[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":302},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-could-a-i-solve-the-human-resources-crisis-in-healthcare":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":178,"relatedBooks":301},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":48,"contact_email_category":49,"yst_prominent_words":50,"class_list":57,"better_featured_image":80,"acf":113,"yoast_meta":122,"_links":125},21320,"2018-08-02T07:32:45","2018-08-02T05:32:45",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F","2022-05-25T18:06:22","2022-05-25T16:06:22","could-a-i-solve-the-human-resources-crisis-in-healthcare","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fcould-a-i-solve-the-human-resources-crisis-in-healthcare",{"rendered":17},"Could A.I. Solve The Human Resources Crisis In Healthcare?",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2018. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>About 17.4 million – that’s the number of healthcare workers who are missing from the medical sector globally. The human resources crisis in healthcare is a burning issue, but with the aging and burn-out of physicians on the one hand, and the continuous rise in chronic diseases, on the other hand, it will even get worse year by year. Could artificial intelligence give a helping hand to doctors and ease the burden on healthcare systems? The Medical Futurist Institute published a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com\u002Farticles\u002F10.1186\u002Fs12913-018-3359-4\">paper\u003C\u002Fa> that says it’s possible, but first, we need to tackle a range of ethical and legal questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A global health workforce shortage is imminent…\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Experts are pessimistic when it comes to the human resources situation in healthcare. There are worrying tendencies about the off-balance of supply and demand of medical professionals. According to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftmfinstitute.org\u002F\">The Medical Futurist Institute\u003C\u002Fa>, the needs-based shortage of healthcare workers globally is about 17.4 million. That’s almost the entire population of Chile and twice as many as living in Austria or Israel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The WHO’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.euro.who.int\u002Fen\u002Fhealth-topics\u002FHealth-systems\u002Fhealth-workforce\u002Fdata-and-statistics\">\u003Cem>Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa> reports that shortages can mount up to 9.9 million physicians, nurses and midwives globally by 2030. The U.S. could see a lack of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Faamc-black.global.ssl.fastly.net\u002Fproduction\u002Fmedia\u002Ffiler_public\u002Fbc\u002Fa9\u002Fbca9725e-3507-4e35-87e3-d71a68717d06\u002Faamc_2018_workforce_projections_update_april_11_2018.pdf\">report\u003C\u002Fa> published in April 2018 by the Association of American Medical Colleges. In the next 10-12 years, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fchentim\u002F2018\u002F01\u002F30\u002Fasias-healthcare-workforce-is-facing-a-shortage-what-will-that-mean-for-its-aging-populations\u002F#5fb11bcb5dfc\">Southeast Asia will need approximately 4.7 million more health workers\u003C\u002Fa> to achieve sufficient coverage, while the Western Pacific zone, which includes regional heavyweights such as China, South Korea, and Japan, will be missing roughly 1.4 million people. The situation is not an inch better in Europe: the continent may be facing a shortage of 1 million health professionals by 2020, according to a European Union Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning estimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-21321 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fhuman-resources-management-health.jpg\" alt=\"human resources crisis in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-21321\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fhuman-resources-management-health.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fhuman-resources-management-health-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fhuman-resources-management-health-512x149.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.intrahealth.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>… while populations are growing, aging and suffer from more chronic diseases\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The number of the Earth’s human inhabitants is increasing day by day. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.worldometers.info\u002Fworld-population\u002F\">World Population Counter\u003C\u002Fa> says that there are three times more births than deaths on a given day, while more than 7.6 billion people populate the Earth at the moment. That’s an insanely growing number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the same time, life expectancy is widening, and populations are aging. According to data from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fesa.un.org\u002Funpd\u002Fwpp\u002FPublications\u002FFiles\u002FWPP2017_KeyFindings.pdf\">World Population Prospects: the 2017 Revision\u003C\u002Fa>, the number of older persons — those aged 60 years or over — is expected to more than double by 2050 and to more than triple by 2100, rising from 962 million globally in 2017 to 2.1 billion in 2050 and 3.1 billion in 2100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the need for healthcare services is rising: illnesses are becoming easier to catch, civilizational diseases such as diabetes and obesity are on the rise while aging societies need more and more care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21322\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fchronicdiseasemanagement.jpg\" alt=\"human resources crisis in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-21322\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fchronicdiseasemanagement.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fchronicdiseasemanagement-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fchronicdiseasemanagement-512x341.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.caswellmedical.org\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Possible solutions?