Technology Enabled Care

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The gap between healthcare outcomes for rich and poor is increasing. Although innovation, digitization, and mobility are the three driving forces questing to balance cost containment and health care quality, we still lack convenience and affordability. Today, not many senior citizens are able to afford healthcare facilities, not all the businesses are providing it to the employees and very few governments are in the position of promising good healthcare facilities and services to the coming generation. Healthcare IT in a Nutshell As of now, we are living the concept of connected health – the Technology Enabled Care (TEC), which involves the convergence of health technology, digital media, and mobile devices. The concept has empowered modern …show more content…

A substantial research has ensured that the TEC, particularly in mobile digitally enabled technology has the potential to reduce healthcare costs and increase effectiveness and access of healthcare services to senior citizens thereby improving the outcome. The power and reach of the technology are capable of improving access and overcoming geographic barriers and shortages of HCP’s. Consequently, providing a more personalized focused and versatile approach to healthcare. TEC Takes Control of Increasing Demands in Healthcare With the increasing global mobile penetration ratio, there is a substantial increase in the number of senior citizens using mobile devices seamlessly. Senior citizens owning a smartphone are being encouraged to exercise, lose weight and improve the monitoring and management of their health, via an astounding array of mobile health applications (apps), including a growing number of medical health …show more content…

Now senior citizens are able to use digital technology for searching information online, sharing experiences and identifying treatment options. Healthcare mobility has played a pivotal role in patient engagement by providing easy access to the information and education. So far, the widely used mobile healthcare apps are fitness, medical references apps. The digital technology has enormous potential to improve many aspects of the health and social care service provisions. In last few years, the immense development in technology helped in improving the capabilities and functionality of wearable apps has greatly improved. Remote patient monitoring or monitoring changes in the health status of a patient from remote locations and using messages to remind or alert patients to adhere to their long-term course or treatment therapy has helped a lot in providing better healthcare services to senior citizens. Compared to 2013 ($2.4 billion), the healthcare mobility market is expected to reach $21.5 billion by 2018 achieving a compound annual growth rate of

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