or bones will be visible accurately in 3D, and future medical professionals will be able to analyse their shape and remember their characteristics more vividly than it is possible when studying from a book. There are already many universities that use these technologies: \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fconsultqd.clevelandclinic.org\u002Fnew-health-education-campus-offers-immersive-medical-training\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Case Western opened its new health education campus in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic in 2019\u003C\u002Fa>, or the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnyulangone.org\u002Fnews\u002Fcan-you-teach-anatomy-without-cadavers\" target=\"_blank\">NYU School of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa> where students study anatomy from virtual reality rather than cadavers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Brain-computer interfaces bring hope to the paralyzed\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Research has geared up lately in the area of brain-computer interfaces (BCI). A few years ago Dr. Gary Marcus, at New York University and Dr. Christof Koch at the Allen Institute for Brain Science \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-our-brains-health-in-black-mirror\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">told The Medical Futurist\u003C\u002Fa> that \u003Cstrong>brain implants are where laser eye surgery was decades ago, but the field will advance significantly in the upcoming years. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And they were right. In 2024, most of us have heard about brain-computer interface trials. Although Elon Musk’s Neuralink got a louder media coverage, companies like Synchron are having \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com.au\u002Fcovers\u002Finnovation\u002Fsynchron-hooks-up-human-brain-direct-to-ai\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">more solid results\u003C\u002Fa>. Their first procedure took place in 2019, which was followed by nine other patients so far. Their “stentrode” BCI is implanted \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=mm95r05hui0\" target=\"_blank\">via the jugular vein\u003C\u002Fa>, through a minimally-invasive endovascular procedure, requiring no open brain surgery. After the tenth patient reaches the one-year postoperative mark, the company aims to get FDA approval for a 50-patient pivotal trial, the last planned landmark before commercial approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, according to publicly available information, the implant in Neuralink’s first patient is “\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reuters.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Fhealthcare-pharmaceuticals\u002Fmusks-neuralink-take-risk-mitigation-measures-with-brain-implant-2024-07-10\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">more or less very stable\u003C\u002Fa>“, and the company plans its second procedure. Given how results are published (or not published) on social media, it is more difficult to assess where they actually are.   \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Couple this technology with an exoskeleton, and magic will truly happen: as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhealth-49907356\" target=\"_blank\">it made headlines\u003C\u002Fa> when a 30-year-old paralyzed man, Thibault, was able to move all four of his limbs with the help of a ‘mind-reading’ exoskeleton. We expect more similar stories to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And this is still the beginning of the road. \u003Cstrong>Imagine a retinal chip giving you perfect eyesight or the ability to see in the dark, a cochlear implant granting you perfect hearing,\u003C\u002Fstrong> or a memory chip bestowing you with almost limitless memory. What if you could type into a computer with only your thoughts or control your entire smart house by sending out the necessary brainwaves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although that’s really galactic leaps away, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.news-medical.net\u002Fhealth\u002FBionics-and-Neuroprosthetics-The-Future-of-Functionality-with-Biomedical-Engineering.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">various neuroprosthetics\u003C\u002Fa> are already on the market: you can purchase cochlear implants and retinal implants, deep brain stimulation devices for people with Parkinson’s disease that send electrical pulses deep into the brain, activating some of the pathways involved in motor control, and a few more. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Might we all end up being recreational cyborgs?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are already famous examples of real-life cyborgs, and I am truly convinced that \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fsuperhumans\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">such creatures\u003C\u002Fa> will not only populate the terrain of sci-fi movies but \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3-things-transhumanism-can-give-to-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">will also be everywhere around us\u003C\u002Fa> in the very near future. \u003Cstrong>The ‘cyborg-craze’ will eventually start with a new generation of hipsters who implant devices and technologies in their bodies just to look cooler.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_400-768x432.png\" alt=\"biohacking\" class=\"wp-image-54857\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_400-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_400-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_400-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2024\u002F02\u002Ftmf_article_400-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Advances in future medical technology will not just repair physical disadvantages such as impaired eyesight but will also create superhuman powers from having the eyesight of an eagle to possessing the hearing of a bat.