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These statistics not only shed light on the large amplitude of the problem but also the widening gap between supply and demand. Thus, the healthcare workforce crisis is due to aging populations and a higher need for chronic care, the worldwide doctor shortage – and the aging and burnout of physicians themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Some countries experiment with increasing the number of medical students and making their healthcare systems more attractive. For example, Singapore accepted 110 more students in its medical training in 2015 than before. The government has also made an effort to attract Singaporeans who are midway through their medical studies abroad to return to work in the country; it offered to pay up to S$50,000 a year for their final three years of education, in return, they had to work in a public hospital for three to four years, which included their training year as housemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, in the long run, such incentives might not be enough to attract people to the medical profession as the amount of work will increase in parallel with the HR crisis. That’s the point where digital technology, more specifically artificial intelligence might come and save the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21323\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students.jpg\" alt=\"human resources crisis in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-21323\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fmedical-students-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.westernadvocate.com.au\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Artificial narrow intelligence could support physicians’ jobs\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In its study, The Medical Futurist Institute argues that ANI has the highest chance of being used in the medical practice for analyzing large datasets, finding new correlations and generally supporting caregivers’ jobs. AI-based services could facilitate more accurate diagnoses, administration, decision-making, big data analytics, post-graduate education, among others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Smart algorithms could \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fartificial-intelligence-will-redesign-healthcare\u002F\">assist medical professionals in designing treatment plans and finding the best-suited methods\u003C\u002Fa> for every patient. They can take over repetitive, monotonous tasks, so physicians and nurses can concentrate on their actual jobs instead of, e.g. fighting the tread-wheel of bureaucracy. In the future, as in the brilliant movie, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt1798709\u002F?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Her\u003C\u002Fa>, cognitive assistants could \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F10-things-how-artificial-intelligence-could-make-me-a-better-doctor\u002F\">prioritise e-mails in doctors’ inboxes or keep them up-to-date\u003C\u002Fa> with the help of finding the latest and most relevant scientific studies in seconds. Moreover, its transformative power makes it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fibm-watson-is-the-stethoscope-of-the-21st-century\u002F\">as essential as the stethoscope\u003C\u002Fa>, the symbol of modern medicine, which appeared in the 19\u003Csup>th\u003C\u002Fsup> century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By all means, we need to emphasize that practicing medicine is not a linear process. Not every single element and parameter can be translated into a programming language – but there are areas where ANI could definitely improve patient outcomes and ease the burden on medical staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21325\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Ftechnology-and-healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"human resources crisis in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-21325\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Ftechnology-and-healthcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Ftechnology-and-healthcare-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Ftechnology-and-healthcare-512x299.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.whatsnext.nuance.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Application challenges \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, ANI is no wonder weapon, and many challenges will arise from technology. On the one hand, there is the financial burden: the cost of disruptive technologies might be too high for underdeveloped countries, pushing them further behind in improving healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, many technical and ethical questions pop up. What elements of physicians’ repetitive tasks, such as note taking or administrative duties could AI ease, and which ones such as diagnosis, treatment or monitoring could it facilitate? Who is responsible if an AI-assisted medical decision causes harm to a patient? Most doctors use online tools to help with research. Is there really a difference when it comes to using AI? Should AI be handled as another tool, such as a stethoscope or as an individual entity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the patients’ side, will they stick to the human touch when shortages simply do not give them a chance to meet a physician in person for every medical issue? What if AI algorithms can mimic empathy either through an app or a chatbot? It’s not yet known whether they will accept the use of AI in decision-making and learn its use in their care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>On the level of society, will it help shift focus from treatment to prevention? Will AI increase the cost of care? Might doctors and medical professionals become more efficient, because AI handles some of the time-consuming tasks? Will doctors provide better care in underdeveloped regions with the use of AI? And generally, how will it (if at all) change the current structures of insurance policies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-21326\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-health.jpg\" alt=\"human resources crisis in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-21326\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-health.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-health-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-health-512x285.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Source: www.instinctif.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In sum, artificial intelligence could become a powerful tool to ease the human resources crisis in healthcare. That does not mean it will replace medical professionals, it rather entails the support of healthcare jobs as well as making up for the lack of workforce. But before that happens, many financial, technical and ethical questions need to be sorted out adequately. We hope that’ll happen sooner than later.