2. Introduction
Over the past few decades the medical field has
continuously been evolving, new skills and techniques are
being formed daily. With the new technology available the
medical field has made even bigger leaps and bounds.
3. Advances in Medicine
Some of the biggest advancements in medicine have come
from technology. Inventions like the MRI machine and X-
rays have changed the world of medicine.
4. MRI and X-Rays
MRI’s and X-Rays allow people to see the insigne of a
humans body by imaging without causing them harm.
These imaging devices can be used for numerous reasons
such as searching for abnormal masses that could be
cancerous or even as minimal as a fractured arm (Bellis,
n.d.).
5. Electronic Health Records
Electronic health records are becoming the norm across
North America. Almost every hospital has an electronic
charting database or is converting to it. This allows
facilities to easily locate patient information, transfer of
patient information from facilities and create better patient
care (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2011).
6. 3D Printing
3D printing is a new technology that allows you to create a
3D image of what you would like. In the medical field this
is huge because it can potentially eliminate the need for
transplant donors. It allows you to create a human body part
that you would like and utilize it in human use. This
concept is growing quite rapidly and can even be seen on
Grey’s Anatomy (Kotler, 2013).
7. Savings
Modern technology has allowed modern medicine to
improve thus improving patients health and reducing their
need and duration in hospitals. Over the past 15 years
hospital stays have been reduced by 13%, this saves money
allowing it to be allocated further into medical treatment or
research (Eucomed Medical Technology, n.d.).
8. Medications
One of the biggest creations from modern technology is
new medications. While it is import to have machine that
can diagnoses patients and indicate a course of action, those
protocols become redundant without the proper treatment.
New drugs are being formed daily to combat new and
existing conditions, these drugs are continuously evolving
to ensure that the patient receive optimal treatment
(University of Southampton, 2010).
9. Personal Experience
Being in the medical field I am able to see first hand how
technology has help in our health care. Patients have a
multitude of tests, operations and treatments at their
disposable. Many of these treatments would not be possible
without technology. Technology has vastly improved
patient care and has allowed the medical field to
continuously evolve.
10. Cons
While electronic health care has its pros it comes with a
few down falls. This electronic world opens the door to
possible client confidentiality breaches, this happens quite
often in many facility due to the ease of gathering
information. Many employes utilize this to look at patient
charts that they are not responsible for and has become a
big problem.
11. Cons
With health care facilities electing to gather their
information into an electronic form they run the risk of
possible software malfunctions or hackers. Software
malfunctions could result in lost of information while
hackers could steal this information and expose it to the
world or destroy it setting the medical field behind.
12. Conclusion
I believe that technology in the medical field is a great
component, while there may be some disadvantages to it
the benefits outweigh it. Some day medicine will reach a
level where humans could live for eternity.
13. References
Bellis, M. (n.d.) X-ray. Retrieved from: http://inventors.about.com/od/xyzstartinventions/a/x-ray.htm
Eucomed Medical Technology. (n.d.). How does medical technology benefit people?. Retrieved from:
http://www.eucomed.org/medical-technology/value-benefits
Kotler, S. (2013). 5 Medical Technologies Revolutionizing Healthcare. Retrieved from:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler/2013/12/19/5-medical-technologies-revolutionizing-healthcare/
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2011). Brave New World: Technology Transforms the Medical
Workplace. Retrieved from:http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2011/06/brave-
new-world-technology-transforms-the-medical-workplace.html
University of Southampton. (2010). New technology for pharmaceutical drug development. Retrieved from:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100623085839.htm
