The Future of Medicine: Improve Healthcare With Gadgets Doctors
and nurses are turning to tablets and smartphones to aid their
everyday work, as a new generation of medical professionals lean
on gadgets to make healthcare more efficient and cost-effective.
The Future of mHealth is our series that explores opportunities
and challenges of mHealth, which aims to put widespread access
to healthcare within the reach of those who need it most. Mobile
devices are proving instrumental for a growing number of
healthcare professionals. Smartphones and tablets are
progressing beyond ways for doctors and nurses to check in
during a busy day, and becoming part of the very fabric of
healthcare delivery. Healthcare professionals use gadgets to
consult with patients, manage workflow, get alerts from other
healthcare players and soon will perform research and diagnose
conditions with them as well. Mobile technology is also being
integrated into the training of nurses and doctors, ensuring the
next generation of medical worker