\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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The human resources crisis in healthcare is a burning issue, but with the aging and burn-out of physicians on the one hand, and the continuous rise in chronic diseases, on the other hand, it will even get worse year by year. Could artificial intelligence give a helping hand to doctors and ease the burden on healthcare systems? The Medical Futurist Institute published a paper that says it’s possible, but first, we need to tackle a range of ethical and legal questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,21324,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32],504,798,[34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47],271,275,304,425,134,824,144,1000,206,1001,207,1002,246,1003,[],[],[51,52,53,54,55,56],1683,1715,1723,1739,1883,3603,[58,14,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79],"post-21320","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-digital-health-research","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-medical","tag-technology-2","tag-ai","tag-digital-health-strategy","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-human-resources","tag-digital","tag-crisis","tag-digital-health","tag-hr","tag-future","tag-workforce",{"id":24,"alt_text":27,"caption":81,"description":27,"media_type":82,"media_details":83,"post":5,"source_url":112},"Source: www.applerider.com","image",{"width":84,"height":85,"file":86,"sizes":87,"image_meta":109},870,458,"2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-healthcare.png",{"medium":88,"large":94,"thumbnail":99,"medium_large":103,"large_old_512x270":104},{"file":89,"width":90,"height":91,"mime-type":92,"source_url":93},"artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-370x208.png",370,208,"image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-370x208.png",{"file":95,"width":96,"height":97,"mime-type":92,"source_url":98},"artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-768x404.png",768,404,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-768x404.png",{"file":100,"width":101,"height":101,"mime-type":92,"source_url":102},"artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-150x150.png",150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-150x150.png",{"file":95,"width":96,"height":97,"mime-type":92,"source_url":98},{"file":105,"width":106,"height":107,"mime-type":92,"source_url":108},"artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-512x270.png",512,270,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-healthcare-512x270.png",{"aperture":110,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":110,"copyright":27,"focal_length":110,"iso":110,"shutter_speed":110,"title":27,"orientation":110,"keywords":111},"0",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F07\u002Fartificial-intelligence-in-healthcare.png",{"related_posts":114,"related_posts_footer":118,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[115,116,117],16745,10983,17898,[119,120,121],13061,10785,12984,{"yoast_wpseo_title":123,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":124,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Could A.I. 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TMFI says it’s possible, but we need to tackle a range of ethical and legal questions first.",{"self":126,"collection":132,"about":135,"author":138,"replies":141,"version-history":144,"predecessor-version":148,"wp:featuredmedia":152,"wp:attachment":155,"wp:term":158,"curies":174},[127],{"href":128,"targetHints":129},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21320",{"allow":130},[131],"GET",[133],{"href":134},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[136],{"href":137},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[139],{"embeddable":26,"href":140},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[142],{"embeddable":26,"href":143},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=21320",[145],{"count":146,"href":147},23,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21320\u002Frevisions",[149],{"id":150,"href":151},46464,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F21320\u002Frevisions\u002F46464",[153],{"embeddable":26,"href":154},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F21324",[156],{"href":157},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=21320",[159,162,165,168,171],{"taxonomy":160,"embeddable":26,"href":161},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=21320",{"taxonomy":163,"embeddable":26,"href":164},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=21320",{"taxonomy":166,"embeddable":26,"href":167},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=21320",{"taxonomy":169,"embeddable":26,"href":170},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=21320",{"taxonomy":172,"embeddable":26,"href":173},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=21320",[175],{"name":176,"href":177,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[179],{"id":121,"date":180,"date_gmt":181,"guid":182,"modified":184,"modified_gmt":185,"slug":186,"status":13,"type":14,"link":187,"title":188,"content":190,"excerpt":192,"author":23,"featured_media":194,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":20,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":195,"categories":196,"tags":201,"project_category":203,"contact_email_category":204,"yst_prominent_words":205,"class_list":219,"better_featured_image":227,"acf":256,"yoast_meta":257,"_links":259},"2016-04-12T15:50:39","2016-04-12T13:50:39",{"rendered":183},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=12984","2021-12-06T00:34:13","2021-12-05T23:34:13","10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F10-promising-technologies-assisting-the-future-of-medicine-2",{"rendered":189},"10 Promising Technologies Assisting the Future of Medicine",{"rendered":191,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\"> \u003Ctbody> \u003Ctr> \u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"> \u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp> \u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr> \u003C\u002Ftbody> \u003C\u002Ftable> \u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"first-text\">Ray Kurzweil says technology is improving at an exponential rate. Peter Thiel says technological innovations couldn’t live up to the expectations. There are plenty of philosophies and schools of thought, but regarding the future of medicine, only two things are certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Technology will not solve the problems that healthcare faces globally today. And the human touch alone is not enough any more, therefore a new balance is needed between using disruptive innovations but still keeping the human interaction between patients and caregivers. Here are 10 technologies and trends that could enable this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Health Sensors – Portable Diagnostics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Smartphones being \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgigaom.com\u002F2014\u002F09\u002F23\u002Fhow-biosensors-could-put-a-smartphone-at-the-center-of-21st-century-medical-care\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">used as biosensors\u003C\u002Fa> and wearable devices enabling patients to measure almost any health parameter at home would mean that information and health variables would finally not only be available in the ivory tower of medicine, but at home. This way, patients would have a chance for a better health management. Lifestyle could also be gamified with these devices to make it more healthy. There are \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hapi.com\u002Fproduct\u002Fhapifork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smartforks\u003C\u002Fa> currently available that teach us how to eat properly; we can soon measure the number of calories in our food with \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ftellspec.