\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-of-hearing\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hearing aids powered with artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-health-makes-you-a-superhero\u002F\">earbuds making you multilingual\u003C\u002Fa>, or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Frfid-implant-chip\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RFID chips\u003C\u002Fa> already point to that direction. While a patient wearing implanted defibrillators or pacemakers can also be added to the group of cyborgs, I expect to see more cases when patients ask for the implantation of a certain device \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-current-state-and-future-of-biohacking\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">without having medical problems\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) 3D printing drugs in dinosaur shapes for kids\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If guns, bars of chocolate, and even \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FGUdnrtnjT5Q\" target=\"_blank\">entire houses\u003C\u002Fa> can be 3D printed now, and the biotechnology industry is even working on printing out living cells; why would the appearance of 3D-printed drugs be surprising? It’s a logical sequel that’s already happening. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In August 2015, \u003Cstrong>the \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fqz.com\u002F471030\u002Fthe-fda-has-approved-the-first-drug-made-by-a-3d-printer\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>FDA approved\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> an epilepsy drug called Spritam made by 3D printers. It prints out the powdered drug layer by layer to make it dissolve faster than average pills\u003C\u002Fstrong>. In June 2015, the UK’s \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailymail.co.uk\u002Fhealth\u002Farticle-3125396\u002FDon-t-like-pills-Just-turn-dinosaur-sweets.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Mail reported\u003C\u002Fa> that scientists from the University College of London are experimenting with 3D printing drugs in odd shapes; such as dinosaurs or octopuses in order to make it easier for kids to take pills.  Those scientists, namely Professor Abdul Basit and Professor Simon Gaisford, saw a huge potential in 3D printing for medicine and pharma; thus they established \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fabrx.co.uk\u002Fabout\" target=\"_blank\">FabRx \u003C\u002Fa>in 2014. \u003Cstrong>They \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-3d-printing-drugs-pharmacies-closer-think\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>told The Medical Futurist that\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cstrong> they would be able to commercialize printed tablets within the next 5-10 years.\u003C\u002Fstrong>  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Well, by now we certainly know the progress was slower than that, but the field of 3D-printed drugs is developing, and there are several approved drugs and ongoing trials. FabRx is currently \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprinting.com\u002Fnews\u002Ffirst-3d-printed-pediatric-medicine-trials-to-begin-in-europe\u002F\">conducting the first pediatric clinical trial\u003C\u002Fa> of 3D-printed medicines in Europe, to explore the efficacy and customization of 3D-printed medications in real-world healthcare environments. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited-768x432.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36297\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F3d_printed_drugs_poster-edited.png 1527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While the technology is still nascent, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffuture-3d-printing-drugs-pharmacies-closer-think\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">the potential of 3D-printed drugs\u003C\u002Fa> to transform the pharmaceutical landscape is undeniable. If pharmacies could print customized pills tailored to an individual’s specific needs, taking into account their age, weight, metabolism, and even genetic profile, this could revolutionize medication adherence and efficacy, as patients receive precisely the right dose in a form that’s easiest for them to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) Gamification in health insurance is not a game\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In November 2017, Qualcomm and United Healthcare announced that they had integrated Samsung and Garmin wearables into their national wellness program. It enables eligible plan participants to earn more than $1,000 per year by meeting daily walking goals. \u003Cstrong>I believe this is just the beginning of a beautiful friendship between health insurance companies, wearable manufacturers, and the principle of gamification.\u003C\u002Fstrong> The latter indicates playful incentives, which could motivate and slightly nudge people into the desired behavior – such as a healthy way of life in the case of health insurance companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another great example is MySugr, a diabetes management app, that has its \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mysugr.com\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fstory-behind-diabetes-monster-and-point-system\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">monsters users may tame.\u003C\u002Fa> “Living with diabetes and staying on top of your blood glucose can sometimes feel like trying to train a wild monster to behave.” – the developers said about their thought process. “those of us living with diabetes know, it’s (…) a full-time job, where you’re working 24 hours a day without a break or any time off.” Fredrik, one of the mySugr founders, went through a time when he struggled to manage his diabetes properly. So he decided to start improving his self-management behaviors by doing just one thing better each day – and it worked so well that their point-reward system was born. The app, originally the idea of two friends with diabetes, is used by millions of people today. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, the question is how far health insurance companies should push such gamified solutions. \u003Cstrong>Will they leverage data on accomplished or unaccomplished daily fitness goals to increase premiums for high-risk patients or to reduce their business risks by alerting patients about bad lifestyle choices? What will happen to patients’ private data?\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-future-of-health-insurance-preparing-for-dr-big-brother\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Should we prepare for Dr. Big Brother\u003C\u002Fa>? How will the relationship between employers, employees, and health insurance companies change in light of easily obtainable personal fitness and health data? As more and more corporations offer health insurance packages with gamified tracking options to their employees, these ethical questions will become increasingly important, and we should offer fair and balanced responses – as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) New technologies bring along new diseases?