We’re currently witnessing dramatic changes to the healthcare system, with technology changing the healthcare system from top to bottom, both in small practices and large healthcare systems.

In 2015, US healthcare spending grew by 5.8 per cent. This brought the level to $3.2 trillion, or $9,990 per person, with healthcare spending accounting for 17.8 per cent of GDP. Since 1960, healthcare spending has grown as a percentage of GDP. In 1960, it accounted for only around 5 per cent of GDP, meaning it has since more than trebled. So, how has this money been spent? The answer appears to be improved technology. Let’s take a look at a couple of examples of how.

1. The Introduction of Augmented Reality

The key to great healthcare is great professionals; and great professionals need the best possible training. This is where augmented reality comes in. Cadavers have always been highly useful for medical students, but augmented reality may make them obsolete, working as a 3D training tool for trainee doctors.

In addition to this, Echopixel technology transforms data from CT and MRI scans into 3D holographic images that can be studied as if they were real objects.

2. Diagnostics

Without in-depth testing, it has always been difficult to diagnose patients, leading to lengthy waiting times and ineffective treatments. However, rather than waiting weeks and months for a scan or test, this could soon be lowered to minutes or even seconds thanks to the creation of portable diagnostic devices. These will allow unprecedented access to personal health metrics, providing individuals with greater choice in when, where and how they receive their care, capturing data in real time.

3. The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (also referred to as IoT) involves the inter-networking of physical devices, vehicles and buildings. This allows devices, sensors and computers to communicate with each other. This will allow medical records to be shared and data and scan results to be transferred instantly, meaning that there’s no need to wait for results any more.

How is all this Possible?

All of this is possible thanks to advancements in technology and engineering. In particular, companies and medical care providers have begun to harness the power of DC-DC convertors, which have helped to advance the technology that we see in the surgeries and hospitals that we visit each year.

With everyone looking to increase safety and security of power supply remittance, it appears as though these advancements could come sooner than we think.