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tellspec\u003C\u002Fa>; can measure \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.withings.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxygen saturation\u003C\u002Fa>; \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.zensorium.com\u002Ftinke\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pulse variability\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.alivecor.com\u002Fhome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ECG\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.choosemuse.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EEG\u003C\u002Fa> and even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602.jpg\" alt=\"health sensor alivecor records EKG\" class=\"wp-image-12985\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602.jpg 500w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fuv23jsh5m2kebxhmnywt-e1460463116602-386x250.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"js_ad-mobile-dynamic\"> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Artificial Intelligence in Decision-Making\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even the most acclaimed professors can only keep a few studies in mind, but there are actually 25 million papers in the database of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Fpubmed\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pubmed.com\u003C\u002Fa>. It is humanly impossible now to keep up with these. But help is coming.\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ibm.com\u002Fsmarterplanet\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fibmwatson\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBM’s supercomputer named Watson\u003C\u002Fa> has been \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww-03.ibm.com\u002Fpress\u002Fus\u002Fen\u002Fpressrelease\u002F44754.wss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tested at several clinics\u003C\u002Fa> in the decision making process. While the doctor talks with the patient, Watson checks the medical records and the global literature, then makes suggestions. Every time, the doctor makes the final call with all the required information being available. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2016\u002F04\u002F05\u002Falphago-artificial-intelligence-in-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AlphaGo might be the next step forward\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg\" alt=\"IBM Watson's mainframe\" class=\"wp-image-12966\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-512x375.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fibm-watson-s-mainframe-341x250.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cfigcaption>IBM’s Watson is one of the first artificial intelligence algorithms used to aid clinical decisions\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) The End of Human Experiments\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even in the 2010 years, we are still testing new drugs and molecules on patients. Some of them get the actual drug, others get placebo to see the difference. Several research groups are working on the creation of the first virtual physiological model of the human body. This way, thousands of new molecules could be tested on billions of patients models looking for side effects or toxic outcomes with a supercomputer. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhummod.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hummod\u003C\u002Fa> is the most famous example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg\" alt=\"the hummod project mimicks human physiology\" class=\"wp-image-12986\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fwkozp1tikkrmfj6tcc0u-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Augmented Reality\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan class=\"redactor-selection-marker\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FZGJR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rafael Grossmann, MD\u003C\u002Fa> used Google Glass to stream operations to his medical students to teach them in an entirely new way. Moreover, now when the patient comes in and they discuss symptoms, he can still look into the patient’s eye, instead of immediately looking at the monitor while inputting data. He presented the evolution of mobile health in this 7 seconds long video. The \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fevenamed.com\u002F~even5672\u002F~even5672\u002Fproducts\u002Fglasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evena glasses\u003C\u002Fa> let nurses see the actual veins while taking blood. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.microsoft.com\u002Fmicrosoft-hololens\u002Fen-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hololens\u003C\u002Fa> comes out this year. The opportunities are almost endless.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evolution of m-Health, up to GoogleGlass\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FPsq-T2O0LDs?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\">5) Social Media and Its Effects\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is not a real and unique technology, but the whole social media era played a huge role in the initiation of the so-called \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fe-patients.net\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empowered Patient\u003C\u002Fa> or the Participatory Healthcare movement. Now, patients get access to all the information that were only available for medical professionals before. Moreover, they can get connected to other patients dealing with similar problems. See \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.smartpatients.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smartpatients\u003C\u002Fa> as the example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg\" alt=\"social media brings patients and physicians together\" class=\"wp-image-12987\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fmd7mjcffpalc5bhvypjj-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) DIY Biotechnology\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the new generation of citizen scientists and innovators such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FJack_Andraka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Andraka\u003C\u002Fa>, who came up with a new pancreas cancer test at the age of 15, the way research is performed is about to dramatically change. Open access peer-reviewed papers and public databases assist them, as well as open laboratories such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fdiybio.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIYbio\u003C\u002Fa> where they can perform their experiments. There was a successful \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.indiegogo.