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Regarding technological development, there is always a risk for the emergence of so far unknown illnesses and conditions.\u003C\u002Fstrong> New types of diseases might appear due to the excessive use of virtual reality solutions, video consoles or smartphones. Examples include virtual post-traumatic stress disorder (v-PTSD), which might be the diagnosis for gamers who participate in large virtual battles wearing VR masks (such as Call of Duty) and experience similar symptoms as those soldiers who fought in real wars. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Plus, video-game epilepsy, in fact, is well-documented and the subject of a trial that found that video games, in particular, were \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC2789028\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">more likely to provoke seizures\u003C\u002Fa> in subjects with photosensitive epilepsy than standard television programs, even if the same screen is used for both. Moreover, researchers also talk about \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpmc\u002Farticles\u002FPMC2789028\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Wii-related injuries\u003C\u002Fa> lately, which stem from the name of Nintendo’s wireless computer console, Wii, which brought along a more physically-oriented gaming experience. But our personal favorite is the so-called \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.spine-health.com\u002Fblog\u002Fmodern-spine-ailment-text-neck\" target=\"_blank\">‘text neck\u003C\u002Fa>‘, the term used to describe the neck pain and damage sustained from looking down at your cell phone, tablet, or other wireless devices too frequently and for too long. Expect to see ICD codes assigned to such new conditions soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) Artificial food as the hope against food shortages\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Synthetic tea? Lab-grown meat? Artificial milk? Nutrients and vitamins in a protein shake? Sci-fi movies like Matrix, Star Trek or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy showed us a glimpse of the future of eating disconnected from Mother Earth. \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ffood\u002F2024\u002Ffeb\u002F25\u002Ffrom-lab-to-plate-six-course-menu-featuring-no-kill-dim-sum-steak-frites\" target=\"_blank\">Some innovative solutions are already here\u003C\u002Fa>, promising an option for alleviating the overstraining of natural resources and still \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcan-artificial-food-put-an-end-to-famine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cstrong>providing food for millions of humans\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting.png\" alt=\"TMF, artificial food\" class=\"wp-image-21819\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002F0034_foodprinting-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For example, the Netherlands-based company, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mosameat.com\u002Four-story\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Mosa Meat\u003C\u002Fa> introduced their first hamburger in London in 2013, and while it took much longer than their initially projected 3-4 years, now they have applied for regulatory approval to launch their product in Singapore. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>But artificial meat is just the tip of the 21st-century iceberg. London-based Hoxton Farms creates a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fdanieladelorenzo\u002F2023\u002F09\u002F20\u002Finside-hoxton-farms-the-first-uk-cultured-fat-pilot-plant-and-its-secret-weapon\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">cultivated alternative for pork fat\u003C\u002Fa>, by growing pig stem cells inside large bioreactors. Portugues \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgfieurope.org\u002Fblog\u002Fmeet-the-researcher-expanding-the-tentacles-of-alternative-seafood-research-with-frederico-ferreira\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Cell4Food\u003C\u002Fa> develops a product replacing chopped octopus, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.onego.bio\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Onego Bio in Finland\u003C\u002Fa> is producing ovalbumin, the main protein in egg white, inside fungal cells, and their US partner \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fperfectday.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Perfect Day\u003C\u002Fa> manufactures whey with precision fermentation.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>French \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.standing-ovation.co\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Standing Ovation\u003C\u002Fa> produces caseins, the main proteins in milk with precision fermentation, to create high-quality, animal-free cheese alternatives – which, let’s be honest, would be a game-changer for the vegan community. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8) Voice as a diagnostic and medical support tool\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Researchers and medical professionals have noticed in the last years how useful voice-based solutions can prove to be in healthcare – both in diagnostics as well as in supporting their daily tasks, such as administration. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp> Scientists found that characteristics of patients’ voices – or as medicine labels them, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fvocal-biomarkers-new-opportunities-prevention\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">vocal biomarkers\u003C\u002Fa> – reveal a lot about their health; and help in detecting serious diseases and health risks. For example, Vocalis Health \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prnewswire.com\u002Fil\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fmayo-clinic-collaborates-with-vocalis-health-for-clinical-development-of-vocal-biomarkers-301163290.html\" target=\"_blank\">worked with\u003C\u002Fa> Mayo Clinic, and developed voice-based tools for patient health monitoring, screening and detection; their first study was to identify vocal biomarkers to detect pulmonary hypertension. Sadly, the company seems to have gone out of business since then. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another initiative, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sondehealth.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Sonde Health Inc.\u003C\u002Fa>, a Boston-based company develops a voice-based \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fiercebiotech.com\u002Fmedical-devices\u002Fpuretech-startup-mit-to-analyze-vocal-biomarkers-for-mental-physical-conditions\" target=\"_blank\">technology platform for monitoring and diagnosing mental and physical medical conditions\u003C\u002Fa>, but we expect a lot more solutions to come in the future. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_305-01-1.png\" alt=\"vocal biiomarker, TMF, digital health\" class=\"wp-image-36955\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_305-01-1.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_305-01-1-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_305-01-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F11\u002Ftmf_article_305-01-1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Cough analysis is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcough-monitoring-solutions-the-current-digital-health-landscape\" target=\"_blank\">an especially interesting segment\u003C\u002Fa>. Specialized hardware and artificial intelligence-based software can provide more details into one’s coughing habit for self-evaluation as well as clinical assessments. Currently, available apps such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coughtracker.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">CoughTracker\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcoughpro.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">CoughPro\u003C\u002Fa> identify and record coughs from the user, analyze them through AI models, and provide contextual summaries. Other similar AI-powered cough-tracking apps are being developed by \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fswaasa.ai\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Swasaa\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fraisonance.ai\u002Fsolutions.htm\">Raisonance\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9) Patient empowerment and patient design\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the last decade, rapid technological advancement has resulted in a shift toward digital health in medicine. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fempowered-patients-in-the-digital-age\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This shift is theorized as a cultural transformation\u003C\u002Fa> of how disruptive medical technologies providing digital and objective data accessible to both caregivers and patients lead to an equal level partnership between physicians and patients with shared decision-making and the democratization of care.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Patient centricity is slowly replaced by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F3-reasons-why-patient-design-must-replace-the-patient-centricity-illusion\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patient design\u003C\u002Fa>, a new era, where healthcare is not designed with “patients in mind”, but with patients as team members. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>From the patients’ side, the result is the evolution of the ‘e-patient’ – where the ‘e’ stands for ‘electronic’, ‘equipped’, ‘enabled’, ‘empowered’, ‘engaged’ or ‘expert’. A patient who takes responsibility for their health, and actively engages in shaping their future – in a mutually beneficial partnership with their caregivers. Although this doesn’t sound like technological advancement, which it really isn’t, it is enabled and facilitated by wearables, health sensors, and any other innovations which \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Frating-portable-diagnostic-devices-that-make-patients-the-point-of-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make patients the point of care\u003C\u002Fa>. And from this viewpoint, it is unmissable from this list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10) Digital tattoos for a more invisible healthcare\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the development in 3D printing as well as circuit printing technologies, flexible electronics and materials, applying so-called \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fdigital-tattoos-make-healthcare-more-invisible\" target=\"_blank\">digital tattoos\u003C\u002Fa> or electronic tattoos on the skin for some days or even weeks became possible. Some researchers use gold nanorods, others graphene or various polymers with rubber backing to apply the tattoo on the skin without causing irritation. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcool-tech\u002Fsmart-tattoos-health-wearable-news\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Certain experts believe\u003C\u002Fa> that these skin patches or tattoos are only the beginning, and in the future, other skin techniques such as henna, tanning, and makeup will also be tested. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>These flexible, waterproof materials impervious to stretching and twisting coupled with tiny electrodes can record and transmit information about the wearer to smartphones or other connected devices\u003C\u002Fstrong>. \u003Cstrong>They could allow healthcare experts to monitor and diagnose critical health conditions such as heart arrhythmia, heart activities of premature babies, sleep disorders and brain activities noninvasively\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Moreover, by tracking vital signs 24 hours a day, without the need for a charger, it is especially suited for following patients with high risks of stroke, for example. Although we are not there yet, there are certain promising solutions on the market – for instance, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mc10inc.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">MC10\u003C\u002Fa>‘s (now Medidata) \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.dezeen.com\u002F2013\u002F03\u002F28\u002Fbiostamp-temporary-tattoo-wearable-electronic-circuits-john-rogers-mc10\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">BioStampRC Sensor\u003C\u002Fa> was a fascinating early example, sad that it has disappeared.\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>. 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