The Impact of Technology on Healthcare Services

The assignment discusses how technology has revolutionized healthcare services, with a focus on emerging technologies that have improved medical science. It highlights the impact of these technologies on healthcare professionals' adoption of artificial intelligence-based medical diagnosis support systems, as well as the development of tools and equipment for better patient care. The report also touches on the use of spiral CT scans to detect lung cancer at smaller sizes compared to chest radiographs.

Emerging technology

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Emerging technologies are often perceived as a development, practical and application
are largely unrealised which helps in developing advanced and automatised world. This essay
will be based on the emerging technologies in Which AI and the Robotics are the two exciting as
well as controversial spheres. Along with this, this document will help in creating a detailed
analysis about bio-technology within the field of healthcare services and hospitals, it will explore
the technological improvements within the medical science which helps in describing about the
emerging technology in terms of lungs cancer detection. This article will provide the significance
of emerging technology which have complied with the improvement in the medical science
diagnosis.
MAIN BODY
In today's world, technology plays an important role in every industry as well as in the
personal lives. Healthcare is definitely one of the most important among all (Fan et al, 2018, p,
20). The merger of the technology within the health care and medical context is proved
beneficial to many lives all around the world. Technology is a lot more then people often thinks
of and big example of the is the introduction of computer machine which made possible for all
to connect with the world. Emerging technology have improved the various areas in medical
advancement so the two main areas of the medical technology is diagnosis and treatment.
Diagnosis can be termed as the process of identifying the heart beats of the people with the help
of an stethoscope. Also, emerging technology have encouraged the use of needle in checking
the sample of blood for analysis Blood pressure cuffs. Advancement in the medical science have
introduced the MRI scanners to create the images of the tissue that is present inside the body.
Medical technology is the broad field where the innovation plays a crucial role in sustaining the
health. It have improved various areas such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, information
technology, the development of the medical devices and equipments which have made the
significant contributions in order to improve the health of the people across the world. This have
evaluated from the small innovations like adhesive bandages and ankle braces to the large
more complex technologies like MRI machines, Artificial organs and robotics prosthetic limbs
(Shakeel et al, 2018, p, 12). So technology has undoubtedly made an incredible impact on the
medicines. Technology has evolved from introducing the doctors to the new equipments which
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are generally used inside private practices and hospitals for connecting patients and doctors
from thousands of miles away via telecommunications.
Lung cancer Detection, as the cancer is one of the most fatal form of disease with rapid
abnormal and rapid cell division which cause various life taking problems within the humna
body. Various technologies has been introduced for cancer detection technologies such as X-ray,
CT (Computed tomography), US (Ultrasound), MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), PET
(Positron emission tomography), SPECT (Single-photon emission computed technology) and
optical imaging. Potential benefits of the technological change ensures that the technology has
literally saved the millions of lives (Gambhir et al, 2018). Also there are few risks associated
with this technology such as that the rays released from such cancer detection machines are
harmful for the human body and thus it effects the health of the individual. There are various
technological advancement in the health care as the introduction of the CT scans and X-Ray
machines allowed the healthcare practitioners to determine the overall internal process in the
body of the patient. So that this has made all the things possible for the doctors to cure the
diseases of the people. However, it was very difficult for the cancer affected patients to survive
because it was considered to be one of the harmful diseases which end ups with the destruction
and death of the people. But technological improvements have helped in finding various ways to
cure and treat the this dangerous diseases. Now the science and technology have found the
effective treatment of the people in terms of improved mortality rate within the country as
compared to the previous years mortality rate.
protection of patient’s personal information is one of the important aspect
(Vukmirović et al, 2018, p, 15) . As data privacy and security of the complete identity which is
generally recorded in the healthcare centres. So potential benefits includes the protection of the
patient data which is enhanced with the emerging technology. Risk involved is the identity theft
of the patient in case if technology is not employed effectively. Medical data hacks may not only
results in material losses but also endanger the health and lives of the people whose information
was stolen.
Social, economic, environmental, and political complexities has been greatly
influenced with the change in the technology as this has helped in resolving different complexed
situations effectively and efficiently. Potential benefits of the technological changes in terms of
political, social and economic complexities includes increased ideas which have broadened and
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expanded the horizon of creativity and innovation in the society. Along with this Technology
have changed the way in which people generally used to communicate with each and also their
technology improvement has changed the social status and lifestyle of the people which have
made them aware about the environment and health consciousness. Risks involved in
Technological changes may effects the political situation of the country (Reynisson et al, 2018,
p, 122). This resulted in increased taxes and governmental policies which raise the cost of the
equipments imported from the other countries. This is one of the major risk to the society, as