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fdiy-crispr-kits-learn-modern-science-by-doing#\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crowdfunding campaign\u003C\u002Fa> for a Do-It-Yourself kit related to the use of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCRISPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CRISPR\u003C\u002Fa> genome editing method. Complicated laboratory experiments are becoming available at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg\" alt=\"The DIYBio project helps young scientists perform experiments\" class=\"wp-image-12988\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fbcd1wlpkpusqpic4ui1z-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"js_ad-mobile-dynamic\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) Direct-to-consumer Genomics\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With the advances genomic companies have made, now anyone can get access to their own genome sequences. While the cost of this was about 3 billion dollars more than ten years ago, now it is getting close to $1-2,000, and eventually, sequencing will be cheaper than the shipping cost of the sample. Although we cannot make many medical decisions based on the pure data, the analysis of our DNA will soon give us the power of make better decisions about our future. This way, the era of personalized medicine when we only get drugs that are designed to our own genomic background will finally arrive. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technologyreview.com\u002Fs\u002F600950\u002Ffor-999-veritas-genetics-will-put-your-genome-on-a-smartphone-app\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veritas Genetics claimed\u003C\u002Fa> to be able to sequence a human genome for less than $1,000 which has been considered a big milestone in making genomics available for the masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg\" alt=\"Patients can order genomic tests from home\" class=\"wp-image-12989\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-512x410.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fznxwt2mq12hhwgt8yhrg-313x250.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8) Surgical and Android Robots\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>There are about a thousand \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.davincisurgery.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">daVinci surgical robots\u003C\u002Fa> around the world. Medical schools such as the on in Washington started to teach skills to future surgeons which are needed to control the robot instead of manually performing the operation. They are getting more complicated and more intuitive at the same time. Soon, they will be so precise, an intermediary robot will be needed not to translate the lousy vibrations of the human hand into the robot’s laser-precise movements. It might make it possible in regions with doctor shortages to perform simpler tasks by physicians who control the robot from continents away. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.intouchhealth.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">InTouch Health\u003C\u002Fa> develops acute care telemedical robots to let the physician be where it is needed at least half virtually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg\" alt=\"The daVinci surgical robot is the most sophisticated one on the market\" class=\"wp-image-12990\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx.jpg 654w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx-385x512.jpg 385w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fzngtq981rtab9vudfncx-188x250.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9) Augmenting Human Features\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If we can repair lost limbs or diseased tissue, only one step is needed to actually augment human capabilities and features. State-of-the-art prosthetic devices such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.touchbionics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Touch Bionics\u003C\u002Fa>‘ i-Limb Ultra is getting closer to mimicking the human hand. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.eksobionics.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ekso Bionics\u003C\u002Fa> has been teaching over 3,000 patients how to learn to walk again with exoskeletons while being paralyzed from the waist down. In a \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dailytech.com\u002FKorean+Shipbuilder+Uses+Iron+Man+Exosuit+to+Help+Build+Worlds+Largest+Freighter\u002Farticle36339.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ship factory in South Korea\u003C\u002Fa>, some workers now work with exoskeletons on a daily basis. What if we can jump higher, run faster, or be smarter just because we can afford to use technologies in and on our bodies? Such issues will have to be discussed on a public level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg\" alt=\"Ekso Bionics helps disabled patients walk again with an exoskeleton\" class=\"wp-image-12991\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj.jpg 652w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fxlffsoaddj6v5j4u4wwj-187x250.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10) Nanorobots Living in our Bloodstream\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the far future, robots on the nanoscale could live in our bloodstream and prevent any diseases by alerting the patient when a condition is about to develop. They could interact with our organs, measure every health parameter and intervene when needed. From the other side, imagine how many changes it would give to bioterrorism and how our privacy could be hurt. We will have to find the right \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F2015\u002F02\u002F26\u002Fethical-issues-of-the-future-of-medicine-the-top-10\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">balance between\u003C\u002Fa> these before the technology becomes available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg\" alt=\"Nanorobots could swim in our blood measure parameters\" class=\"wp-image-12992\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd.jpg 800w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F04\u002Fjazxq05gcjligjmycdmd-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>I see enormous technological changes heading our way. If they hit us unprepared, which we are now, they will wash away the medical system we know and leave it a purely technology–based service without personal interaction. Such a complicated system should not be washed away. Rather, it should be consciously and purposefully redesigned piece by piece. If we are unprepared for the future, then we lose this opportunity. I think we are still in time and it is still possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The advances of technology do not have to mean the end of the human touch. Instead, the beginning of a new era when both are crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Read more in \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Famzn.to\u002F1w0O3sx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guide to the Future of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":193,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016. 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