increased cost may reduce the overall economical advantages of the region.
Optimism in Science and Technology is the doctrine that a growing number of
technological improvements in various areas such as food production, environmental quality and
energy which sustain life as human populations. it has shaped the society as technology provided
effective substitutes (Vukmirović et al, 2018) . This has helped in developing the modernised
world. However, the risks involved in the technological development in terms of increased frauds
which impacts influence the lives of the people.
Political problems regarding the stateless people such as refugees is also one of the
concept which have been improved with the emerging technology. The protection of the stateless
people has been understood as a challenge for the country (Lindeman et al, 2018, p, 328). So
technology have enhanced the reach and convincing apologies of the refugees were then
provided the temporary space for their livelihood. Due to this there are various risks associated in
terms of government budget as the government have to avail the facilities to the refugees which
consumes overall huge costs. The potential benefits raised along with the technological changes
in terms of political problems with the stateless people includes the faith and trust among the
mankind.
Gaps between rich and poor have become widened due to the advancement of the
technology. So emerging technology have explored various perspectives and ideas which enables
the many organizations to earn more profits whereas the people who are already poor and cannot
adopt such technological changes is becoming poorer. The integration of humans and technology
have raised the global challenges such as pollution, hunger, and ageing (Vukmirović et al, 2018)
. However, there are various potential advantages associated with the emerging technology
because technology has made all the work automated so people are more focussed towards the
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development and innovation. and therefore the people are not aware environmental
consequences.
phenomenal increase in violence have been one of the increased concern in this
modernised world. So in this context technology is playing a major role because the violent
crime is on the rise (Vukmirović et al, 2018) . This gave rise to the aggressive thoughts of media
and this is resulted in the human aggression which is supported by the technological
empowerment in the world. Today's youth has an overwhelming burden to bear because of
growing societal violence which has resulted in many circumstances. Such as increased divorce,
single parent households and blended families. The potential benefits of the changing technology
have strengthen and inspires the society to take a stand against violence. On the other hand, risk
involved with the technology is that hackers and criminals found their way to exploit the people.
So it is a matter of great concern for the society which results in the huge violence activities
among generally among youth (Technology advancement in Healthcare, 2018).
political crises that catastrophically affect food distribution as hunger is one of the
most important political problem. The changes launched with the industrial revolution have
bought unprecedented advances in the science technology and longevity. The potential benefits
of the political crises during the changed technology includes the continues opportunities to
improve the productivity and sustainability of the of the food system. Perhaps, one of the most
exciting and most controversial technological innovation is biotechnology. Thus it results in
bringing the biotechnological innovation specially in terms of genetically modified organisms.
Although, technology and science have increased the agricultural growth rate with the
technological ways of growing the plants and agricultural things for consumption. So according
to the increased increased demand of the people science and technology have coordinated the
demands and supply of the country by employing various effective and efficient machineries.
Scientific improvement in the cure of the diseases helps in making the life easier and
technology have developed effective tools and equipments in order to detect the disease easily.
This result in quickly cure of such harmful disease (Payne et al, 2018, p, 235). for example,
Cancer is one of the most effected and complexed disease which cannot be earlier cured by the
doctors. But due to the technological changes science found out various effective and efficient
ways to deal with this harmful disease. The potential benefits of technological changes in the
healthcare have identified various tools and machineries to coordinate with the increasing
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diseases in the society. So improvement in the healthcare equipments have helped the healthcare
practitioner in curing the diseases of the people in a community. Increased number of options for
the treatment of the cancer disease have lead to the introduction of the high and effective
chemotherapy which may or may not be resisted by the human body (Ossandon et al, 2018, p,
33). So these treatments may sometimes takes the lives of the people during the process of cancer
treatment. Moreover, the rapid growth of the technology have also helped the doctors in finding
the ways to detects the symptoms of the cancer at early stage of its arrival. So this lead to the
successful early detection of cervical cancer with pap testing, breast cancer with mammography,
and colon cancer through findings and removing polyps which have removed the mortality from
these cancers up to the great extent. Recently high-tech medical imaging device called spiral or
helical computed tomography scan which have renewed the hope for finding an early detection
method. So this have reduced the mortality from lung cancer (Balthazar et al, 2018, p, 582).
However, the promising preliminary studies suggests that spiral CT scans can detect the lung
cancer at smaller size as compared to chest radiographs.
CONCLUSION
From the above assignment, it can be concluded that technology plays a very important
role in terms of shaping the society. This report has described the rationale of the improved
technology within the medical science and improved healthcare services which have connected
the large number of patients with the doctors. It has developed a brief view about the use of the
emerging technology hat has provided various tools and equipments which helped in improved
healthcare of the people.
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